Chicago faces New Orleans in non-conference play

New Orleans Pelicans (8-32, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (18-21, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Nikola Vucevic and the Chicago Bulls take on Yves Missi and the New Orleans Pelicans in out-of-conference action.

The Bulls are 8-12 on their home court. Chicago is eighth in the Eastern Conference with 48.1 points per game in the paint led by Vucevic averaging 10.9.

The Pelicans have gone 3-16 away from home. New Orleans is 3-20 against opponents with a winning record.

The Bulls average 16.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.4 more made shots on average than the 14.1 per game the Pelicans allow. The Pelicans’ 44.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.3 percentage points lower than the Bulls have allowed to their opponents (47.5%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Vucevic is shooting 55.7% and averaging 20.2 points for the Bulls.

Missi is averaging 9.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Pelicans.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 5-5, averaging 118.5 points, 47.0 rebounds, 30.4 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.1 points per game.

Pelicans: 3-7, averaging 113.7 points, 41.4 rebounds, 27.3 assists, 9.7 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.1 points.

INJURIES: Bulls: Coby White: day to day (eye), Adama Sanogo: day to day (knee), Torrey Craig: day to day (leg), Ayo Dosunmu: day to day (achilles).

Pelicans: Brandon Ingram: out (ankle), Herbert Jones: out (shoulder), Keion Brooks Jr.: out (not with team).

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