NEWSLETTER
Please, don’t hurt me.
Broadcast Info
Chicago Bulls at Memphis Grizzlies – 8:00 p.m. CT, NBC Sports Chicago, 670 The Score (audio)
Chicago Bulls
Projected Starters:
1. Tomas Satoransky
2. Patrick Williams
3. Zach LaVine
4. Thaddeus Young
5. Nikola Vucevic
Injury Report: Garrett Temple OUT (hamstring)
Memphis Grizzlies
Projected Starters:
1. Ja Morant
2. Grayson Allen
3. Dillion Brooks
4. Kyle Anderson
5. Jonas Valanciunas
Injury Report: Jaren Jackson Jr. OUT (knee), De’Anthony Melton OUT (leg), Justice Winslow OUT (quad), Jontay Porter OUT (knee)
What to Watch For …
• The defense needs to show up tonight. Plain and simple. This team has shown very poor resistance against above-average ball-handlers over the past two games, and things will not get any easier tonight with Ja Morant on the court. With that in mind, I don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t see plenty of Troy Brown Jr. tonight.
• Nikola Vucevic had a rather quiet night against the Timberwolves on Sunday, scoring just 18 points with a Bulls-low 5 rebounds. The Bulls will need a bounceback performance from him tonight, but Jonas Valanciunas isn’t going to make things easy. He is another versatile big that also averages over 11 rebounds per game. Only of the two is an All-Star, though, and Vucevic is going to have show why that is in this one.
• Grizzlies allow the 4th most fast-break points per game. Time to push the tempo, boys.
• More in here …
If Playoffs Are Really the Goal, Last Night Just Can’t Happen (And Other Bulls Bullets)https://t.co/wdp7TYn8S3
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) April 12, 2021
Get Caught Up …
LIVE: Billy Donovan pregame vs. Memphis https://t.co/CL1sgHvZor
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) April 12, 2021
Garrett Temple is listed questionable vs. MEM w/ hamstring strain, but Billy Donovan said he doesn’t anticipate him playing.
Temple had experienced some discomfort sprinting recently. That’s faded, but Donovan wants him to see more contact before return. Has missed last 7 games.
— Rob Schaefer (@rob_schaef) April 12, 2021
Bulls Weekly Preview: Grizzlies (x2), Magic, Cavaliers – April 12-17, 2021https://t.co/jn65EhXpHz
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) April 12, 2021
