Chicago takes on Washington, seeks 4th straight home win

Washington Wizards (6-29, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (17-20, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Chicago will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Bulls take on Washington.

The Bulls are 14-13 in Eastern Conference games. Chicago has a 9-14 record against opponents over .500.

The Wizards are 5-18 against Eastern Conference opponents. Washington allows the most points in the league, giving up 121.9 points while allowing opponents to shoot 47.3%.

The Bulls are shooting 46.8% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points lower than the 47.3% the Wizards allow to opponents. The Wizards' 44.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.0 percentage points lower than the Bulls have given up to their opponents (47.6%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Vucevic is scoring 20.2 points per game with 10.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Bulls.

Jordan Poole is averaging 21.8 points, five assists and 1.6 steals for the Wizards.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 5-5, averaging 114.3 points, 46.9 rebounds, 29.0 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.3 points per game.

Wizards: 2-8, averaging 111.5 points, 46.1 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.0 points.

INJURIES: Bulls: Torrey Craig: day to day (leg), Ayo Dosunmu: out (achilles).

Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Johnny Davis: day to day (illness), Alex Sarr: day to day (illness), Jordan Poole: day to day (hip), Marvin Bagley III: out (knee), Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (foot), Tristan Vukcevic: day to day (ankle).

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