Chicago plays Minnesota, looks to stop road losing streak

Sat, Dec 17, 2022
NBA News (AP)

Chicago Bulls (11-17, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (14-15, 10th in the Western Conference)

Minneapolis; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Chicago travels to Minnesota looking to stop its four-game road slide.

The Timberwolves have gone 7-7 in home games. Minnesota ranks eighth in the Western Conference with 25.8 assists per game led by D'Angelo Russell averaging 6.4.

The Bulls have gone 4-10 away from home. Chicago is 0-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rudy Gobert is averaging 14.1 points and 12.2 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards is averaging 22.1 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.

DeMar DeRozan is shooting 50.3% and averaging 25.8 points for the Bulls. Zach LaVine is averaging 20.2 points over the last 10 games for Chicago.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 4-6, averaging 114.7 points, 39.5 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 10.7 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.4 points per game.

Bulls: 3-7, averaging 115.0 points, 42.3 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.2 points.

INJURIES:

Bulls: Lonzo Ball: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.