Toronto faces Chicago on 3-game home skid
Chicago Bulls (11-15, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (7-19, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto aims to stop its three-game home skid with a victory against Chicago.
The Raptors are 4-10 against Eastern Conference opponents. Toronto is 0-7 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 15.5 turnovers per game.
The Bulls have gone 9-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. Chicago averages 15.0 turnovers per game and is 3-2 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.
The Raptors average 112.0 points per game, 9.9 fewer points than the 121.9 the Bulls give up. The Bulls average 16.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.1 more made shots on average than the 13.5 per game the Raptors allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jakob Poeltl is averaging 15.9 points and 11.3 rebounds for the Raptors.
Nikola Vucevic is averaging 21 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Bulls.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 3-7, averaging 110.1 points, 47.5 rebounds, 29.1 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.6 points per game.
Bulls: 5-5, averaging 124.1 points, 43.5 rebounds, 31.0 assists, 7.7 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.4 points.
INJURIES: Raptors: Bruce Brown: day to day (reconditioning), Immanuel Quickley: out (elbow), Scottie Barnes: out (ankle).
Bulls: Torrey Craig: day to day (illness), Nikola Vucevic: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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