Offense meets defense when the New Orleans Pelicans (5-5, 3-4 Away) travel to face the Chicago Bulls (6-6, 4-2 Home) on Wednesday. New Orleans dropped their last game against the Indiana Pacers 129-122 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday, their third loss in a row away from home. Brandon Ingram was the top scorer in defeat with 29 points.
Zion Williamson added 26 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists. The Pelicans are eighth in the Western Conference. Chicago got the win on Monday at United Center, beating the Toronto Raptors 111-97. Zach LaVine had 30 points to lead the team. The Bulls are sixth in the Eastern Conference.
It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. New Orleans and Chicago split their matchups last season, each team winning one game. The Pelicans got the win in the last meeting 126-109 at Smoothie King Center on March 24. Devonte’ Graham led the Pelicans with 30 points. LaVine had 39 points in the loss.
Williamson and CJ McCollum, averaging 23.1 and 20.3 points per game, respectively, have led the Pels in scoring this season. McCollum also has dished 6.3 assists per game. Meanwhile, Jonas Valanciunas is grabbing 10.3 rebounds per game.
DeMar DeRozan has supplied much of the Bulls’ offense, averaging 23.8 points per game. He has the No. 1 scoring average in the NBA. DeRozan also has doled out 4.3 assists per game, most in the NBA. Nikola Vucevic has collected 12.3 rebounds per game. The Pelicans rank third in the NBA in offensive efficiency, while the Bulls are fourth in defensive efficiency.
The teams have split their last 10 matchups at United Center (5-5).New Orleans is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.9 (118.5-114.6). Chicago has also split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 112.1 points per game on average while holding opponents to 110.2 (+1.9 margin).
PELICANS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Assists per game:
CJ McCollum: 4.6 | 6.3 | -1.7
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Patrick Williams: 18.8 | 13.4 | +5.4
Points per game:
Goran Dragic: 12.4 | 9.7 | +2.7
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
NO Pelicans (-120)
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