Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro says he'll play rookie forward James Johnson more.

With Del Negro shortening his rotation lately, Johnson didn't play in consecutive games last week.

However, with back-to-back games this weekend the Bulls were forced to use more of their bench.

"I haven't done a good job with James," Del Negro said Friday. "I need to do a better job with James and get him in the game. I think he can help us in certain areas. I have to do a better job of finding him some minutes and getting some other guys' minutes down."

Johnson is averaging 3.7 points and 1.6 rebounds per game this season.