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A pair of Eastern Conference teams looking to start off the New Year with some positive momentum take the floor in the City of Brotherly Love. The Chicago Bulls are on the road as they travel to face the Philadelphia 76ers as they close out a home-and-home set Tuesday night. These teams met Saturday night in Chicago, with the Bulls taking a 105-92 victory to ensure no worse than a split of the two-game set, covering the line as a one-point favorite. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the 76ers own a 133-110 advantage but the Bulls have taken the first two meetings this season, prevailing 108-104 on the road on December 18 before Saturday night’s triumph.
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Chicago, despite being banged up, took down Philadelphia for the second time this season Saturday night for their fifth win in the last seven games. The Bulls entered Monday 15-19 on the season and stood fourth in the Central Division, 10 games behind the Bucks for the top spot. They were 10th in the Eastern Conference, four games behind Cleveland for the final guaranteed playoff spot and one game ahead of the Hawks for the final spot in the play-in tournament. Against Philadelphia, Chicago led by four after the opening quarter and trailed by one late in the first half before going on an 11-2 run to end the half with an eight-point edge. The Bulls didn’t let Philadelphia closer than four the rest of the way en route to the victory. Chicago shot 50.6% from the floor, including seven of 25 from three-point range, and won the rebounding battle 53-36 to offset missing 12 of their 30 free throw attempts in the game. DeMar DeRoz an led the Bulls with 24 points in the victory.
For the year, Chicago stands 28th in the league in scoring offense with an average of 109.9 points per contest. The Bulls are 21st in rebounding as they collect an average of 43.2 boards a night while they are 29th in assists by handing out an average of 23.5 dimes per contest. Chicago is 8th in scoring defense as they allow an average of 112 points per game this season. Zach LaVine is second on the team with 21 points per contest on the year. DeMar DeRozan contributes 22.4 points, 3.8 rebounds plus 5.4 assists a night while Nikola Vucevic (16.7 points, 10.4 rebounds) and Ayo Dosunmu each are valuable options. Alex Caruso (10 points), Coby White (17.7 points), Andre Drummond, Torrey Craig, Jevon Carter and Patrick Williams (10.4 points) are looked at to provide valuable minutes as well. As a team, Chicago is 28th in the league in field goal percentage as they knock down 45.5% of their shots on the year. The Bulls are 24th in the league by knocking down 11.7 three-pointers per contest while they stand 19th by hitting 35.9% of their attempts from beyond the arc on the year.
Lonzo Ball (knee) has yet to take the floor this season and hasn’t played since January 14, 2022. He has been shut down for the remainder of the season. LaVine (foot) last played on November 28 and is expected to be out until early January. Craig (heel) is slated to be out until late February after being diagnosed with an acute sprain of his plantar fascia. Vucevic (groin) last played on December 23 and is expected to be out until mid-January.
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