vs ATLANTA HAWKS (21-42) @ CHICAGO BULLS (18-45) Game 64, Home Game 32 Sunday, March 3, 2019 – 2:30 PM CT United Center WGN-TV / WSCR-AM 670 / Univision Deportes Radio BULLS/HAWKS STREAKS CURRENT STREAK ....................... 1 Win HOME STREAK ............................. 1 Loss ROAD STREAK ............................. 4 Wins BULLS VS. HAWKS THIS SEASON Oct. 27 @ Atlanta – W, 97-85 Jan. 23 @ Chicago – L, 101-121 March 1 @ Atlanta – W, 168-161, 4OT March 3 @ Chicago – Game Notes Chicago Bulls (18-45) Home 7-24 Road 11-21 Bulls Season Averages: PPG: 104.8 RPG: 42.5 APG: 22.2 SPG: 7.56 BPG: 4.46 FG%: .452 FT%: .793 3p%: .357 Probable Bulls starters Kris Dunn - PG - Zach LaVine - SG - Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot - SF - Lauri Markkanen - PF - Robin Lopez - C - Bulls Regular Season Stats Leaders Points:LaVine 23.6, Porter 19.8 Rebounds: Markkanen 9.3, Carter 7.0 Assists: Dunn 6.2, LaVine 4.6 Steals: Dunn 1.43, Harrison 1.17 Blocks: Carter 1.32, Lopez 1.09 FG%: Lopez .560, Felicia .521 FT%: Arcidiacono .914, Markkanen .874 3FG%: Porter .522, Blakeney .458 Regular Season Player Highs 2018/2019 Points: LaVine 47 Field Goals Made: LaVine 17 Field Goals Attempts: LaVine 35 Free Throws Made: Markkanen 13 Free Throws Attempts: LaVine 14 3-Point FGM: LaVine 6 3-Point FGA: LaVine 14 Rebounds: Markkanen 19 Off. Rebounds: Markkanen 7 Def. Rebounds: Markkanen 19 Assists: Dunn 17 Blocks: Lopez 5 Steals: Arcidiacono & Harrison 5 Minutes: LaVine 56 Double-Double: Markkanen 17 Triple-Double: - Injury report Wendell Carter Jr. (left thumb surgery), Chandler Hutchison (right toe injury) and Denzel Valentine (left ankle surgery) are OUT … Zach LaVine (lower back) is PROBABLE. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Atlanta Hawks (21-42) Home 11-19 Road 10-23 Probable Hawks starters T. Young K. Huerter T. Prince TBD D. Dedmon Injury report John Collins (flu-like symptoms) is out Miles Plumlee (left knee pain) is out --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Markkanen also has a double-double in five-straight games, which is the longest streak of his career and tied for the longest streak by a Bulls player in the last four seasons. With 20 or more points tonight, it will be the 12th-consecutive such game for Markkanen. He is the third Bull in the last 10 seasons with a streak of 10 games or more. In Friday’s quadruple-overtime victory in Atlanta, Chicago set franchise records for points (168), 3FG (21), 3FGA (48) and defensive rebounds (51). The Bulls also set season-highs in FG (56), FGA (119), FT (35), FTA (48) and rebounds (62). The Bulls averaged 116.0 points per game in the month of February, one of four teams in the Eastern Conference and 10 teams league-wide to hit that number. The 116.0 points per game in February mark the fifth-highest scoring month in franchise history. Prior to the 4OT game at Atlanta on Friday, Chicago’s 126-point effort against Boston on Feb. 23 marked a season-high. The Bulls had five games scoring 120 or more points in the month of February, which was tied for the most such games last month.
