Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Super Bowl
This Saturday, the (26-29) Chicago Bulls will travel to Cleveland, OH to take on the (35-22) Cleveland Cavaliers. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. This will be the fourth and final meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Cavs won the last matchup, 145-134.
The Bulls are entering this game after falling to the Brooklyn Nets, 116-105. They struggled on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to be more efficient in this one if they want to take down the Cavs on the road.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming into this one after defeating the Detroit Pistons, 113-85. They looked incredible on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to stay aggressive in this one if they want to take down the Bulls at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Chicago Bulls are currently in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 13 games back from the Boston Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 114.2 points per game and they have shot 49% from the floor. This is the 18th most points scored per contest and the fifth-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Bulls have the 22nd-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. DeMar DeRozan continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 25.7 points per game on 50.8% shooting from the floor. Chicago has also shown that they have the ability to knock down shots from behind the arc. They are shooting 36.2% from deep, which is the 15th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. They have also shot 81.1% from the charity stripe, which is the fifth-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls are su rrendering 113.9 points per contest and their opponents have shot 47.1% from the floor. This is the 16th least amount of points given up per game and the 12th lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Bulls have the sixth-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. Chicago has also shown that they will defend shots near the rim and on the outside. Their opponents have only shot 35.4% from deep, which is the 10th-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Chicago Bulls have also grabbed 42.8 rebounds per game, which is the 18th most in the NBA.
Injury Report: Javonte Green SG (Knee) and Lonzo Ball PG (Knee) are out.
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