Chicago Bulls (11-15, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (15-13, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
cleveland; Friday, 7:30 PM EST
Bottom line: Josh Gaddi and the Chicago Bulls face Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.
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The Cavaliers are 12-10 in conference games. Cleveland has an 0-2 record in games decided by three points or fewer.
The Bulls are 8-10 in conference play. Chicago is 4-9 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Cavaliers are averaging 14.9 three-pointers per game this season, 1.4 more shots on average than the 13.5 per game the Bulls are giving up. The Bulls are shooting 47.1% from the field, 0.6% higher than the 46.5% shot by the Cavaliers’ opponents this season.
The two teams meet for the third time this season. The Bulls won 127-111 in the last meeting, which was held on December 18. Coby White led the Bulls with 25 points, while Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 32 points.
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Top Players: Mitchell averages 30.7 points and 5.5 assists for the Cavaliers. Jaylon Tyson is averaging 21.0 points over his last 10 games.
Nikola Vucevic is scoring 15.8 points per game and averaging 9.1 rebounds for the Bulls. Giddey is averaging 5.0 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 3-7, averaging 115.8 points, 46.4 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents averaged 118.6 points per game.
Bulls: 2-8, averaging 112.6 points, 42.1 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents averaged 120.1 points.
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Injuries: Cavaliers: Sam Merrill: Day-to-Day (hand), Max Strus: out (foot), Evan Mobley: out (calf), Larry Nance Jr.: out (calf).
Bulls: Ayew Dosunmu: Day-to-day (thumb), Noah Esingo: Out for season (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology Writing data And data from Sportradar.