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  GAME DAY PREVIEW Game time: 7:30pm ET
Chicago (5-27) at Charlotte (18-16)
 
 
TEAM DIV. STANDING W L PCT HOME ROAD CONF STREAK LAST 10
Chicago 15th, Eastern Conf 5 27 .156 4-11 1-16 5-15 Lost 1 3-7
Charlotte 7th, Eastern Conf 18 16 .529 13-2 5-14 11-9 Lost 6 2-8

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- The death this morning of Bobby Phills of the Charlotte Hornets has prompted the NBA team to postpone tonight's game against the Chicago Bulls.

SEASON SERIES
Jan. 19
Mar. 15
Apr. 1
Charlotte at Chicago, 8:30pm ET
Chicago at Charlotte, 7:30pm ET
Charlotte at Chicago, 8:30pm ET

Phills, 30, was killed in a automobile accident while returning home from a shootaround.

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana native was in his ninth season out of Southern University. He is survived by his wife, Kendall, and children Bobby Ray III and Kerstie.

Phills played 28 games this season and averaged 13.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. He averaged 11.0 points in 467 career games with Charlotte and the Cleveland Cavaliers.


CHICAGO
10-game log
CHARLOTTE
10-game log
Dec. 30
Jan. 3
Jan. 5
Jan. 7
Jan. 8
Jan. 11
Jan. 12
Jan. 14
Jan. 15
Jan. 18
@ Minnesota
Portland
Washington
@ Washington
Boston
@ New York
@ Charlotte
Atlanta
Houston
@ Miami
L 76-94
L 63-88
W 77-66
W 110-103
W 96-79
L 88-95




Dec. 30
Jan. 4
Jan. 5
Jan. 7
Jan. 8
Jan. 10
Jan. 12
Jan. 14
Jan. 15
Jan. 17
@ Indiana
@ Phoenix
@ Utah
@ LA Lakers
@ Denver
@ Milwaukee
Chicago
New York
@ New York
Toronto
L 99-109
L 80-86
L 96-118
L 83-87
L 92-97
L 87-137






 


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