Chicago Bulls (14-18, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (7-24, 13th in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte enters the matchup against Chicago after losing seven straight games.
The Hornets have gone 6-21 against Eastern Conference teams. Charlotte is fifth in the league with 45.5 rebounds led by Moussa Diabate averaging 7.0.
The Bulls are 12-11 in Eastern Conference play. Chicago allows 121.4 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.8 points per game.
The Hornets are shooting 42.7% from the field this season, 4.9 percentage points lower than the 47.6% the Bulls allow to opponents. The Bulls are shooting 47.0% from the field, which equals what the Hornets' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Miller is shooting 40.0% and averaging 21.4 points for the Hornets.
Nikola Vucevic is averaging 20.7 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Bulls.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 1-9, averaging 103.6 points, 44.8 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.4 points per game.
Bulls: 5-5, averaging 114.8 points, 44.9 rebounds, 30.5 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.5 points.
INJURIES: Hornets: Brandon Miller: day to day (ankle), Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Cody Martin: day to day (knee), LaMelo Ball: day to day (wrist), Tre Mann: out (back).
Bulls: Jalen Smith: day to day (ankle), Ayo Dosunmu: day to day (achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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