The Chicago Bulls will be shorthanded once again on Tuesday, when they take on the Houston Rockets without their starting backcourt of Kris Dunn and Zach LaVine, according to Vincent Goodwill of NBC Sports Chicago.

The Bulls have lost their last five games and have been already eliminated from playoff contention, standing as the eighth-worst team in the league with a 24-49 record.

Chicago will also be without forward Paul Zipser and potentially sans Denzel Valentine, who is listed as questionable to go against the team with the best record in the league.

The race for futility continues and it's likely the Bulls will hold onto their stars for several other games, trying to accumulate as many balls as possible before the NBA season is over, already sporting poor chances to take down the Rockets, even with a fully healthy squad.