The Atlanta Hawks (39-39, 16-23 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, are on the road to face the Chicago Bulls (38-40, 21-18 Home) on Tuesday. Atlanta narrowly defeated the Dallas Mavericks 132-130 in overtime at State Farm Arena on Sunday. With 25 points, Dejounte Murray was the top scorer.
Trae Young was another key contributor with 24 points and 12 assists. The Hawks are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Chicago won in dominant fashion on Sunday at United Center, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 128-107. Zach LaVine had 36 points and nine assists to lead the team.
The Bulls are 10th in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season. Atlanta will be looking to split the season series after taking only one of the three previous matchups.
Chicago won the last showdown 111-100 at United Center on January 23. DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 26 points and six assists. Young had 21 points in the losing effort.
The Hawks have been led this season by Young, who is averaging 26.2 points per game. Young also has dished 9.9 assists per game, third-most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Clint Capela is grabbing 11.1 rebounds.LaVine (25.1 ppg) and DeRozan (24.9) have powered the Bulls on offense.
DeRozan also has recorded 5.1 assists per game. Nikola Vucevic has posted 11.1 rebounds per game. The Hawks rank as one of the most explosive offenses in the league, fourth-best with 118.1 points per game. The Hawks are 3-7 in their last 10 trips to United Center.
Atlanta is looking to avoid a fourth straight loss away from State Farm Arena this season. Atlanta is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -0.4 (123.4-123.8). Chicago has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 116.5 points per game on average while allowing 109.8 (+6.7 margin).
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Trae Young: 18.4 | 26.2 | -7.8
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Coby White: 23.8 | 14.8 | +9.0
Ayo Dosunmu: 8.4 | 14.0 | -5.6
Points per game:
Coby White: 13.4 | 9.4 | +4.0
Rebounds per game:
Nikola Vucevic: 8.0 | 11.1 | -3.1
Assists per game:
DeMar DeRozan: 6.6 | 5.1 | +1.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Chicago Bulls (-225)
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