The Chicago Bulls (22-13) look to extend their five-game home winning streak in a matchup against the Washington Wizards (16-19). The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Monday, Jan. 11 and will air on CSC, WA2 and C+D.
The Bulls lost to the Hawks 120-105 on Saturday. Jimmy Butler finished with 27 points to lead the team. The Wizards, meanwhile, are coming off a 105-99 win over the Magic on Saturday. John Wall played well and claimed his 20th double-double of the season, posting 24 points and 10 assists.
Butler has really been playing well as of late for the Bulls, averaging 28.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.0 steal, 0.8 blocks, and 1.2 three-pointers over the last five games.
Notes
Washington has a winning 11-4 record when it allows under 100 points this season. Chicago is 9-6 when it scores under 100.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Wizards are just 5-15 this season. Chicago is a solid 13-7 when registering triple digits.
The Wizards have an offensive rating of 101.8 (ranked 19th), while the Bulls rank sixth for their defensive rating of 99.8.
Washington has an average field goal percentage of 45.0%. Chicago is a losing 3-7 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, Chicago attempts 21.0 three pointers and Washington attempts 24.0 per game. In games where the teams have 25 or more three point attempts, the Bulls have a poor 3-5 record while the Wizards are even at 8-8.
Chicago has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.60 this season (ranked 13th). Washington ranks higher with an A/TO of 1.62 (ranked ninth).
While Chicago is the top rebounding team in the NBA (48.9 rebounds per game), Washington is the worst, with 40.2 per game.
The Washington Wizards are the NBA’s worst offensive rebounding team, while the Chicago Bulls are the NBA’s best defensive rebounding team.
Washington is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 16.1% (ranked fourth). Chicago has a subpar record of 3-5 SU this season when its TOV% reaches 16.1% or greater.
