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703 | CHICAGO | +7.5 | Over 183.5 | 704 | CLEVELAND | +0.5 | Under 191.5 |
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All Games | 20-20 | -9.3 | 18-22 | 17-23 | 92.8 | 47.0 | 42.5% | 54.1 | 92.7 | 45.9 | 43.0% | 50.0 | Road Games | 7-12 | -8.1 | 8-11 | 11-8 | 92.8 | 46.6 | 42.4% | 52.2 | 95.9 | 48.3 | 45.1% | 49.2 | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +0.6 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 102.8 | 47.8 | 43.4% | 56.4 | 100.2 | 48.4 | 45.9% | 51.8 | Division Games | 6-4 | -0.4 | 5-5 | 3-7 | 89.9 | 49.3 | 43.1% | 51.2 | 86.4 | 43.8 | 41.2% | 50.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 92.8 | 47.0 | 34-81 | 42.5% | 6-17 | 33.4% | 18-24 | 76.9% | 54 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 5 | vs opponents surrendering | 100.2 | 50.1 | 37-83 | 45.1% | 8-22 | 35.9% | 18-24 | 75.5% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 92.8 | 46.6 | 34-81 | 42.4% | 6-18 | 32.4% | 19-24 | 77.3% | 52 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 4 | Stats Against (All Games) | 92.7 | 45.9 | 36-83 | 43.0% | 6-18 | 35.9% | 15-20 | 75.8% | 50 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 7 | vs opponents averaging | 98.8 | 49.1 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 7-21 | 35.5% | 17-23 | 74.9% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 95.9 | 48.3 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 7-18 | 38.1% | 15-20 | 76.9% | 49 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
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All Games | 15-26 | -9.5 | 18-23 | 20-21 | 96.7 | 47.2 | 42.7% | 53.7 | 102.0 | 51.6 | 45.2% | 52.3 | Home Games | 10-9 | +1.2 | 11-8 | 8-11 | 99.4 | 48.4 | 42.5% | 57.3 | 99.2 | 48.3 | 42.6% | 53.5 | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | +0.1 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 102.0 | 52.4 | 43.7% | 54.4 | 112.2 | 58.4 | 48.1% | 50.8 | Division Games | 2-7 | -4.9 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 88.9 | 43.4 | 39.6% | 51.0 | 98.4 | 49.3 | 44.5% | 53.6 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 96.7 | 47.2 | 37-86 | 42.7% | 7-20 | 36.2% | 16-22 | 74.7% | 54 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 4 | vs opponents surrendering | 99.9 | 50.1 | 37-83 | 45.0% | 8-21 | 35.9% | 17-23 | 75.4% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 99.4 | 48.4 | 37-87 | 42.5% | 8-21 | 37.2% | 18-23 | 75.9% | 57 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 6 | Stats Against (All Games) | 102.0 | 51.6 | 38-84 | 45.2% | 9-24 | 36.0% | 17-22 | 76.9% | 52 | 10 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 6 | vs opponents averaging | 99.5 | 49.7 | 37-83 | 44.8% | 8-21 | 35.6% | 17-23 | 75.7% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 99.2 | 48.3 | 38-88 | 42.6% | 8-25 | 31.7% | 16-21 | 77.9% | 53 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: CHICAGO 94.6, CLEVELAND 95.1 |
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12/13/2013 | @ MILWAUKEE | 91-90 | W | -4.5 | L | 177 | O | 34-81 | 42.0% | 51 | 15 | 33-74 | 44.6% | 45 | 14 | 12/14/2013 | TORONTO | 77-99 | L | -3.5 | L | 187 | U | 31-86 | 36.0% | 53 | 15 | 40-83 | 48.2% | 52 | 11 | 12/16/2013 | ORLANDO | 82-83 | L | -7 | L | 185.5 | U | 28-81 | 34.6% | 53 | 5 | 33-83 | 39.8% | 59 | 11 | 12/18/2013 | @ HOUSTON | 94-109 | L | 8 | L | 191 | O | 38-79 | 48.1% | 49 | 17 | 44-82 | 53.7% | 43 | 13 | 12/19/2013 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 95-107 | L | 13.5 | W | 191 | O | 29-77 | 37.7% | 52 | 16 | 43-84 | 51.2% | 49 | 16 | 12/21/2013 | CLEVELAND | 100-84 | W | -3 | W | 187 | U | 37-69 | 53.6% | 55 | 21 | 36-90 | 40.0% | 40 | 9 | 12/25/2013 | @ BROOKLYN | 95-78 | W | 3.5 | W | 190 | U | 36-74 | 48.6% | 47 | 15 | 25-71 | 35.2% | 47 | 16 | 12/28/2013 | DALLAS | 83-105 | L | 2.5 | L | 190.5 | U | 32-74 | 43.2% | 41 | 15 | 41-78 | 52.6% | 42 | 16 | 12/30/2013 | @ MEMPHIS | 95-91 | W | 5 | W | 178 | O | 28-65 | 43.1% | 49 | 20 | 35-78 | 44.9% | 47 | 20 | 12/31/2013 | TORONTO | 79-85 | L | -1 | L | 186.5 | U | 30-82 | 36.6% | 54 | 15 | 29-69 | 42.0% | 50 | 15 | 1/2/2014 | BOSTON | 94-82 | W | -5 | W | 182.5 | U | 35-84 | 41.7% | 53 | 13 | 32-81 | 39.5% | 58 | 19 | 1/4/2014 | ATLANTA | 91-84 | W | -5 | W | 190 | U | 33-81 | 40.7% | 59 | 13 | 32-86 | 37.2% | 50 | 15 | 1/7/2014 | PHOENIX | 92-87 | W | 2.5 | W | 190 | U | 36-82 | 43.9% | 59 | 14 | 33-82 | 40.2% | 49 | 12 | 1/10/2014 | @ MILWAUKEE | 81-72 | W | -4 | W | 177.5 | U | 24-62 | 38.7% | 55 | 11 | 28-88 | 31.8% | 58 | 12 | 1/11/2014 | CHARLOTTE | 103-97 | W | -4 | W | 177 | O | 38-81 | 46.9% | 52 | 10 | 37-79 | 46.8% | 39 | 9 | 1/13/2014 | WASHINGTON | 88-102 | L | -2.5 | L | 181 | O | 34-79 | 43.0% | 52 | 17 | 39-75 | 52.0% | 48 | 12 | 1/15/2014 | @ ORLANDO | 128-125 | W | -6 | L | 181 | O | 48-113 | 42.5% | 64 | 17 | 53-104 | 51.0% | 58 | 18 | 1/17/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | 93-96 | L | 5 | W | 186 | O | 35-76 | 46.1% | 41 | 15 | 40-79 | 50.6% | 44 | 16 | 1/18/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 103-78 | W | -8.5 | W | 197 | U | 40-82 | 48.8% | 58 | 16 | 34-97 | 35.1% | 54 | 17 | 1/20/2014 | LA LAKERS | 102-100 | W | -8.5 | L | 198 | O | 39-102 | 38.2% | 67 | 15 | 35-83 | 42.2% | 55 | 21 | 1/22/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/24/2014 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/25/2014 | @ CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/27/2014 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/29/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/1/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/3/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/4/2014 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/6/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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12/13/2013 | @ ORLANDO | 109-100 | W | 2 | W | 195 | O | 42-87 | 48.3% | 48 | 10 | 37-85 | 43.5% | 49 | 12 | 12/14/2013 | @ MIAMI | 107-114 | L | 13 | W | 199.5 | O | 39-84 | 46.4% | 46 | 15 | 42-76 | 55.3% | 47 | 14 | 12/17/2013 | PORTLAND | 116-119 | L | 4.5 | W | 205.5 | O | 48-102 | 47.1% | 51 | 6 | 41-92 | 44.6% | 62 | 14 | 12/20/2013 | MILWAUKEE | 114-111 | W | -8 | L | 191.5 | O | 39-100 | 39.0% | 63 | 12 | 40-100 | 40.0% | 64 | 11 | 12/21/2013 | @ CHICAGO | 84-100 | L | 3 | L | 187 | U | 36-90 | 40.0% | 40 | 9 | 37-69 | 53.6% | 55 | 21 | 12/23/2013 | DETROIT | 92-115 | L | -1 | L | 204 | O | 34-88 | 38.6% | 53 | 19 | 46-96 | 47.9% | 64 | 14 | 12/26/2013 | ATLANTA | 125-127 | L | 3.5 | W | 205 | O | 49-94 | 52.1% | 53 | 22 | 51-103 | 49.5% | 56 | 21 | 12/28/2013 | @ BOSTON | 100-103 | L | 4.5 | W | 196.5 | O | 37-79 | 46.8% | 47 | 15 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 54 | 15 | 12/29/2013 | GOLDEN STATE | 104-108 | L | 7 | W | 206 | O | 38-92 | 41.3% | 55 | 15 | 42-95 | 44.2% | 60 | 17 | 12/31/2013 | @ INDIANA | 76-91 | L | 13 | L | 197 | U | 29-80 | 36.2% | 57 | 13 | 34-77 | 44.2% | 47 | 11 | 1/2/2014 | ORLANDO | 87-81 | W | -2 | W | 193.5 | U | 33-96 | 34.4% | 69 | 12 | 32-84 | 38.1% | 61 | 14 | 1/4/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | 82-89 | L | 6.5 | L | 192 | U | 29-79 | 36.7% | 60 | 11 | 31-71 | 43.7% | 39 | 9 | 1/5/2014 | INDIANA | 78-82 | L | 10 | W | 181.5 | U | 27-79 | 34.2% | 53 | 18 | 28-77 | 36.4% | 54 | 13 | 1/7/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 111-93 | W | -5.5 | W | 208 | U | 44-89 | 49.4% | 66 | 18 | 34-86 | 39.5% | 45 | 10 | 1/10/2014 | @ UTAH | 113-102 | W | 1 | W | 189.5 | O | 45-83 | 54.2% | 51 | 8 | 39-81 | 48.1% | 45 | 11 | 1/12/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | 80-124 | L | 3.5 | L | 206.5 | U | 31-80 | 38.7% | 46 | 14 | 42-81 | 51.9% | 59 | 15 | 1/14/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | 120-118 | W | -4 | L | 205 | O | 41-88 | 46.6% | 57 | 8 | 44-84 | 52.4% | 43 | 12 | 1/15/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 96-108 | L | 11 | L | 212.5 | U | 39-89 | 43.8% | 51 | 12 | 42-88 | 47.7% | 55 | 16 | 1/17/2014 | @ DENVER | 117-109 | W | 7 | W | 212 | O | 42-88 | 47.7% | 59 | 11 | 40-92 | 43.5% | 50 | 13 | 1/20/2014 | DALLAS | 97-102 | L | 0 | L | 206 | U | 33-81 | 40.7% | 59 | 13 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 47 | 8 | 1/22/2014 | CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/24/2014 | MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/26/2014 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/28/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/30/2014 | @ NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/1/2014 | @ HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/3/2014 | @ DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/5/2014 | LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/7/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | CHICAGO: GUARDS: After playing it very safe and sitting out all of last spring, DERRICK ROSE should pretty much be his old self. Of course, he'll have to knock some rust off early in the year . . . JIMMY BUTLER was an iron man during last year's playoffs, and his role will only grow this season. His defense and energy, as well as ability to get to the line, could make Luol Deng expendable . . . MIKE DUNLEAVY is in line for the sixth man role, primarily as a long-range threat . . . With Rose's return, KIRK HINRICH slides back to the bench. His playing time will be especially limited with Dunleavy taking up minutes at the two . . . MARQUIS TEAGUE will continue to be used only in garbage time unless Hinrich ends up getting hurt or traded. FORWARDS: LUOL DENG is back on the trading block, as the Bulls learned life isn't so bad without him now that Jimmy Butler has emerged. His offensive role could be slightly reduced . . . CARLOS BOOZER will likely be amnestied next summer, so for all intents and purposes this is a contract year. He's likely to still be a disaster defensively, which means he's a part-time player under defensive-minded head coach Tom Thibodeau . . . TAJ GIBSON will finish games and likely take over Boozer's spot a year from now. He's a superior defender and, while he doesn't have Boozer's range, he's a capable finisher around the rim . . . Rookie TONY SNELL is a Thibodeau kind of player, a long-armed, athletic perimeter defender. He's unlikely to ever do much on offense though. CENTERS: JOAKIM NOAH may be consistently banged up, but he's capable of playing through the pain. Depending on the Bulls' playoff position, he might sit some games late in the year, but Thibodeau isn't shy about playing him 35 minutes per night . . . NAZR MOHAMMED is back as a designated screener on offense and hacker on defense.. | | CLEVELAND: GUARDS: There are some durability concerns, but KYRIE IRVING is on the verge of stardom. He should benefit from the arrival of Anthony Bennett, the kind of pick-and-roll weapon Cleveland has lacked . . . DION WAITERS is still a work-in-progress defensively, and this will likely be another developmental year. He might end up settling in as the leader of the second unit . . . JARRETT JACK seems likely to close out games, even if he doesn't technically start. He's a creative shot-maker who will play close to starter's minutes . . . C.J. MILES is more of a situational three-point threat. SERGEY KARASEV, a polished Euro import, could push him for that role . . . CARRICK FELIX doesn't figure to crack this rotation. FORWARDS: No. 1 overall pick ANTHONY BENNETT will see time at both forward spots, and he'll be a pick-and-pop weapon no matter where he's playing. The question is whether he'll defend well enough to stay on the court for 30 minutes . . . There should also be enough minutes for TRISTAN THOMPSON, who hasn't quite put it together. The 22-year-old has upside though, and is a bigger part of Cleveland's future than Anderson Varejao . . . EARL CLARK gives the Cavs a quality second unit player who can play extended minutes if Bennett is overmatched defensively . . . A starter last year, ALONZO GEE figures to be a second-unit glue guy, but might be looking at a lot of DNP-CDs. CENTERS: ANDERSON VAREJAO is once again healthy and once again trade bait. No matter what the starting lineup looks like, he'll play major minutes at the four and five . . . The Cavs are taking a flier on ANDREW BYNUM. With his knee problems, it'd be surprising if he could give them 20-plus good minutes per night . . . TYLER ZELLER is likely the odd man out until Varejao is dealt or Bynum gets injured. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (CHICAGO-CLEVELAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Bulls-Cavaliers Preview* =========================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Chicago (20-20) at Cleveland (15-26), 7:00 p.m. EDT
