Toronto Raptors (18-41, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (23-36, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Chicago aims to stop its five-game home skid with a victory over Toronto.
The Bulls are 18-21 in conference games. Chicago has a 4-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Raptors are 11-27 in conference games. Toronto is 9-32 against opponents over .500.
The Bulls score 116.4 points per game, 0.1 more points than the 116.3 the Raptors allow. The Raptors average 11.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 fewer made shots on average than the 13.6 per game the Bulls give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Vucevic is averaging 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Bulls. Josh Giddey is averaging 19.9 points over the last 10 games.
Jakob Poeltl is shooting 60.8% and averaging 14.1 points for the Raptors. Immanuel Quickley is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 2-8, averaging 116.0 points, 41.6 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.6 points per game.
Raptors: 2-8, averaging 106.2 points, 42.1 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.9 points.
INJURIES: Bulls: Nikola Vucevic: day to day (calf), Patrick Williams: out (knee), Jalen Smith: day to day (face), Ayo Dosunmu: day to day (shoulder).
Raptors: Ulrich Chomche: out for season (knee), Brandon Ingram: out (ankle), P.J. Tucker: out (personal), Scottie Barnes: day to day (hip), Garrett Temple: day to day (personal).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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