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Chicago Bulls (30-40, ninth in the Eastern
Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (43-25, fourth in the Western
Conference)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles heads into a matchup with Chicago as
winners of three games in a row.
The Lakers are 28-7 in home games. Los Angeles has a 3-5 record
in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Bulls are 17-18 on the road. Chicago is third in the league
scoring 17.8 fast break points per game led by Coby White
averaging 4.0.
The Lakers' 12.9 made 3-pointers per game this season are only
0.6 fewer made shots on average than the 13.5 per game the Bulls
give up. The Bulls are shooting 46.5% from the field, 0.6%
higher than the 45.9% the Lakers' opponents have shot this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gabe Vincent is scoring 6.2 points per game and
averaging 1.2 rebounds for the Lakers. Luka Doncic is averaging
27.7 points and 8.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Nikola Vucevic is averaging 18.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.4
assists for the Bulls. White is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers
over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 6-4, averaging 115.0 points, 43.4
rebounds, 25.8 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while
shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged
111.8 points per game.
Bulls: 6-4, averaging 117.9 points, 45.9 rebounds, 27.6 assists,
6.9 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 116.8 points.
INJURIES: Lakers: Jarred Vanderbilt: day to day (groin), Luka
Doncic: day to day (ankle), Austin Reaves: day to day (ankle),
LeBron James: out (leg), Dorian Finney-Smith: day to day
(ankle), Maxi Kleber: out (foot), Rui Hachimura: day to day
(knee).
Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu: out for season (shoulder), Josh Giddey: day
to day (ankle), Lonzo Ball: out (wrist).
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