Chicago Bulls vs San Antonio Spurs - GAME DAY PREVIEW

The Chicago Bulls eye a bounce-back win versus the San Antonio Spurs

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The Chicago Bulls shoot for a quick recovery from a disappointing loss at home when they play the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. Both squads will be on the back end of a back-to-back, but their matches on Friday night yielded different results. The Bulls wasted a 13-point halftime lead and lost to the Golden State Warriors, 131-140.

The Spurs, on the other hand, had less trouble scoring a 135-99 win over the Charlotte Hornets. The loss to the Warriors snapped the Bulls’ three-game winning streak.

Bulls eye another win versus the Spurs

Chicago and San Antonio are facing for the third and final time this season with the Bulls winning their first two meetings. The Bulls nipped the Spurs in their first encounter on December 8th, 121,112, and won again in their second duel on December 21st, 114-95.

Chicago is currently ninth in the Eastern Conference with an 18-22 record, while San Antonio is dead-last in the Western Conference with a 7-30 record. The Bulls are 5-12 on the road, while the Spurs are just 3-15 at home this season.

Chicago has gone 5-5 in its last 10 games, where it averaged 109.7 points, 44.9 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.0 blocks per game. San Antonio is 3-7 in its last 10 games, averaging 118.3 points, 42.1 rebounds, 30.1 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.8 blocks per contest.

Injury report

The Bulls will be without Torrey Craig (heel) and Lonzo Ball, who is still rehabbing after undergoing a cartilage transplant.

The Spurs will be without Victor Wembanyama (rest), as well as Sidy Cissoko (ankle), Zach Collins (ankle), and Charles Bassey (left ACL). Doug McDermott (ankle) is listed as day-to-day for San Antonio. 

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