Game Notes For Friday @ Minny

* The Bulls won the first 16 times that they faced the Timberwolves; since then, Minnesota has taken 17 of 23, including three of the last four.

* Chicago has won four of its last five games after dropping three in a row prior to that.

* The Timberwolves have lost four in a row after winning the previous four straight, and they had dropped the five consecutive games before that

* Over his last seven games, rookie Jonny Flynn has made just 34.7 percent of his field goal attempts (25/72), though he has averaged 10.9 points over that time.

* Luol Deng has scored 22.0 points and pulled down 7.3 rebounds per game over his last six contests, with a 52.2 field goal percentage over that stretch.

* In his last nine road games, Derrick Rose has averaged 24.4 points and 6.1 assists while making 51.7 percent of his shots from the floor.