The Chicago Bulls (26-33, 16-13 Home) will try to slow down one of the league’s top shooting teams when they play host to the Brooklyn Nets (34-24, 16-13 Away) on Friday. Brooklyn defeated the Miami Heat 116-105 at Barclays Center on February 15.
With 45 points and eight rebounds, Mikal Bridges was a top performer. The Nets are fifth in the Eastern Conference. Chicago dropped their sixth in a row on February 16 at United Center, falling to the Milwaukee Bucks 112-100. Nikola Vucevic had 22 points, 16 rebounds, and three assists in defeat, carrying the team.
The Bulls are 11th in the Eastern Conference. This marks the final meeting of the season between the teams. Brooklyn will be looking to even the season series after getting the win in only one of the three prior meetings, including a 116-105 victory at Barclays Center on February 9.
Spencer Dinwiddie led the Nets with 25 points and six assists. Zach LaVine had 38 points in the losing effort. The Nets have been led this season by Kyrie Irving, who is averaging 26.4 points per game. Meanwhile, Nic Claxton is grabbing 9.0 rebounds per game, and Ben Simmons is dishing 5.8 assists.
DeMar DeRozan (25.4 ppg) and LaVine (24.0) have been the primary providers for the Bulls on offense. DeRozan also has tallied 5.1 assists per game. Vucevic has averaged 11.5 rebounds per game. Shooting 50.2% from the field, the Nets are one of the league’s most accurate field goal shooting teams (2nd).
The Nets have had the advantage in the last 10 trips to United Center, winning six. Brooklyn is seeking to end a three-game losing run away from home this season. Brooklyn is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -2.8 (112.8-115.6).
Chicago has gone 3-7 over the last 10, allowing 107.7 points per game on average while scoring only 106.1 (-1.6 margin). The Bulls are averaging 113.1 ppg for the full season while allowing 113.4.
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cam Thomas: 26.2 | 14.1 | +12.1
Ben Simmons: 11.8 | 18.4 | -6.6
Points per game:
Cam Thomas: 20.6 | 10.8 | +9.8
Nic Claxton: 9.5 | 12.8 | -3.3
Rebounds per game:
Dorian Finney-Smith: 6.5 | 4.9 | +1.6
Ben Simmons: 4.4 | 6.0 | -1.6
Assists per game:
Ben Simmons: 3.8 | 5.8 | -2.0
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Coby White: 18.0 | 13.2 | +4.8
Points per game:
DeMar DeRozan: 16.3 | 25.4 | -9.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Chicago Bulls (-130)
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