The Chicago Bulls (0-0) will be trying to kick off their season with a win when they face the Miami Heat (0-0) in their season opener on Wednesday night. The Bulls finished the 2021-22 season with a 46-36 record, which was sixth in the Eastern Conference standings. The Heat finished the 2021-22 season with a 53-29 record, which was the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Miami is 8-2 in its last 10 games against Chicago.
The Bulls got off to a fast start last season and managed to finish sixth in the Eastern Conference, snapping a four-year playoff drought. But their season ended in the first round of the playoffs after losing to Milwaukee in five games. With most of the team coming back this season and the younger players gaining more experience, they are hoping to contend for the Eastern Conference title this season and will get to see how close they are to their goal facing the team that finished with the best record in the league last season.
Chicago lost Tristan Thompson and Troy Brown Jr. in the offseason, but they managed to lock up one of their biggest stars, giving Zach LaVine a five-year deal. They also resigned Derrick Jones Jr. and signed Andre Drummond and Goran Dragić, who will get a lot of minutes while Lonzo Ball is out with an injury.
Chicago averaged 110.7 points per ga me last season. They made 48 percent of their field goals and 36.9 percent of their three-pointers.
DeMar DeRozan averaged 27.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game last season. Zach LaVine averaged 24.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game, while Nikola Vucevic averaged 17.6 points and 11 rebounds per game.
Chicago struggled defensively last season, giving up 111.9 points per game. They will need to play better defense this year if they want to contend for the title.
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