The game between the Chicago Bulls and Memphis Grizzlies will take place at United Center on Sunday, April 2 at 3:30 PM ET.
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The Chicago Bulls will welcome the Memphis Grizzlies to the United Center for an NBA game on Sunday. The Chicago Bulls won 91-121 in their last game over the hornets. Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan each scored 23 points and the Chicago Bulls routed the injury-plagued Charlotte Hornets 121-91 on Friday night to take a big step toward reaching the NBA’s play-in tournament.
Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls, who entered the game having lost three of their previous five games and clinging to the final spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. However, Chicago’s win combined with the Orlando Magic’s 116-109 victory over Washington on Friday night leaves the Bulls three games head of the Wizards for the 10th spot in the East with five games remaining.
DeRozan said it’s vital the Bulls use this closing stretch to elevate their play if they want to make a postseason run. “We’ve got to, just for that confidence, that feel, that rhythm and understanding how we need to play,” DeRozan said. “We needed to take these last five games and make sure we are playing great basketball.”
The Memphis Grizzlies on the other hand won 108-94 against the Clippers in their last game. Desmond Bane scored 22 points and Luke Kennard had 17 as the Memphis Grizzlies overcame a 20-point first-half deficit and beat the Los Angeles Clippers 108-94 on Friday night.
Kennard keyed a second-quarter rally with four 3-pointers and finished the game with five against his former team. Kennard was traded to Memphis on Feb. 9 as part of a three-team deal. The Grizzlies eventually built a 22-point lead early in the fourth quarter following Bane’s steal under the Clippers’ basket and a driving layup. Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said the key to the team’s comeback was the ability to make a 7-0 run during the final minutes of the opening quarter.
“We got a little spark there,” Jenkins said. “I just started telling the guys we’re starting to feel the pace (better) and the physicality and urgency that we need … if we hadn’t had that spark at the end of the first quarter to cut it to 13, it may have been a difference outcome.”
Chicago Bulls: DeMar DeRozan, Alex Caruso, Nikola Vucevic, Zach LaVine, Patrick Beverley
Memphis Grizzlies: Dillon Brooks, Jaren Jackson Jr., Xavier Tillman, Desmond Bane, Ja Morant
Chicago Bulls: Lonzo Ball, Justin Lewis
Memphis Grizzlies: John Konchar, Vince Williams Jr., Ziaire Williams, Steven Adams, Brandon Clarke
The game between the Chicago Bulls and Memphis Grizzlies will take place at United Center on Sunday, April 2 at 3:30 PM ET.
The match between the Chicago Bulls and Memphis Grizzlies will be telecast live on NBC Sports Chicago, Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Tennessee.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | NBC Sports Chicago, Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Tennessee. | April 2 (3:30 PM ET) |
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