It was a forgettable night for Josh Giddey, who was expected to take on more responsibility with Lonzo Ball unavailable but instead went scoreless on two field goal attempts. Giddey added three rebounds, four assists, one steal, a block and two turnovers in the loss while Zach LaVine (27 points) led the way.

The Chicago Bulls are hosting the Charlotte Hornets for game three of their regular season series matchup On Friday night. The Bulls are currently leading the series 2-1 and will be looking to keep their streak against the Hornets going,

This three-team trade proposal would see the Chicago Bulls find an upgrade over Patrick Williams at power forward and more.

Josh Giddey fills the stat sheet, hustling on the glass and finding his teammates as he gathers 13 rebounds, 12 assists and four steals in the Chicago Bulls' loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Without injured star Anthony Davis, the LA Lakers were hard pressed to beat the lowly Brooklyn Nets, while Charlotte won a thriller against Chicago.

The Chicago Bulls are now open to trading forward Patrick Williams, but whether he'll have any suitors is another question.

Sunday's seven-game slate requires some sifting to identify the best team and player matchups worthy of our attention. Right away, you'll notice three games have spreads of at least 11.5 points, suggesting blowouts could be part of a larger theme today if the actual outcomes align.

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Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups got back two key players, lost one, tweaked the starting lineup and then attempted to snap a five-game losing streak and avoid going 0-5 on their current home stand. The Blazers found the right formula, showed improvement on defense and generated enough offense to win 113-102 at the Moda Center.

Week 13 starts with eight games on Monday as the NBA celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But the back half of the week gets a bit wonky as there are only three games on Friday night, then 14 games on Saturday,

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The Charlotte Hornets (9-28) conclude their road trip on Friday, this time heading to Chicago to take on the Bulls (18-23). The Bulls pulled out the wins in both December matchups, which means the Hornets will need to win both tonight and in their final matchup in April to even up the season series.