Jordan Poole and Key Wizards Players to Watch vs. the Bulls - April 12

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Wizards vs. Bulls: Players to Watch

Wizards Key Players

Jordan Poole is averaging 17.4 points, 2.7 boards and 4.4 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

Deni Avdija averages 14.5 points, 7.1 boards and 3.8 assists, shooting 50.9% from the field and 38.1% from beyond the arc, with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game.

Corey Kispert is averaging 13.3 points, 1.8 assists and 2.8 boards.

Bilal Coulibaly is averaging 8.4 points, 4.1 boards and 1.7 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.

Richaun Holmes' numbers on the season are 5 points, 4.6 boards and 0.6 assists per contest, shooting 55.8% from the field.

Bulls Key Players

DeMar DeRozan's numbers on the season are 23.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per contest. He is also sinking 48% of his shots from the field.

Per game, Vucevic provides the Bulls 17.6 points, 10.6 boards and 3.4 assists. He also averages 0.7 steals and 0.8 blocks.

The Bulls are getting 19 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game from Coby White.

The Bulls get 10 points per game from Alex Caruso, plus 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

The Bulls receive 10 points per game from Patrick Williams, plus 3.9 boards and 1.5 assists.

Wizards vs. Bulls Stat Insights

Washington Key Stats

The Wizards have been outscored by 9.4 points per game (scoring 113.5 points per game to rank 17th in the league while allowing 122.9 per contest to rank 30th in the NBA) and have a -750 scoring differential overall.

Washington loses the rebound battle by 7.7 boards on average. it collects 41.2 rebounds per game, which ranks 29th in the league, while its opponents pull down 48.9 per contest.

The Wizards make 12.3 three-pointers per game (21st in the league), while their opponents have made 12.2 on average.

Washington scores 108.1 points per 100 possessions (25th in the league), while allowing 116.6 points per 100 possessions (28th in the NBA).

Chicago Key Stats

The Bulls are being outscored by 1.5 points per game, with a -119 scoring differential overall. They put up 112 points per game (22nd in NBA), and give up 113.5 per outing (16th in league).

The 43.7 rebounds per game Chicago accumulates rank 14th in the NBA. Their opponents grab 43.3.

The Bulls knock down 3.1 fewer threes per game than the opposition, 11.5 (26th in the league) compared to their opponents' 14.6.

Chicago ranks 18th in the NBA with 112.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and 19th defensively with 113.1 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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