NEWSLETTER
A win would be … ya know … cool.
Broadcast Info
Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls – 7:00 p.m. CT, NBC Sports Chicago, 670 The Score (audio)
Chicago Bulls
Projected Starters:
1. Coby White
2. Garrett Temple
3. Patrick Williams
4. Thaddeus Young
5. Nikola Vucevic
Injury Report: Zach LaVine OUT (NBA Protocol)
Cleveland Cavaliers
Projected Starters:
1. Darius Garland
2. Collin Sexton
3. Isaac Okoro
4. Kevin Love
5. Jarrett Allen
Injury Report: Damyean Dotson OUT (knee), Dylan Windler OUT (knee)
What to Watch For …
• Tomas Satoransky will be back on the floor after missing last night’s game with an illness. Coby White started in his place for the Grizzlies matchup and had his best game since the first half of the season. The second-year guard dropped an efficient 27 points with 7 assists and 5 rebounds. By far, it was the most in control and confident White has looked in quite some time. With that in mind, head coach Billy Donovan might want to keep in the starting lineup moving forward. Satoransky will likely start at point guard again, but LaVine’s absence leaves a much-needed scoring hole at the two. Just give it to Coby for now.
UPDATE (6:34): Same starters as last night. White will get another shot with Sato coming off the bench.
Starters tonight vs. Cavs
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• Bulls were outscored on the fast break 26-3 on Friday. To the Grizzlies’ credit, they do average the 2nd-most points in the fast break per game, but the Bulls still need to do a much better job of getting back in transition. Cavaliers have two athletic guards in Collin Sexton and Darius Garland that can push the ball up the floor quite well.
• Speaking of Sexton, the Bulls lost to this Cavaliers team WITHOUT him on the floor last time around. Granted, this game was before the game, but the Cavs still have the athleticism and physicality to give the Bulls lackluster defense problems. This team averages the 5th-most points in the paint per game, so Vucevic and Theis will both have to be on high alert.
• Can Lauri Markkanen finally break his single-digit scoring streak!?
• Patrick Williams took his most shot attempts since April 6th on Friday night. Let’s keep things trending in that direction.
Get Caught Up …
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