Golden State Warriors continue road trip with matchup vs. Bulls
The Golden State Warriors will pay a visit to the United Center on Wednesday to close out their regular season series with the Chicago Bulls.
The Golden State Warriors are scheduled to continue their 5-game road trip on Wednesday night at the United Center against the Chicago Bulls, which will close out their 2017-18 regular season series.
This game follows a convincing 118-108 Dubs win over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers last Monday at Quicken Loans Arena, which also concluded a regular season series with an Eastern Conference opponent.
The Warriors currently have the best record in the NBA at 36-9, and they’ll be heading into their matchup against the Bulls on three-game win streak. Should the Dubs come out of this one victorious, they’ll move one step closer to going undefeated on this 5-game road trip.
The Bulls are also on a three-game win streak, defeating the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden before returning home to beat the Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat. Just like every other team that has played the Dubs this year, the Bulls will likely step their game up in hopes of defeating the reigning NBA champions.
Game Details
Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls
Tip-Off: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. PST
Location: United Center, Chicago, IL
TV: NBC Sports Bay Area
Radio: 95.7 The Game, Warriors Radio Network
Projected Starting Lineups
Chicago Bulls
PG: Kris Dunn
SG: Zach LaVine
SF: Justin Holiday
PF: Lauri Markkanen
C: Robin Lopez
Head Coach: Fred Hoiberg
Golden State Warriors
PG: Stephen Curry
SG: Klay Thompson
SF: Kevin Durant
PF: Draymond Green
Head Coach: Steve Kerr
Injury Report
GSW: Draymond Green (right shoulder soreness) and Andre Iguodala (left calf contusion) are listed as “questionable.” Damian Jones is on assignment with the Santa Cruz Warriors, while two-way contract players Quinn Cook and Chris Boucher are also with the Sea Dubs.
CHI: Cameron Payne is out with a right foot injury.
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Key(s) to the Game
The Bulls have played excellent as of late, receiving a much-needed boost following the return of Nikola Mirotic and the emergence of their stretch big man, Lauri Markkanen. In addition, they’ve also been lucky to get back highflying guard, Zach LaVine.
While it’s true that the Warriors easily routed the Bulls the last time they met, the fact of the matter is this isn’t the same shorthanded Bulls squad that showed up to Oracle Arena last November.
The Warriors would best not underestimate Chicago’s offensive potential, though I highly doubt anyone on the Bulls will be able to consistently stop any one of Golden State’s sharpshooters.
(All game information provided via Warriors PR)