After dominating the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night, Ivica Zubac is set to miss tonight’s game for the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers are set to host the Chicago Bulls in the first of their two regular-season matchups.

Norman Powell scored 27 points, but the Clippers struggled with their shooting and couldn't overcome the absences of Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac in a loss.

The center is averaging career highs in points (15.0), rebounds (12.7) and assists (2.6) and remains a solid rim protector, drawing praise from coaches, teammates and opponents.

With Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac unavailable, the Clippers can’t keep up with Zach LaVine (35 points) and Chicago after halftime and lose for the first time in five games, 112-99.

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

Zach LaVine's seventh 30-point game in his last 11 outings helped carry the Bulls over the Clippers on the road Monday night.

Zach LaVine scored 35 points and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 112-99 on Monday night to snap a five-game skid. Talen Horton-Tucker added 18 points off the bench. Josh Giddey had 18 points,

Joining him on the bench was Zubac, who was accidentally poked in ... or found a way to stop Zach LaVine. The UCLA product scored a game-high 35 points on 11-of-21 shooting and scored 15 points ...

Every season, talented players miss out on the NBA All-Star Game. This year was no exception. Several players had All-Star-caliber performances but were left off the final roster.

Powell prognosticated before the season started that other players could step up and fill the void left by Paul George. He backed that up by turning into one of the league's premier tough shot-makers. He's hit a scorching 43.5 percent of his 3's this year and come up with some huge buckets to help them to their No. 6 standing in the West.

The pecking order at the top of the league has been set for a while (as evidenced by very little movement at the top of this week's Power Rankings), but the deadline provides a quick shot of adrenaline and variety,

Stephen Curry bounced back from a four-point first half with five second-half 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rallied to overcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52 points and stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.