This Monday, the (8-11) Chicago Bulls will travel to Salt Lake City, UT to take on the (12-10) Utah Jazz. Tipoff will be at 9:00 PM EST inside Vivint Arena. These two teams have not matched up this season, but the last time they played, the Jazz walked away with a 125-110 victory.
The Chicago Bulls are entering this matchup after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 123-119 in overtime. They will have to be more efficient on the defensive end of the court, as they allowed the Thunder to shoot 46.3% from the field. They have to contest more shots if they want to take down the Jazz on the road.
The Utah Jazz is coming into this one after losing to the Phoenix Suns, 113-112. This was their fourth loss in a row, as they have struggled on the defensive end. The Jazz shot 50.6% from the field, but couldn't make enough stops to win the game outright. They will have to apply more pressure if they wa nt to take care of business at home against the Bulls.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Chicago Bulls are currently in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are (3-7) in their last 10 games played. They are also seven games back from the first-place Boston Celtics. On offense, the Bulls are scoring 111.9 points per game and they have shot 47% from the field. This is the 16th most points scored per game and the second-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksadnthrees.com, Chicago has an adjusted offensive rating of 110.7, which is the 19th lowest rating in the NBA. DeMar DeRozan continues to lead the way for his team, as he is scoring 26.2 points per game on 51.7% shooting from the field. Chicago has also shown that they have multiple players that can step behind the arc and knock down deep threes. They are shooting 36.6% from deep, which is the 12th-highest team three-point shooting percentage in the NBA. The Bulls have also taken care of business at the charity stripe, as they haven't all owed their free looks at the rim to go to waste. They are shooting 83% from the line, which is the fourth-highest team free-throw shooting percentage in the league.
On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls will need to consistently get more stops if they want to climb those standings. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Bulls have an adjusted defensive rating of 109.5, which is the third-lowest rating in the league. They are allowing 112 points per game and their opponents have shot 47.3% from the floor. This is the 13th least amount of points given up per game, but the 23rd highest field goal shooting percentage allowed from the field. Chicago has also struggled to consistently defend on the perimeter. They have had issues stopping the three-point shot, as their opponents have shot 37.4% from deep. This is the 25th-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed in the league. The Bulls have also grabbed 43.1 rebounds per game, which is the 19th most in the NBA. They have to secure the ball after missed shots if they want to keep the Jazz from crashing the glass and scoring second-chance points.
Injury Report: Lonzo Ball PG (Knee) is listed as out for this game.
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