Chicago Bulls (21-23, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (24-18, seventh in the Western Conference)
Phoenix; Monday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Suns -5.5; over/under is 229
BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix hosts the Chicago Bulls after Kevin Durant scored 40 points in the Phoenix Suns' 117-110 victory against the Indiana Pacers.
The Suns are 13-11 on their home court. Phoenix is eighth in the Western Conference at limiting opponent scoring, allowing only 114.2 points while holding opponents to 46.6% shooting.
The Bulls have gone 7-13 away from home. Chicago has an 8-12 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Suns make 48.6% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.0 percentage points higher than the Bulls have allowed to their opponents (46.6%). The Bulls are shooting 46.1% from the field, 0.5% lower than the 46.6% the Suns' opponents have shot this season.
The two teams match up for the second time this season. The Suns defeated the Bulls 116-115 in overtime in their last matchup on Nov. 9. Grayson Allen led the Suns with 26 points, and Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 26 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Devin Booker is averaging 27 points and 7.7 assists for the Suns. Bradley Beal is averaging 20.5 points over the last 10 games for Phoenix.
DeMar DeRozan is averaging 21.9 points and 5.3 assists for the Bulls. Coby White is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Chicago.
LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 7-3, averaging 118.3 points, 42.3 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 50.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.6 points per game.
Bulls: 6-4, averaging 112.9 points, 44.8 rebounds, 27.3 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.9 points.
INJURIES: Suns: Bol Bol: out (foot), Damion Lee: out (knee).
Bulls: Torrey Craig: out (foot), Andre Drummond: day to day (back), Zach LaVine: out (ankle), Patrick Williams: day to day (ankle), Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
