United Center in Chicago sets the scene as Chicago Bulls meet Washington Wizards.
Coming into the Season
Chicago Bulls finished last season 31-51 in the Eastern Conference, placing 12th and missing the playoffs. The Bulls went 3-2 across five pre-season games, including a 133-116 win over Minnesota Timberwolves. This season, Chicago is 1-1 after two games, with its most recent result a 132-125 win over Milwaukee Bucks.
Washington Wizards finished last in the Eastern Conference last season at 17 wins and 65 losses, missing the playoffs altogether. The pre-season brought a 2-2 record across four games, including a 114-108 win over Detroit Pistons. This season, Washington is 1-1 after two games, with its most recent outing ending in a 112-102 loss to Toronto Raptors.
Head-to-Head Record
Chicago Bulls won last season's series against Washington Wizards 3-0. Their most recent meeting was a 119-108 Chicago Bulls victory over Washington Wizards in Washington.
Key Players
Chicago Bulls' leading figures are drawn from last season's averages. Josh Giddey recorded 17.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 9.1 assists and 1.0 steal in 54 games, with a 7.3 rating. Norman Powell averaged 21.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 57 games for Miami Heat, also posting a 7.3 rating. Tre Jones added 14.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 65 games, with a 7.0 rating.
Washington Wizards' numbers from last season place Anthony Davis at 20.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals across 20 games for Dallas Mavericks, with a 7.5 rating. Alexandre Sarr averaged 16.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.8 steals in 48 games, earning a 7.0 rating. Kyshawn George recorded 14.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.0 steal in 48 games, with a 6.7 rating.
Injury Report
As reported at the time of writing, Chicago Bulls list Nicolas Claxton as injured with a hamstring injury.
Washington Wizards list Tristan Vukcevic as injured with a hip injury, AJ Dybantsa as injured with an ankle injury and Jamir Watkins as injured with a knee injury.
Betting Insights
Across their last five regular-season meetings, the average was 229.2 combined points.
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