Chicago faces Washington after overtime win
Chicago Bulls (15-18, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (5-25, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Chicago visits the Washington Wizards after the Bulls took down the Charlotte Hornets 115-108 in overtime.
The Wizards have gone 4-17 against Eastern Conference teams. Washington ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference with 10.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Justin Champagnie averaging 2.4.
The Bulls have gone 13-11 against Eastern Conference opponents. Chicago ranks second in the Eastern Conference with 17.6 fast break points per game led by Zach LaVine averaging 4.6.
The Wizards average 12.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer makes per game than the Bulls give up (13.5). The Bulls average 16.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 more made shots on average than the 14.3 per game the Wizards give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Poole is scoring 21.3 points per game with 2.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists for the Wizards.
Nikola Vucevic is averaging 20.6 points, 10 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Bulls.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 3-7, averaging 111.7 points, 47.6 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 7.7 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.1 points per game.
Bulls: 5-5, averaging 112.4 points, 46.2 rebounds, 30.0 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.9 points.
INJURIES: Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Jordan Poole: day to day (hip), Carlton Carrington: day to day (head).
Bulls: Zach LaVine: day to day (toe), Ayo Dosunmu: day to day (achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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