The Chicago Bulls (21-24, 12-10 Home), one of the NBA’s top shooting teams, welcome the Atlanta Hawks (24-23, 11-13 Away) on Monday. Atlanta dropped their last game against the Charlotte Hornets 122-118 at State Farm Arena on Saturday. Dejounte Murray was a top performer in the loss with 26 points. The Hawks are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Chicago won in dominating fashion on Thursday at AccorHotels Arena, beating the Detroit Pistons 126-108. Zach LaVine had 30 points, leading the team. The Bulls are the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference. It’s the final meeting of the season between the teams. Atlanta and Chicago have split their two matchups this season.
The Bulls won the most recent meeting, beating the Hawks 110-108 at State Farm Arena in December 2022. Trae Young led all players in scoring with 34 points, six rebounds, and six assists in the loss. DeMar DeRozan had 28 points for the Bulls. The Hawks have been led this season by Young, who is averaging 27.1 points per game.
Young also has dished 9.8 assists per game, third-most in the league. Meanwhile, John Collins is grabbing 7.7 rebounds.DeRozan (26.1 ppg) and LaVine (24.1) have supplied much of the Bulls’ offense. DeRozan also has tallied 4.9 assists per game. Nikola Vucevic has posted 11.0 rebounds per game.
The Bulls are one of the NBA’s most accurate field goal shooting teams, ranking fifth at 48.9%. The Bulls have had success in the last 10 clashes between the teams at United Center, winning six. Atlanta is seeking a fifth consecutive win on the road this season.
In the last 10 games, Atlanta is 7-3 with an average margin of +2.2 (118.6-116.4). Chicago has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 117.3 points per game on average while allowing 114.7 (+2.6 margin).
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Dejounte Murray: 28.0 | 21.0 | +7.0
Bogdan Bogdanovic: 11.3 | 15.4 | -4.0
Rebounds per game:
Clint Capela: 7.5 | 11.4 | -3.9
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Coby White: 17.4 | 12.5 | +4.9
Andre Drummond: 9.0 | 13.3 | -4.3
Points per game:
Nikola Vucevic: 22.8 | 17.5 | +5.3
DeMar DeRozan: 19.5 | 26.1 | -6.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Chicago Bulls (-115)
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