Los Angeles Lakers (27 wins and 17 losses, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (23 wins and 22 losses, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Monday at 8 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Chicago will match up with a Los Angeles team that has won four straight games.
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The Bulls have a home record of 15 wins and 9 losses. Chicago ranks fifth in the NBA with 18.0 fast break points per game, led by Coby White’s 3.8 points per game.
The Lakers have 15 wins and 9 losses on the road. Los Angeles is 5-0 in games played by three points or less.
The Bulls are shooting 47.6% from the field this season, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the 48.5% shooting rate the Lakers allow their opponents. The Lakers averaged 116.0 points per game, 3.7 points less than the 119.7 points the Bulls lost to their opponents.
Top performer: Nikola Vucevic averaged 16.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Bulls. In the past 10 games, Matas Buzelis averaged 16.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, shooting 46.5% from the field.
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Luka Doncic averaged 33.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.6 steals for the Lakers. LeBron James is averaging 21.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.3 assists in the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Bulls: 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 116.5 points, 43.9 rebounds, 31.2 assists, 6.9 steals and 6.0 blocks while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents average 112.5 points per game.
Lakers: 4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 112.3 points, 42.8 rebounds, 24.3 assists, 7.5 steals, 4.1 blocks per game, and shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents average 114.1 points per game.
Injuries: Bulls: Noah Esenger: out for the season (shoulder), Zach Collins: out (toe), Tre Jones: out (hamstring).
Lakers: Austin Reaves: out (calf), Adou Thiero: out (knee).
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
