Preview, predictions, TV and injury report for tonight's Chicago Bulls v Boston Celtics game

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Saturday, 23 March 2024 at 16:00
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In one of the eight games to be played this Saturday in the NBA, Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics will face each other in a duel where many casualties are expected, and which will feature DeMar DeRozan and Jaylen Brown as the main stars of the game.
The Celtics will serve as visitors on their second back-to-back night after defeating the Detroit Pistons on Friday. The Massachusetts franchise has won eight in a row and sits comfortably in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 56-14 record. Behind them, the Milwaukee Bucks are 2nd, 11 games back at 45-25.
The Bulls, meanwhile, are on a roll despite losing their last game. The Illinois franchise has won six of its last 10 games, and is in 9th place in the East with a 34-36 record, where all signs point to them finishing the regular season. Today, in addition, taking into account their status as a home team, that the Celtics are playing their second night of back-to-back, and also with losses, Chicago has a great opportunity to give their fans a great victory against the best team in the NBA.
Expert predictions (Possible lineups and result).
The main predictions for tonight's game place Boston Celtics as the favorite to win. However, considering the losses, it will be a very close game and Chicago Bulls will have a great opportunity to break the streak of the East leader.
In addition, the potential lineups will be as follows:
  • Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu, Alex Caruso, Torrey Craig, DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic.
  • Celtics: Payton Pritchard, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Xavier Tillman, Kristaps Porzingis.
Schedule and TV.
The game will be played at 8:00 PM, and it will be broadcast by NBCS-CHI and NBCS-BOS. In addition, it will be available to follow on the NBA's official website and app with a League Pass subscription.
Downs
  • Bulls: Coby White (hip) and Alex Caruso (ankle), questionable. Julian Phillips (foot), ruled out. Lonzo Ball (knee), Zach LaVine (ankle) and Patrick Williams (foot), out for the season.
  • Celtics: Jayson Tatum (ankle) and Al Horford (toe), questionable. Jrue Holiday (shoulder), ruled out.