The Chicago Bulls (34-37, 20-16 Home), one of the league’s top shooting teams, play host to the Philadelphia 76ers (48-23, 22-12 Away) on Wednesday. The teams are playing their second straight game against each other.
Chicago topped Philadelphia 109-105 at Wells Fargo Center on Monday, their third straight win. Joel Embiid led both teams in scoring with 37 points, 16 rebounds, and three blocks in the losing effort.
Zach LaVine had 26 points for the Bulls, while Nikola Vucevic was a key contributor with 21 points and 12 rebounds. The 76ers are two games behind the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference, currently sitting in second.
The Bulls are the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference. Chicago has came out on top in two out of three games between the teams this season. The Sixers have been led this season by Embiid, who is averaging 33.6 points per game, best in the NBA.
Embiid also has grabbed 10.3 rebounds per game, seventh-most in the NBA. Meanwhile, James Harden is dishing 10.8 assists. DeMar DeRozan (25.4 ppg) and LaVine (25.0) have supplied much of the Bulls’ offense.
DeRozan also has doled out 5.1 assists per game. Vucevic has posted 11.3 rebounds per game. Shooting 48.9% from the field, the Bulls are one of the league’s most accurate field goal shooting teams (5th).
The 76ers have dominated the last 10 games at United Center, winning eight. Philadelphia has won six in a row on the road this season. In the last 10 games, Philadelphia is 8-2 with an average margin of +10.7 (124.0-113.3).
For the season, the 76ers are averaging 115.4 points per game, compared to 110.4 for opponents. Chicago has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 115.2 points per game on average while holding opponents to 112.8 (+2.4 margin).
76ERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jalen McDaniels: 5.7 | 15.8 | -10.1
Points per game:
James Harden: 15.5 | 21.4 | -5.9
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Patrick Beverley: 19.4 | 13.0 | +6.4
Ayo Dosunmu: 6.8 | 14.3 | -7.5
Points per game:
Ayo Dosunmu: 4.0 | 8.8 | -4.8
Rebounds per game:
DeMar DeRozan: 7.4 | 4.7 | +2.7
Andre Drummond: 4.6 | 6.4 | -1.8
Assists per game:
Zach LaVine: 6.0 | 4.1 | +1.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Philadelphia 76ers (-165)
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