While the Cleveland Cavaliers were hoping to make a push after acquiring Luol Deng earlier this month, they have only played .500 basketball with him on board.
The Chicago Bulls are surprisingly enjoying one of their best stretches of the season since the trade.
Deng tries to lead the Cavaliers to a rare win over Chicago as he faces his former club for the first time Wednesday night in Cleveland.
After spending the first nine-plus seasons of his career with the Bulls, Deng was shipped to the Cavaliers on Jan. 6 in exchange for Andrew Bynum - who was waved the following day - and a package of draft picks.
"It will be a little weird, but it's a big game for us that we want to get," Deng said of Wednesday's showdown. "It will be good to see the guys and everything, (but) honestly it's another game."
An All-Star the past two years, Deng has averaged 22.5 points in the last four games, but his new team has only managed to alternate wins and losses in six games since he joined Cleveland (15-26).
"We're still learning ourselves," said coach Mike Brown, whose team is two games out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture. "We're not sitting where we want to sit record-wise but even after all the ups and downs and adding Luol, you like the direction that we're going."
Despite losing their top scorer, the Bulls do, too. They've gone 8-2 this month, including 6-2 since the trade.
The Bulls (20-20) got back to .500 for the first time since they were 7-7 on Nov. 27 with Monday's 102-100 overtime win over the Lakers. D.J. Augustin stayed hot with a season-high 27 points off the bench, Joakim Noah added 17 and a season-best 21 rebounds, and Taj Gibson hit the game-winning layup as time expired.
"I know a lot of people talk about us and wanting us to tank and all that," Gibson told the team's official website. "We've got too much pride in this locker room.
"We've got guys who came from being a No. 1 seed, who went deep into the playoffs despite numerous things going against us. We have guys with high character. (Coach Tom Thibodeau) always says it's all about what's in the locker room and we believe that. We believe we can beat anybody."
Augustin, who signed with the team Dec. 13, has posted 20.3 points per game over the last four. Noah has averaged 18.3 over that stretch, well above his season mark of 11.8.
Noah has also pulled down at least 10 rebounds in a career-best 13 straight contests. The last Bulls player to post double figures in 14 consecutive games was Dennis Rodman in 1997-98.
"I just want to help this team win," said Noah, averaging 16.8 boards in the last five.
Noah grabbed 18 rebounds while Augustin had 18 points and 10 assists in a 110-84 win over Cleveland on Dec. 21, the Bulls' 13th in the last 15 meetings.
Cavs star Kyrie Irving has been held to 30.4 percent from the field in three matchups this season.
Irving scored 26 in his latest game, but Cleveland lost 102-97 to Dallas on Monday. Deng scored 20 and Anderson Varejao finished with a season high-tying 18 and 21 rebounds.
After falling behind by as many as 24 in the first half, the Cavaliers had a chance to tie things up with 2.8 seconds left but were called for a five-second violation when Jarrett Jack failed to inbound the ball.
"We all hopefully realize the way we played in the second half, with a lot more energy, that's who we have to be," Deng said. "We have to come together and realize who we want to be."
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