vs BOSTON CELTICS (37-22) @ CHICAGO BULLS (15-44) Game 60, Home Game 30 Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 – 7:00 PM CT United Center NBC Sports Chicago / WSCR-AM 670 / Univision Deportes Radio BULLS/CELTICS STREAKS CURRENT STREAK .................. 5 Losses HOME STREAK ......................... 2 Losses ROAD STREAK ......................... 7 Losses BULLS VS. CELTICS THIS SEASON Nov. 14 @ Boston – L, 82-111 Dec. 8 @ Chicago – L, 77-133 Feb. 23 @ Chicago – Game Notes Chicago Bulls (15-44) Home 6-23 Road 9-21 Bulls Season Averages: PPG: 103.3 RPG: 42.1 APG: 21.9 SPG: 7.58 BPG: 4.44 FG%: .450 FT%: .792 3p%: .355 Probable Bulls starters Kris Dunn - PG - Zach LaVine - SG - Otto Porter Jr. - SF - Lauri Markkanen - PF - Robin Lopez - C - Bulls Regular Season Stats Leaders Points:LaVine 23.0, Porter 22.5 Rebounds: Markkanen 8.8, Carter 7.0 Assists: Dunn 6.5, LaVine 4.4 Steals: Dunn 1.48, Harrison 1.16 Blocks: Carter 1.32, Lopez 0.96 FG%: Porter .621, Lopez .553 FT%: Arcidiacono .904, Markkanen .876 3FG%: Porter .579, Blakeney .457 Regular Season Player Highs 2018/2019 Points: LaVine 41 Field Goals Made: LaVine 13 Field Goals Attempts: LaVine 27 Free Throws Made: Markkanen 13 Free Throws Attempts: LaVine 14 3-Point FGM: LaVine and Markkanen 5 3-Point FGA: Markkanen 13 Rebounds: Markkanen 19 Off. Rebounds: Markkanen 7 Def. Rebounds: Markkanen 19 Assists: Dunn 17 Blocks: Carter & Lopez 4 Steals: Arcidiacono & Harrison 5 Minutes: LaVine 49 Double-Double: Markkanen 12 Triple-Double: - Injury report Wendell Carter Jr. (left thumb surgery), Chandler Hutchison (right toe injury) and Denzel Valentine (left ankle surgery) are OUT … Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (right oblique contusion) is QUESTIONABLE. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Boston Celtics (37-22) Home 23-8 Road 14-14 Probable Celtics starters K. Irving M. Smart J. Tatum M. Morris A. Horford Injury report Aron Baynes - Left Foot Contusion - Out Gordon Hayward - Right Ankle Sprain - Probable --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robin Lopez has scored in double-figures in each of the last six games, a season-long streak. Lopez scored a season-high 25 points against Memphis on Feb. 13 and has also scored 17 or more points in fourstraight contests, the longest streak of his career. With 20 or more points tonight, it will be the eighth-consecutive game for Lauri Markkanen, making him the fourth Bull in the last 10 season with a streak of eight games or more. Zach LaVine has dished out five or more assists in a career-long streak of six games. With five-plus assists tonight, he will tie the second-longest streak of such games by a Bull in the last two years.
Two things have to be weighing on the Bulls players mind going into this game, 56 pt loss, 29 pt loss.
Markkanen with the step back jumper 28-23 Bst. They are shooting 68% Bulls 42% yet getting some offensive rebounds