Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart for Dec. 23 | 2024-25 NBA season

The Milwaukee Bucks face the Chicago Bulls on the road on Monday. Milwaukee is fourth in the East with a 15-12 record, while Chicago is ninth with a 13-16 record.

The Bucks are fresh from being crowned the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup champions. After a tough start to the season, Giannis Antetokounmpo turned around his team's fortunes. Milwaukee is 7-3 in its past 10 games and coming off of a 112-101 win against the Washington Wizards on Saturday, with Bobby Portis posting a near triple-double of 34 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.

The Bulls, meanwhile, lost 123-98 to the Boston Celtics on Saturday. They have split their past 10 games but have struggled at home, going 4-10. In Saturday’s loss, Nikola Vucevic led the team in scoring with 19 points and also had 10 rebounds.

The Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls game is scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m. EST at United Center. The game will be broadcast locally on Chicago Sports Network Plus and FanDuel Sports Network - Wisconsin. Fans can also stream it live on NBA League Pass and fuboTV.

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Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls: Injury Reports

Milwaukee Bucks injury report for Dec. 23

Khris Middleton is probable with an ankle issue, while Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) and Chris Livingston (illness) are questionable. Damian Lillard is doubtful with a calf injury.

Chicago Bulls injury report for Dec. 23

Josh Giddey (ankle) and Torrey Craig (Achilles) are questionable for Monday’s game.

Here’s a look at the Bucks vs Bulls’ starting lineups and depth charts for Dec. 23.

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Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls: Starting lineups and depth chart

Bucks starting lineup and depth chart

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Damian Lillard (DD)	AJ Green	Delon Wright
SG	Khris Middleton (DD)	Gary Trent Jr.	AJ Green
SF	Taurean Prince	Andre Jackson Jr.	Khris Middleton
PF	Giannis Antetokounmpo (DD)	Bobby Portis	Taurean Prince
C	Brook Lopez	Bobby Portis	Giannis Antetokounmpo

Bulls starting lineup and depth chart

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Josh Giddey (DD)	Lonzo Ball	Ayo Dosunmu
SG	Coby White	Ayo Dosunmu	Zach LaVine
SF	Zach LaVine	Dalen Terry	Talen Horton-Tucker
PF	Patrick Williams	Matas Buzelis	Julian Phillips
C	Nikola Vucevic	Jalen Smith	Adama Sanogo

*DD indicates day-to-day

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Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls: Key players

Giannis Antetokounmpo

While he's questionable, if he plays, there's no player more important for Milwaukee. The "Greek Freak" leads the league in scoring with 32.7 points per game.

He also averages 11.6 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.5 blocks. The last time the two teams met on Nov. 20, Antetokounmpo had 41 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in a 122-106 win.

Zach LaVine

In the aforementioned game, LaVine led the Bulls with 27 points and six assists. After a tough loss, expect LaVine to come out strong on Monday. He averages 22.0 points and 4.2 assists on the season and is also shooting a career-high 50.1%, including 44.4% from beyond the arc.