Chicago Bulls (11 wins and 15 losses, tenth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (15 wins and 13 losses, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Cleveland; Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Josh Gidi and the Chicago Bulls will take on Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.
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The Cavaliers are 12-10 in conference play. Cleveland is 0-2 in games decided by three points or less.
The Bulls are 8-10 in conference play. Chicago is 4-9 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Cavaliers averaged 14.9 three-pointers per game this season, 1.4 more than the Bulls’ average of 13.5 three-pointers per game. The Bulls shot 47.1% from the field, 0.6 percentage points higher than the 46.5% shooting rate of their rival Cavaliers this season.
The two teams met for the third time this season. The Bulls won the last game on December 18, 127-111. Coby White led the Bulls with 25 points, and Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 32 points.
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Top performer: Mitchell averaged 30.7 points and 5.5 assists for the Cavaliers. Jaylen Tyson is averaging 21.0 points in the past 10 games.
Nikola Vucevic averages 15.8 points and 9.1 rebounds per game for the Bulls. Guidy is averaging 5.0 three-pointers per game over the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Cavaliers: 3 wins and 7 losses, averaging 115.8 points, 46.4 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game, shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents average 118.6 points per game.
Bulls: 2 wins and 8 losses, averaging 112.6 points, 42.1 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game, shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents average 120.1 points per game.
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Injuries: Cavaliers: Sam Merrill: day-to-day (hand), Max Struth: out (foot), Evan Mobley: out (calf), Larry Nance Jr.: out (calf).
Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu: day-to-day (thumb), Noa Essengue: out for the season (shoulder).
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
