(SportsNetwork. Cheap Shoes China Wholesale .com) - The Chicago Bulls have been playing sensational basketball since early December and theyll try to continue that Wednesday night when they welcome the Utah Jazz for their annual trip to the United Center. The Bulls have won three straight, but that doesnt tell the full story. Since Dec. 10, Chicago is 13-2 and vaulted into second place in the Eastern Conference, 1 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Hawks. All three of the Bulls victories during this streak came at home. Wednesdays tilt will end a homestand, then, its a quick jaunt to Washington on Friday and back home for three straight. On Monday, the Bulls dispatched the Houston Rockets, 114-105. Chicago has scored over 100 points every game during this run, but its also allowed over the century mark in all three. Pau Gasol had 27 points and 14 rebounds as the Bulls used a strong fourth quarter to beat the Rockets. Jimmy Butler added 22 points and three steals for the Bulls, who outscored Houston by a 31-16 margin in the final period. Derrick Rose contributed 19 points and nine assists, Nikola Mirotic tallied 17 points and eight boards and Kirk Hinrich scored 10 points. I think we were solid, just good defensive positioning on the floor, Gasol said. The Jazz have alternated wins and losses over their last six and begin a tough, three-game road trip Wednesday. Utah will also visit the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets on this trek. The Jazz left Salt Lake City with a bad taste in their mouth after a 105-101 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday. Derrick Favors posted 27 points and 11 rebounds, while Gordon Hayward tallied 24 points and seven boards for Utah, which has dropped two of its last three games. Rookie Dante Exum, who started for the sick Trey Burke, had 13 points in a shade under 30 minutes. He didnt register a single turnover, but also didnt have an assist. Trevor Booker (12) and Rudy Gobert (11) rounded out the double-digit scorers. Utah erased a 19-point first half deficit and trailed 101-100 after Favors capped a 13-4 Utah run with a pair of free throws with 9.5 seconds remaining. C.J. Miles sunk a pair of foul shots at the other end and Hayward split two bonus shots after he was fouled along the right baseline with 5.7 ticks on the clock. Solomon Hill hit two free throws to seal the outcome with 4.8 seconds left. The Jazz went 4-for-23 from long range. For the most part I think we played extremely hard, we just seemed to miss a lot of shots, Hayward said. Burke is expected back on Wednesday, but starting center Enes Kanter is going to be out a little while with an ankle injury. The Bulls beat the Jazz in Utah on Nov. 24 and have taken seven of the last eight meetings. Chicago has won four straight as the host in this series. Cheap Replica Shoes China . Correia pitched six innings of one-run ball, Eduardo Escobar homered, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away late to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Saturday. Wholesale Shoes Brands . Brazilian striker Brandao opened the scoring with a header in the 55th minute before winger Franck Tabanou volleyed home from close range to double the lead in the 61st.For the first time since the preseason, there is a team other than the Indiana Pacers at the top of the TSN.ca NBA Power Rankings. Entering the All-Star break, the Oklahoma City Thunder have won 14 of 16 games to take over top spot, even without injured star point guard Russell Westbrook. Making a big move up, with the return of point guard Chris Paul, the Los Angeles Clippers jumped from 10 to four, and the surprising Phoenix Suns moved from 15 to 12. 14-5 in the past 19 games, the Brooklyn Nets are up to 15, from 19, their highest ranking since the preseason. The Minnesota Timberwolves are down two starters annd fall from 11 to 14 and the Atlanta Hawks, losers of five straight, fall from 14 to 17. Wholesale China Shoes Free Shipping. Down to their last option at point guard, and losers of four straight by an average margin of 25 points, the Denver Nuggets slide from 16 to 19 and the Philadelphia 76ers, losers of seven straight, drop from 26 to 29. The Toronto Raptors are down from one spot, from nine to 10, effectively losing ground to the Clippers upon Pauls return. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' '