Chicago aims to continue its four-game win streak with a victory over Los Angeles. Monday's meeting is the first of the season between the squads.

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles will try to keep its four-game road win streak intact when the Clippers face Chicago. The Bulls have gone 13-9 in home games. Chicago averages 13.5 turnovers per game and is 7-6 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The ghosts of the United Center are loud. When the Chicago Bulls are rolling, as they were coming into Monday night riding a four-game winning streak, that building carries a deafening, specific kind of energy.

Chicago hosts Los Angeles at Soldier Field tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC, with the winner advancing to face the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC championship game.

With the win, the Lakers improved to 28-17 and moved into a tie with the Houston Rockets at eight games back from first in the Western Conference. The Bulls fell to 23-23 and rema