Denver Nuggets (28-17, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (19-27, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Chicago looks to break its five-game home slide with a victory against Denver.
The Bulls have gone 8-16 in home games. Chicago is 11-17 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Nuggets have gone 14-9 away from home. Denver is second in the Western Conference with 34.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Nikola Jokic averaging 9.8.
The Bulls average 15.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 more made shots on average than the 13.7 per game the Nuggets allow. The Nuggets average 120.6 points per game, 0.6 more than the 120.0 the Bulls give up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Vucevic is averaging 20.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Bulls. Zach LaVine is averaging 27.0 points over the last 10 games.
Jamal Murray is averaging 19.9 points, six assists and 1.5 steals for the Nuggets. Jokic is averaging 19.0 points and 10.8 rebounds while shooting 65.1% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 2-8, averaging 111.7 points, 48.0 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.4 points per game.
Nuggets: 8-2, averaging 121.4 points, 47.7 rebounds, 29.6 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 52.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.4 points.
INJURIES: Bulls: Coby White: day to day (ankle), Chris Duarte: day to day (personal), Torrey Craig: out (leg).
Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
