San Antonio Spurs (18-17, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (16-19, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Chicago and San Antonio play in non-conference action.
The Bulls have gone 6-11 in home games. Chicago ranks third in the Eastern Conference in rebounding averaging 45.1 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic leads the Bulls with 10.1 boards.
The Spurs are 6-9 in road games. San Antonio is 10-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.1 turnovers per game.
The Bulls are shooting 46.9% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 45.3% the Spurs allow to opponents. The Spurs average 13.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 more makes per game than the Bulls allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vucevic is averaging 20.4 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Bulls.
Julian Champagnie is shooting 43.3% and averaging 12.1 points for the Spurs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 6-4, averaging 114.7 points, 47.6 rebounds, 30.2 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.0 points per game.
Spurs: 5-5, averaging 111.1 points, 48.4 rebounds, 30.4 assists, 6.8 steals and 7.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.1 points.
INJURIES: Bulls: Torrey Craig: day to day (leg), Ayo Dosunmu: day to day (achilles).
Spurs: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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