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Milwaukee Bucks (16-13, fifth in the Eastern
Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (13-18, 10th in the Eastern
Conference)
Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Chicago enters the matchup against Milwaukee after
losing three straight games.
The Bulls are 2-5 against division opponents. Chicago is the
best team in the Eastern Conference with 17.6 fast break points
led by Zach LaVine averaging 4.6.
The Bucks are 5-4 against opponents from the Central Division.
Milwaukee is 2-3 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Bulls are shooting 47.0% from the field this season, 1.8
percentage points higher than the 45.2% the Bucks allow to
opponents. The Bulls average 112.5 points per game, 9.3 fewer
points than the 121.8 the Bulls allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Vucevic is averaging 20.7 points, 9.8
rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Bulls.
Damian Lillard is scoring 25.7 points per game and averaging 4.5
rebounds for the Bucks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 5-5, averaging 116.0 points, 45.1
rebounds, 30.5 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while
shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged
116.6 points per game.
Bucks: 6-4, averaging 110.9 points, 41.9 rebounds, 25.1 assists,
8.9 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 108.8 points.
INJURIES: Bulls: Matas Buzelis: day to day (illness), Lonzo
Ball: day to day (illness), Josh Giddey: day to day (ankle), Ayo
Dosunmu: day to day (achilles).
Bucks: Chris Livingston: day to day (illness), AJ Johnson: day
to day (illness), Giannis Antetokounmpo: day to day (illness),
Damian Lillard: day to day (calf).
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