Chicago Bulls<\/a> (9-7, ninth within the Jap Convention) vs. New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> (2-15, fifteenth within the Western Convention)
New Orleans; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans comes into the matchup with Chicago as losers of 9 straight video games.
The Pelicans are 1-8 on their house court docket. New Orleans is on the backside of the Western Convention averaging simply 108.6 factors per recreation.
The Bulls are 3-5 on the highway. Chicago is third within the Jap Convention scoring 120.8 factors per recreation and is capturing 47.2%.
The Pelicans common 108.6 factors per recreation, 14.5 fewer factors than the 123.1 the Bulls quit. The Bulls common 120.8 factors per recreation, 0.6 fewer than the 121.4 the Pelicans enable to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Derik Queen<\/a> is averaging 12.6 factors, 6.6 rebounds and three.2 assists for the Pelicans. Trey Murphy III<\/a> is averaging 19.0 factors over the past 10 video games.
Matas Buzelis<\/a> is scoring 14.1 factors per recreation and averaging 5.6 rebounds for the Bulls. Nikola Vucevic<\/a> is averaging 28.0 factors and 12.0 rebounds over the past 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 1-9, averaging 108.5 factors, 42.7 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 9.8 steals and three.6 blocks per recreation whereas capturing 45.1% from the sphere. Their opponents have averaged 119.7 factors per recreation.
Bulls: 4-6, averaging 120.2 factors, 47.5 rebounds, 29.4 assists, 8.1 steals and 6.7 blocks per recreation whereas capturing 45.6% from the sphere. Their opponents have averaged 127.1 factors.
INJURIES: Pelicans: Karlo Matkovic<\/a>: day after day (calf), Herbert Jones<\/a>: day after day (again), Zion Williamson<\/a>: day after day (hamstring), Dejounte Murray<\/a>: out (leg), Jordan Poole<\/a>: day after day (knee).
Bulls: Patrick Williams<\/a>: day after day (wrist), Dalen Terry<\/a>: day after day (calf), Zach Collins<\/a>: day after day (wrist), Trentyn Flowers<\/a>: day after day (sickness), Isaac Okoro<\/a>: day after day (lumbar).
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