Bulls And Trail Blazers Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Friday evening, the Chicago Bulls and Portland Trail Blazers are facing off in Oregon.
For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Bulls have ruled out Lonzo Ball, DeMar DeRozan, Javonte Green, Carlik Jones, Justin Lewis, Marko Simonovic and Terry Taylor.
Meanwhile, Alex Caruso has been upgraded to available.
The Trail Blazers will be without Ibou Badji, Jerami Grant, Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkic, Justise Winslow and Anfernee Simons.
Nassir Little has been upgraded to available.
NBA's official injury report
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Bulls will start Beverley, Caruso, LaVine, Williams, Vucevic on Friday."
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Blazers will start Arcidiacono, Sharpe, Thybulle, Watford, Eubanks on Friday."
The Bulls come into the matchup with a 34-38 record in 72 games, which has them as the tenth seed (the final play-in tournament spot) in the Eastern Conference.
They are 6-4 in their last ten games but just 14-21 in the 35 games they have played on the road away from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
As for the Trail Blazers, they are the 13th seed in the Western Conference with a 32-40 record in 72 games.
They are just 3-7 in their last ten games and 17-18 in the 35 games they have hosted on their home floor in Portland, Oregon.
Last season, the Bulls made the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2017, while the Trail Blazers missed the playoffs (and the play-in tournament).
