The Chicago Bulls look to come out of their early-season tailspin and finish off a four-game road trip as they travel South to Orlando for a Monday night game against the Magic.

🚨 HISTORY FOR COOPER FLAGG 🚨 @Cooper_Flagg became the YOUNGEST PLAYER in NBA history to score 35+ points in a game in Dallas' victory tonight! He joins LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to have scored 30+ points in a game before turning 19 years old. pic.twitter.com/gOrGI0CPGA

Dec. 9 How they got here: Orlando clinched East Group B and the No. 1 overall seed with a win over Detroit on Friday. That Pistons loss, plus a Cavaliers loss, opened the door and Miami walked through it to advance as the Wild Card with a 3-1 record.

Players, including Tyrese Haliburton, dislike the rule; the Indiana Pacers star called the threshold “stupid” after a Pacers practice in January 2024. A person familiar with the National Basketball Players Association’s (NBPA) plans will push to reduce the threshold in the next CBA, which will come after the 2029-30 season.

Although there are still several months left in the 2025-26 NBA season, there seems to be absolutely no hope left for the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans made headlines a few weeks ago when they fired head coach Willie Green after a 2-10 start to the season.

Dallas Mavericks star rookie Cooper Flagg scored a career-high 35 points in a win over the Los Angeles Clippers Saturday.

Andre Snellings breaks down Monday's NBA games and offers his top fantasy streamers as well as his favorite bets and DFS plays.