Chicago Bulls (5-13, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (13-4, first in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Celtics -9
BOTTOM LINE: Chicago visits Boston looking to end its six-game road slide.
The Celtics have gone 12-3 against Eastern Conference teams. Boston leads the Eastern Conference in rebounding, averaging 46.8 boards. Jayson Tatum leads the Celtics with 8.9 rebounds.
The Bulls have gone 4-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. Chicago is at the bottom of the NBA with just 21.8 assists per game led by DeMar DeRozan averaging 4.5.
The Celtics' 15.3 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.6 more made shots on average than the 14.7 per game the Bulls give up. The Bulls average 11.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer made shots on average than the 13.2 per game the Celtics allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tatum is scoring 28.1 points per game with 8.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown is averaging 19.2 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 45.3% over the last 10 games for Boston.
Nikola Vucevic is averaging 15.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Bulls. Coby White is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Chicago.
LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 8-2, averaging 112.5 points, 44.9 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 5.5 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.4 points per game.
Bulls: 2-8, averaging 105.5 points, 40.8 rebounds, 21.9 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.1 points.
INJURIES: Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis: out (calf), Jrue Holiday: out (ankle).
Bulls: Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee), Alex Caruso: out (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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