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October 30, 2009

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(2008-09 statistics)
■ When, where: Tonight, 8, at TD Garden.

■ TV, radio: CSN, ESPN, WEEI (850 AM).

■ Scoring: John Salmons 18.3, Derrick Rose 16.8, Luol Deng 14.1.

■ Rebounding: Joakim Noah 7.6, Brad Miller 7.4, Tyrus Thomas 6.4.

■ Assists: Rose 6.3, Kirk Hinrich 3.9, Miller 3.2.

■ Head to head: This is the first of four meetings. Boston won last year’s season series, 2-1.

■ Miscellany: The Bulls beat San Antonio, 92-85, in their season opener last night . . . Ben Gordon, the team’s leading scorer a year ago, bolted for Detroit in the offseason . . . Noah emerged last postseason, averaging 13.1 rebounds and 2.14 blocks.