The Atlanta Hawks (16-15, 10-5 Home) play host to the Chicago Bulls (12-18, 5-11 Away) Wednesday at State Farm Arena. Chicago is playing the second of a back-to-back after defeating the Miami Heat 113-103 at FTX Arena yesterday. Nikola Vucevic had a standout performance with 29 points and 12 rebounds. The Bulls are 11th in the Eastern Conference.
Atlanta won a close one on Monday at State Farm Arena, beating the Orlando Magic 126-125. Trae Young had 37 points and 13 assists to lead the team. The Hawks are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Atlanta will be aiming for a season sweep against Chicago after earning the win in the only earlier game 123-122 in overtime at State Farm Arena on December 11.
DeMar DeRozan topped all players in scoring with 34 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists in the loss. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 28 points for the Hawks, while Clint Capela played a key role with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
DeRozan is averaging 25.8 points per game, best in the NBA, to lead the Bulls in scoring this season. DeRozan also has dished 4.7 assists per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Vucevic is grabbing 10.5 rebounds.Young (27.3 ppg) has supplied much of the Hawks’ offense.
He has the No. 1 scoring average in the NBA. Young also has tallied 10.0 assists per game, most in the league. Capela has posted 12.0 rebounds per game. The Bulls have found success in recent games at State Farm Arena, winning six of the last 10.
Meanwhile, the Bulls are 2-3 this season when playing two days in a row and 1-2 in such games against opponents with at least a day of rest. The Hawks are 5-1 with a rest advantage.Chicago is 3-7 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -4.9 (115.6-120.5).
For the season, the Bulls are averaging 113.2 points per game, compared to 114.7 for opponents. Atlanta has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 118.7 points per game on average while scoring only 116.2 (-2.5 margin).
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Ayo Dosunmu: 6.5 | 15.3 | -8.8
Points per game:
Ayo Dosunmu: 3.3 | 9.5 | -6.2
Rebounds per game:
DeMar DeRozan: 6.2 | 4.9 | +1.3
Andre Drummond: 4.3 | 6.6 | -2.3
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
AJ Griffin: 20.0 | 14.0 | +6.0
Rebounds per game:
Onyeka Okongwu: 9.0 | 6.6 | +2.4
Assists per game:
Trae Young: 13.0 | 10.0 | +3.0
Dejounte Murray: 3.0 | 6.1 | -3.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Atlanta Hawks -5.5 (-110)
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