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CHI @ CHA | ATL @ DET | IND @ PHI | CLE @ WAS | UTA @ MEM | BKN @ DAL | MIN @ GSW
Team Totals: Bulls 116.8, Hornets 113.8
Injury Report: Coby White (P, calf), Isaac Okoro (P, back), Zach Collins (P, wrist), Ayo Dosunmu (O, thumb), Tre Jones (P, ankle), Kevin Huerter (O, groin), LaMelo Ball (O, ankle), Tre Mann (O, ankle), Collin Sexton (O, quad)
Bulls projected starters: Josh Giddey, Coby White, Isaac Okoro, Matas Buzelis, Nikola Vucevic
Hornets projected starters: KJ Simpson, Kon Knueppel, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, Ryan Kalkbrenner
Donovan quotes: Said Ayo went to see a doctor and Huerter is still doing treatment, said Okoro’s back is still bothering him and they’ll see how he feels from a harder practice on Wednesday, said they have to play to their identity but some of it is because of injuries, said they have to do more of the little things now that they’re dealing with so many injuries, said they can’t have Okoro just guarding the lead guy and they need better team defense, said they have done well against pressure (mentioned Indy and Brooklyn), said they really need to be better at putting bodies on people to limit rebounds, said they need to be better with their potential assists, said Matas still has a lot of growing to do.
Lee quotes: Said Simpson was decisive and he was active on defense.
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Bulls vs Hornets injury report: Ayo Dosunmu, Coby White, LaMelo Ball, and more
It’s been almost a week since the Chicago Bulls last took the court—a 123–91 loss to a shorthanded Golden State Warriors team. But like their opponent, Chicago wasn’t fully healthy heading into the matchup either.
Against Golden State, Chicago was without Kevin Huerter, Tre Jones, Isaac Okoro, and Jalen Smith. After five days of rest, three of those four are set to return. Jones, Okoro, and Smith will rejoin Billy Donovan’s rotation after absences of three, eight, and five games, respectively.
Huerter is the only Bull, aside from Noa Essengue, who will miss a second straight game due to injury. He suffered an adductor strain just six minutes into the December 1 matchup against the Orlando Magic. The 6-foot-7 wing didn’t travel with the team to Charlotte, joining Ayo Dosunmu as one of the players who remained in Chicago.
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