Bulls game day
By Mike McGraw
Bulls vs. San Antonio Spurs at the United Center, 7 p.m. Thursday
TV:TNT
Radio:/b> WMVP 1000-AMUpdate: This is Game No. 9 on the Spurs#146; annual rodeo road trip. So far, they are 6-2, with losses in Portland and Philadelphia. San Antonio is 46-9 and only five teams in NBA history have done better through 55 games. Guards Manu Ginobili (17.9 ppg.) and Tony Parker (17.3 ppg.) are the top scorers, while forward Tim Duncan is averaging 13.4 points and 9.2 assists. When the Bulls visited San Antonio on Nov. 17, they jumped to a 17-point lead in the second quarter, then were outscored 37-12 in the third. The Spurs won 103-94 despite 33 points from Derrick Rose.Next: Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, 6 p.m., at the Air Canada Centre.