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.

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.

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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SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks and predictions for the Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Clippers on MLK Day

The Clippers defense has been incredibly stingy during their current four-game win streak, and the sagging Bulls don't look like the team to interrupt this run. Back L.A. as home favorites tonight.

The Bulls are currently 10-9 on the road with a point differential of -3, while the Clippers have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home.

Zach LaVine’s Chicago Bulls (18-25) and Ivica Zubac’s Los Angeles Clippers (24-17) square off at Intuit Dome on Monday, January 20, beginning at 10:30 PM ET.In their most recent

Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball praised Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers for the away team facilities at the Intuit Dome

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