Once Upon A Time in America Betting Show
This Monday, the (16-20) Chicago Bulls will travel to Cleveland, OH to take on the (23-14) Cleveland Cavaliers. Tipoff will be at 7:00 PM EST inside the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. This will be the third meeting between these two teams this season, as the Cavaliers have won the previous two.
The Bulls are coming into this one after falling to this same Cleveland Cavaliers team, 103-102. That game came down to the wire, but the Bulls couldn't score enough points to win that game at home. They will have to be more aggressive in this one if they want to challenge the Cavs on the road.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are entering this game after defeating the Chicago Bulls. They will have to stay aggressive on the defensive end of the court if they want to win this game at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Chicago Bulls are currently in 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 10 games back from the first-place Boston Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 113.8 points per game and they have shot 48.5% from the floor. This is the 16th most points scored per contest and the fifth-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Bulls have an adjusted offensive rating of 112.7, which is the 18th-highest rating in the NBA. DeMar DeRozan continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 26.2 points per game on 50.8% shooting from the field. Chicago has also shown that they have multiple players that can make it rain from behind the arc. They are shooting 37% from deep, which is the 10th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. They have also taken care of business at the charity stripe, as they have made 81.7% of their shots at the line. This is the fifth-highes t free-throw shooting percentage, as they can't let these shots go to waste if they want to win this game.
On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls are surrendering 114.8 points per game and their opponents have shot 47.7% from the floor. This is the 18th most points allowed per game and the 21st-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Bulls have an adjusted defensive rating of 113, which is the 12th-lowest rating in the NBA. Chicago has shown that they will contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense continues to let them down. They have allowed their opponents to shoot 37.5% from behind the arc, which is the second-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed in the league. They will have to close out on open jump shooters if they want to challenge the Cavs in this game. The Bulls are also grabbing 42.1 rebounds per game, which is the 23rd most.
Injury Report: Lonzo Ball PG (Knee) is out.
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