Chicago hosts Milwaukee on home skid
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Milwaukee Bucks (26-32, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (24-36, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Chicago hosts Milwaukee looking to break its eight-game home skid.
The Bulls are 3-10 against division opponents. Chicago is 9-5 in one-possession games.
The Bucks are 8-4 against the rest of their division. Milwaukee is 13-23 against opponents over .500.
The Bulls are shooting 46.9% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 46.6% the Bucks allow to opponents. The Bulls average 112.1 points per game, 8.4 fewer points than the 120.5 the Bulls allow to opponents.
The teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Bucks won the last meeting 131-115 on Feb. 4, with Kyle Kuzma scoring 31 points in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matas Buzelis is averaging 15.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Bulls. Isaac Okoro is averaging 10.4 points over the past 10 games.
Ryan Rollins is averaging 17.1 points, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals for the Bucks. Kevin Porter Jr. is averaging 20.8 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 0-10, averaging 108.3 points, 40.5 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 9.0 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.0 points per game.
Bucks: 7-3, averaging 114.8 points, 42.3 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.5 points.
INJURIES: Bulls: Anfernee Simons: day to day (wrist), Noa Essengue: out for season (shoulder), Jaden Ivey: out (knee), Patrick Williams: day to day (quadriceps), Zach Collins: out for season (toe), Jalen Smith: day to day (calf).
Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo: day to day (calf), Taurean Prince: out (neck).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.