{"id":645869,"date":"2025-12-17T06:51:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T05:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=645869"},"modified":"2025-12-17T06:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T05:51:20","slug":"bulls-vs-cavaliers-injury-report-predicted-lineups-latest-updates-on-ayo-sam-merrill-evan-mobley-max-strus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/bulls-vs-cavaliers-injury-report-predicted-lineups-latest-updates-on-ayo-sam-merrill-evan-mobley-max-strus\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls vs. Cavaliers Injury Report &amp; Predicted Lineups: Latest Updates on Ayo Sam Merrill, Evan Mobley, Max Strus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bulls&rsquo; season has quickly unraveled after a promising 5&#8209;0 start, slipping to 10&#8209;15 and just one win in their last nine outings. Defensive lapses were glaring in a 114&#8209;104 home loss to New Orleans, despite Coby White&rsquo;s 20 points.<\/p><p>Josh Giddey continues to post strong averages of 20.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 8.8 assists, but the team ranks among the league&rsquo;s worst on both ends. Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tag\/Cleveland-Cavaliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>, once expected to contend, sit seventh at 15&#8209;12 after a stunning overtime collapse to Charlotte. Donovan Mitchell&rsquo;s 30.7 scoring average remains a bright spot amid their recent struggles.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shoutout to Josh Giddey for his shooting development, man<br><br>He&rsquo;s improved every year, even after leaving OKC<br><br>He&rsquo;s gone from 26% &#10145;&#65039; 32.5% &#10145;&#65039; 33.7% &#10145;&#65039; 37.8% in his previous 4 years <br><br>So far, this year, he&rsquo;s 5\/12 from 3 (41.6%), with none bigger than this one <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kURwkmQQkI\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/kURwkmQQkI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Point Made Basketball (@pointmadebball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pointmadebball\/status\/1982997178596655234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Game Details<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date &amp; Time:<\/strong> Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> United Center, Chicago, Illinois<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TV Broadcast:<\/strong> FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, NBA League Pass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Live Streaming:<\/strong> FanDuel Sports App<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bulls vs. Cavaliers Injury Report<\/h2><p><strong>Chicago Bulls Injuries<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Pos<\/th><th>Est. Return Date<\/th><th>Status<\/th><th>Comment<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Ayo Dosunmu<\/td><td>G<\/td><td>17 Dec<\/td><td>Day-To-Day<\/td><td>17 Dec: Dosunmu is questionable for Wednesday&rsquo;s game against the Cavaliers due to a right thumb sprain.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lachlan Olbrich<\/td><td>C<\/td><td>17 Dec<\/td><td>Day-To-Day<\/td><td>15 Dec: Olbrich (calf) will be available Wednesday against the Nets.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Noa Essengue<\/td><td>F<\/td><td>1 Oct<\/td><td>Out<\/td><td>4 Dec: Essengue will undergo left shoulder surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2025&ndash;26 season.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p><strong>Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Pos<\/th><th>Est. Return Date<\/th><th>Status<\/th><th>Comment<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Max Strus<\/td><td>G<\/td><td>22 Dec<\/td><td>Out<\/td><td>17 Dec: Strus (foot) has been ruled out for Wednesday&rsquo;s game against the Bulls.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sam Merrill<\/td><td>G<\/td><td>22 Dec<\/td><td>Out<\/td><td>17 Dec: Merrill is listed as out for Wednesday&rsquo;s game against the Bulls due to a right hand sprain.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Luke Travers<\/td><td>F<\/td><td>17 Dec<\/td><td>Day-To-Day<\/td><td>&ndash;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Evan Mobley<\/td><td>C<\/td><td>27 Dec<\/td><td>Out<\/td><td>14 Dec: Mobley sustained a Grade 1 left calf strain during the Cavaliers&rsquo; 130-126 win over the Wizards on Friday.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Larry Nance Jr.<\/td><td>F<\/td><td>22 Dec<\/td><td>Out<\/td><td>1 Dec: An MRI revealed a Grade 1 soleus strain in Nance&rsquo;s right calf and he is expected to miss the next 3-4 weeks of action.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bulls vs. Cavaliers Predicted Starting Lineup<\/h2><p><strong>Chicago Bulls<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PG: Josh Giddey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SG: Coby White<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SF: Isaac Okoro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PF: Matas Buzelis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C: Nikola Vucevic<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Cleveland Cavaliers<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PG: Darius Garland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SG: Donovan Mitchell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SF: De&rsquo;Andre Hunter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PF: Dean Wade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C: Jarrett Allen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bulls&rsquo; season has quickly unraveled after a promising 5&#8209;0 start, slipping to 10&#8209;15 and just one win in their last nine outings. Defensive lapses were glaring in a 114&#8209;104 home loss to New Orleans, despite Coby White&rsquo;s 20 points. 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