Charlotte faces Chicago on 4-game home slide

Chicago Bulls (22-26, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (10-35, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

: Bulls -2.5; over/under is 218

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte aims to end its four-game home slide with a win against Chicago.

The Hornets are 7-21 against Eastern Conference opponents. Charlotte allows 120.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 11.7 points per game.

The Bulls are 13-17 in Eastern Conference play. Chicago has a 1-5 record in one-possession games.

The Hornets average 11.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 fewer makes per game than the Bulls give up (14.1). The Hornets average 110.9 points per game, 9.4 fewer points than the 120.3 the Hornets allow.

The teams play for the fourth time this season. The Bulls won the last meeting 119-112 in overtime on Jan. 9. Coby White scored 27 points to help lead the Bulls to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miles Bridges is averaging 20.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Hornets. LaMelo Ball is averaging 15.6 points, 5.3 assists and 1.9 steals over the past 10 games for Charlotte.

DeMar DeRozan is averaging 22.2 points and 5.4 assists for the Bulls. Alex Caruso is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Chicago.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 2-8, averaging 106.3 points, 41.3 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 6.4 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.1 points per game.

Bulls: 5-5, averaging 116.5 points, 42.5 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 7.0 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.0 points.

INJURIES: Hornets: LaMelo Ball: day to day (ankle), Miles Bridges: day to day (elbow), Gordon Hayward: out (calf), Mark Williams: out (back).

Bulls: Torrey Craig: out (foot), Dalen Terry: day to day (ankle), Zach LaVine: out (ankle), Patrick Williams: out (foot), Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.