Zach LaVine scored 35 points and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 112-99 to snap a five-game skid.

The Chicago Bulls are a team to monitor as the 2025 trade deadline approaches. Several of their players have come up in speculative trade scenarios in recent weeks. Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is one of those players.

The Los Angeles Clippers are hosting the Chicago Bulls for the first of two meetings this regular season. Both teams are playing on the 2nd night of a back-to-back. The Clippers however are sitting on a four-game win streak while the Bulls are sitting at the opposite side of the spectrum with a five-game losing streak.

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Los Angeles Clippers starting center Ivica Zubac will be out against the Chicago Bulls after sustaining an eye-injury in their previous game.

One potential trade involves the Bulls sending Lonzo Ball back to Los Angeles, not to reunite with the Lakers, but to join the Clippers. In Newsweek, Ricardo Klein proposed a trade that would see the Clippers acquire Lonzo in exchange for P.J. Tucker, Derrick Jones Jr., and a 2026 second-round pick.

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Kawhi Leonard is back, and even though he's still rounding into form, his return has been transformative for the Los Angeles Clippers. It's been a small sample size, but early signs indicate the presence of the two-time Finals MVP entrenches the team among the Western Conference elites.

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The Chicago Bulls are visiting the Los Angeles Clippers for their first meeting this season. The Bulls are coming off the heels of a loss in Portland last night

Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics was listed as questionable for the January 29 game against the Chicago Bulls due to a knee injury, sparking concern among fans. Despite previous injuries, Tatum played key roles in recent games.

Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points to lead the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers to a 126-106 NBA victory over Miami on Wednesday, maintaining their Eastern Conference lead over reigning champions Boston.