The Chicago Bulls (36-39, 20-17 Home), one of the league’s top shooting teams, host the Los Angeles Lakers (37-38, 16-20 Away) on Wednesday. Los Angeles is meeting Chicago for the second straight game.
The Bulls topped the Lakers 118-108 at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday and third straight defeat head-to-head. Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 32 points. LeBron James had 19 points in the losing effort. The Lakers are the ninth seed in the Western Conference.
Chicago dropped their last game on Monday at Crypto.com Arena, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 124-112. LaVine had 23 points to top the scoresheet in defeat. With 21 points and seven assists, DeMar DeRozan also played a part.
The Bulls are the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference.The Bulls’ victory on Sunday was the only previous game between the teams this season.
The Lakers have been led this season by Dennis Schroder (13.0 ppg), Austin Reaves (12.3), and Lonnie Walker IV (12.2). Schroder also has dished 4.6 assists per game. Meanwhile, Wenyen Gabriel is grabbing 4.3 rebounds per game.
LaVine and DeRozan have powered the Bulls’ offense, averaging 25.1 and 24.9 points per game, respectively. DeRozan also has recorded 5.1 assists per game. Nikola Vucevic has pulled down 11.1 rebounds per game. The Bulls are one of the NBA’s most accurate teams from the field, ranking fourth at 49.1%.
The teams have split their last 10 clashes at United Center (5-5). Los Angeles is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.7 (114.2-110.5).
For the season, the Lakers are averaging 116.4 points per game, compared to 116.7 for opponents. Chicago has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 115.6 points per game on average while allowing 110.3 (+5.3 margin).
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Austin Reaves: 31.8 | 18.5 | +13.3
LeBron James: 30.0 | 44.6 | -14.6
Points per game:
LeBron James: 19.0 | 29.3 | -10.3
Assists per game:
LeBron James: 3.0 | 6.9 | -3.9
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Coby White: 22.4 | 14.2 | +8.2
Points per game:
Coby White: 13.8 | 9.1 | +4.7
DeMar DeRozan: 16.8 | 24.9 | -8.2
Assists per game:
Zach LaVine: 5.2 | 4.1 | +1.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Chicago Bulls (+115)
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