@ CHICAGO BULLS (13-11) @ MILWAUKEE BUCKS (11-12) Game 25, Road Game 14 Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 – 7:00 PM CT BMO Harris Bradley Center TNT / WGN-TV / WLS-AM 890 BULLS/BUCKS STREAKS CURRENT STREAK………… ....... 2 Wins HOME STREAK ....... ……………...5 Wins ROAD STREAK ......... ………………1 Win BULLS VS. BUCKS THIS SEASON Dec. 15 @ Milwaukee – Dec. 16 @ Chicago – Dec. 31 @ Chicago – March 26 @ Milwaukee – Game Notes Chicago Bulls (13-11) Home 7-4 Road 6-7 Bulls Preseason Averages: PPG: 103.0 (Opp: 99.9) RPG: 48.5 (Opp: 43.2) APG: 20.7 (Opp: 23.5) SPG: 7.83 (Opp: 7.83) BPG: 5.61 (Opp: 5.00) FG%: .440 (Opp: .445) FT%: .810 (Opp: .731) 3p%: .308 (Opp: .361) Probable Bulls starters Rajon Rondo - PG - Dwyane Wade - SG - Jimmy Butler - SF - Taj Gibson - PF - Robin Lopez - C - Bulls Regular Season Stats Leaders Points: Butler 25.6, Wade 20.2 Rebounds: Lopez 7.9, Gibson 7.8 Assists: Rondo 7.0, Butler 4.1 Steals: Butler 1.70, Wade 1.52 Blocks: Lopez 1.91, Gibson 1.04 FG%: Gibson .547, Portis .492 FT%: Grant 1.000, McDermott .900 3FG%: Butler .351, Wade .343 Regular Season Player Highs 2016 Points: Butler 40 Field Goals Made: Butler 14 Field Goals Attempts: Butler 24 Free Throws Made: Butler 14 Free Throws Attempts: Butler 15 3-Point FGM: McDermott & Wade 5 3-Point FGA: Mirotic 10 Rebounds: Mirotic 15 Off. Rebounds: Lopez 7 Def. Rebounds: Mirotic 13 Assists: Rondo 13 Blocks: Lopez 8 Steals: Butler 6 Minutes: Butler 43 Double-Double: Gibson 7 Triple-Double: Rondo 1 Injury report Michael Carter-Williams (left knee bone bruise and left wrist sprain) is OUT. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Milwaukee Bucks (11-12) Home 8-6 Road 3-6 Probable Heat starters M. Delladova - PG T. Snell - SG G. Antetokounmpo - SF J. Parker - PF J. Henson - C Injury report Giannis Antetokounmpo - Right ankle sprain - Probable Michael Beasley - Left mid-foot sprain - Doubtful Khris Middleton - Post-surgery, left hamstring - OUT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robin Lopez’s four blocked shots against Minnesota on Tuesday brought his season average to 2.00. He is one of six players in the league to average at least 2.00 blocks per game this season. He has averaged 2.6 blocks per game over his last five contests. The Timberwolves made more free throws than the Bulls on Tuesday, 17 to 14, but that was only the fourth time this season Chicago has suffered a negative differential in free throw makes (1-3 through those games). Four is the fewest such games in the NBA this season. The Bulls were out-rebounded by the Wolves on Dec. 13, 49 to 42, which is also a rare occurrence. That has happened only six times to Chicago this season (1-5 through those games), which is the second-fewest such games in the league (Denver, four).
