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Bulls look to return to .500 against Bobcats

Dec 16, 2008 - 2:36 PM Chicago (11-12) at Charlotte (7-18) 7:00 p.m. EST

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- The Chicago Bulls have struggled to find wins on the road this season. A visit to the Charlotte Bobcats could remedy that problem.

The Bulls go for their fourth win in five games on Tuesday when they face the slumping Bobcats.

Chicago claimed a 113-104 victory against the New Jersey Nets on Saturday, winning for the third time in four contests. Its lone loss during the brief surge came on Friday in a seven-point setback on the road to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Friday's loss dropped the Bulls to 3-9 away from home this campaign and they have not been at .500 since improving to 5-5 with a 104-91 triumph over the Indiana Pacers on November 15.

A meeting with the Bobcats will likely help Chicago even its overall record. Charlotte has dropped seven straight games, including an 83-79 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.

Boris Diaw scored 25 points in his second game with the Bobcats since being acquired in the trade that sent Jason Richardson to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.

Charlotte needs another strong performance from Diaw as the team has lost back-to-back home games and four of the last five meetings overall with the Bulls.