The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Avery Bradley on Tuesday against the Chicago Bulls, so Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will be inserted into the starting lineup.

Bradley is out due to a bruised lower leg:

The Lakers are riding a five-game winning streak heading into their matchup with the Bulls. Caldwell-Pope, who is not the most popular player in LA, will look to build off his solid performance of 14 points on 55.6 percent shooting from the field against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

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Overall on the season, Caldwell-Pope is averaging 6.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He's shooting 38.1 percent overall, 26.7 percent from beyond the arc and 80.0 percent from the free-throw line.

After losing to the Los Angeles Clippers on opening night, the Lakers have defeated the Utah Jazz, Charlotte Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks and Spurs. Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis are clicking on all cylinders and have LA primed for a deep playoff run this season.

The Bulls are only 2-5 on the season. Outside of shooting guard Zach LaVine and power forward Lauri Markkanen, Chicago doesn't have too much fire power on offense which should concern the Lakers.

All signs point toward LA coming away with a victory in The Windy City.