Tonight, the Chicago Bulls will look to rebuild from a 115-101 Monday road loss to the Boston Celtics that, honestly, thanks to a late fourth quarter semi-push, wasn’t even as “close” as that final margin looks. Unfortunately, they’re trying to recover from a defeat against the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed with a tilt against… its No. 1 seed, the 27-9 Detroit Pistons.
Detroit will seek to extend its two-game win streak at home, while Chicago is hoping to avoid a three-game skid.
Both clubs sport ailing frontcourts during this sort of no man’s land midpoint of a marathon NBA regular season, with everyone marginally checked out ahead of the trade deadline and All-Star break next month.
Chicago has made a marginal change to its peripheral roster since that Celtics obliteration, having swapped out forward Trentyn Flowers for 5-foot-7 point guard Yuki Kawamura on a two-way slot. Kawamura was waived during the preseason due to a blood clot in his lower right leg, reports K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network. Still, the Bulls’ backcourt is probably healthy enough that we won’t get many meaningful Yuki minutes this year — barring a blowout.
Bulls shooting guard Coby White rejoined the Bulls on Monday after a weeklong calf injury layoff. The 6-foot-4 UNC product looked pretty rough, playing on a minutes restriction off the bench. He’s being rested on Wednesday on the first night of a back-to-back set, per Will Gottlieb of CHGO Bulls.
Game Info
The Detroit Pistons (27-9) host the Chicago Bulls (17-19) – 6 p.m. CT on Chicago Sports Network (TV) and 670 The Score (Radio).
Mandatory Credit: David Reginek – Imagn ImagesChicago Bulls
Tre Jones Kevin Huerter Isaac Okoro Matas Buzelis Nikola VucevicDetroit Pistons
Cade Cunningham Duncan Robinson Ausar Thompson Paul Reed Isaiah StewartGame Lines
The Pistons are almost double-digit favorites (-9.5 points) to beat the Bulls at home, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Detroit has emerged as perhaps the team to beat in the Eastern Conference, after walloping a healthy New York Knicks squad on Monday, 131-90. The Pistons have length, energy, and defensive aggression for days, although they do miss the off-ball shooting of now-free agent guard Malik Beasley, who’s currently ensnared in a legal situation. Even with starters Jalen Duren and Tobias Harris out, frontcourt subs Paul Reed and Isaiah Stewart have done serviceable work in holding down the fort. But the Pistons might be playing without their All-NBA superstar, giving a Chicago squad missing four key rotation players a glimmer of hope. Cade Cunningham has seen his status downgraded to “questionable” as he deals with a right wrist contusion. He looked fine in that Knicks demolition, notching a 29-point, 13-assist double-double in just 29 minutes. The 6-foot-6 guard’s size and strength could be a lot to handle for the Bulls’ projected starting backcourt of reserves Tre Jones and Kevin Huerter. One wonders how much forward Isaac Okoro will be cross-matched onto Cunningham — or if Billy Donovan will just start Ayo Dosunmu over Huerter. The Pistons don’t lose much at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit has posted an impressive 13-3 home record thus far this season. Historically, of course, the Pistons stand as one of the Bulls’ most loathed rivals. But barely anyone on this Chicago squad is old enough to remember the two teams’ last semi-meaningful postseason encounter, a semifinal series in 2007. An aging Ben Wallace was quarterbacking the defense, with Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich still developing in that department. Ben Gordon was providing a scoring spark still, while a then-rookie Joakim Noah was dealing with some major growing pains. Anyway, that Scott Skiles-coached team fell in six games, missed the playoffs the next season, and promptly drafted Derrick Rose in 2008. The 17-19 Bulls remain winless (0-6) sans reserve big man Jalen Smith on the year, who will miss his second straight contest with a concussion. Playing without their starting backcourt or either of their two semi-competent defensive bigs, it seems likely that the streak will stretch to seven. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn ImagesInjury Report
Chicago Bulls
Noa Essengue OUT (shoulder) Coby White (right calf) Josh Giddey (left hamstring) Jalen Smith (concussion) Zach Collins (right first toe)Detroit Pistons
Jalen Duren OUT (right ankle) Tobias Harris OUT (left hip) Cade Cunningham QUESTIONABLE (right wrist) Caris LeVert PROBABLE (left knee) Duncan Robinson PROBABLE (left calf) Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-Imagn ImagesHence then, the article about pre gamin bulls vs pistons 6 pm ct projected lineups how to watch more was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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