Oakland, CA (My Sportsbook) - The Chicago Bulls continue a grueling road trip tonight when they travel to Oakland to take on the Golden State Warriors. The Bulls are in the middle of a four-game-in-five-night stretch that started with a 111-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Tension continues to build between coach Bill Cartwright and Jalen Rose. Rose scored 13 points against Sacramento, but was limited to just 24 minutes of work. "It felt like he was coaching like we had back-to-back games," said Rose. "I think we got behind, and we just wanted to see something different. We cut the lead to 10, but they never had to bring Chris or Vlade back." Chicago has lost three of its last four games and has a 1-5 mark on the road. The Bulls are 1-2 versus the Western Conference. Golden State has dropped three of its last four and is coming off a 99-89 loss to the Los Angles Clippers. Antawn Jamison scored 26 points, and Erick Dampier had 17 rebounds as the Warriors lost for the ninth time in 11 games. "I don't know what's going on, but this was a game that we definitely should have had," Jamison said. "From the get-go, guys just didn't come out and play like it was needed. I don't think that guys recognize the urgency of these games at home." Golden State has won five of the last six meeting between the teams, but the Bulls have won 14 of the last 19 clashes. Chicago has a 69-54 edge in the all- time series.
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