Bulls Ready to Take Their Show on the Road

" The Chicago Bulls embark on a five-game, 12-day road trip that begins Wednesday in Phoenix and takes them to Los Angeles, Portland, Houston and finally, closer to home in Milwaukee. After playing all but one of their first seven games at the United Center, Tom Thibodeau feels the team's annual “Circus Trip” is coming at a good time.

“I like it. I think it’s a good time to go on the road,” Thibodeau said after Tuesday’s abbreviated practice before the team flew to Arizona. “It allows us to focus and concentrate on what we need to improve upon.”

One of those things is the team's lapses on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Their first opponent, the Suns, are 11th in the NBA in scoring at 98.13 points per game, while the Bulls rank 21st at 94.57 points per.

But Phoenix also gives up 103 points per game to their opponents compared to the Bulls' stingy, 90.43 points per average "

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