Nikola Mirotic was the team’s leading scorer with 25 points. All three of the San Antonio Spurs losses this season have come on the road.
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Kawhi Leonard led the way with 25 points, while LaMarcus Aldridge finished with a double-double (21 points, 12 rebounds).
“The defense was the key, I thought Tony Parker and Danny Green were great defensively on (Jeff) Teague and (Kyle) Korver”. For the Spurs radio broadcast go here and for the Bulls radio broadcast go here. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 195 points. Derrick Rose averages 5.9 assists per game.
Jabari Parker scored 16 points as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 92-74 victory over the Denver Nuggets at the Bradley Center.
San Antonio’s constant defensive prowess over the years can be linked to none other than Duncan, whose transcendent rim protecting skills have not wavered to this day.
The Chicago Bulls will host the San Antonio Spurs at 8 PM on NBA TV. The Spurs have one of the best opponent field-goal percentages in the league at.422.
A player to watch in this game is Pau Gasol as his numbers are down from a year ago, although he is still averaging a double-double (13.6 PPG and 10.1 RPG.) Gasol has said he wants more paint touches but he also realizes that the team is still learning the new offense under rookie head coach Fred Hoiberg.
The Chicago Bulls look to keep rolling after winning five of their last seven games. He averages 18 shots per game over the last two. The defense tightened up and the game went down to the wire.
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games. With one minute to play, Gasol came through with a huge rejection against Aldridge that kept the game tied.
Chicago is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
San Antonio could not get on track for much of the game, even though especially in the opening quarter they looked to get where they wanted to but couldn’t finish or were over-passing on the inside. Pau has recently noted that the Bulls need to see more touches and points in the paint, and whilst their is an element of selfishness and wanting to return to his role under Thibodeau, Gasol makes a valid point. San Antonio is 4-0 in blowouts this season.
Andre Drummond supplied 24 points and 13 rebounds despite shooting four-for-18 from the free-throw line. Chicago is even (4-4) when it scores under 100 this season. Chicago is a dazzling 5-1 when registering triple digits. The Bulls had an 8-4 record in November. At the moment, the Chicago Bulls is part of the elite top five of the Eastern Conference along with the Cavs, Pacers, Miami Heat, and Toronto Raptors. His defensive prowess and length could easily shut out a hobbled Butler, and if this were to occur, the Bulls would lose their best and most efficient offensive weapon.
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“We are not good offensively, and may not be until March”, coach Gregg Popovich said.
