Los Angeles puts home win streak on the line against Chicago

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Saturday, March 25, 2023

Chicago Bulls (35-38, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (37-37, eighth in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Lakers face Chicago.

The Lakers are 21-17 in home games. Los Angeles has a 16-31 record against teams over .500.

The Bulls have gone 15-21 away from home. Chicago has a 20-15 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jarred Vanderbilt is averaging 8.1 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Lakers. Anthony Davis is averaging 23.4 points over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.

Nikola Vucevic is scoring 17.7 points per game with 11.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Bulls. Zach LaVine is averaging 29.1 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 50.5% over the last 10 games for Chicago.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 7-3, averaging 114.7 points, 44.6 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.2 points per game.

Bulls: 6-4, averaging 115.2 points, 41.9 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.1 points.

INJURIES: Lakers: LeBron James: out (foot), Mo Bamba: out (ankle), D'Angelo Russell: out (hip).

Bulls: Justin Lewis: out for season (knee), Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee), DeMar DeRozan: out (quad), Javonte Green: out (knee).

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