The Chicago Bulls (28-25) will face off against the Denver Nuggets (25-28) at the United Center tonight in Chicago, and with both teams either side of the .500 mark this will be an important match up for both.

The game starts at 8:00 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream via the link provided below (free for subscribers to the NBA network).

With an already determined defense playing even better and their offense working more powerfully, the Chicago Bulls have won four straight games.

In order to extend that streak, though, they'll have to snap a five-game series skid against the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

The Bulls are now a half-game of Toronto for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 94-92 road win against the Raptors on Wednesday night. Jimmy Butler scored 16 points and blocked DeMar DeRozan's probable go-ahead basket with two seconds left to preserve the win.

"Jimmy had a great play basically to save the game for us," said Bulls star Carlos Boozer, who scored a team-high 20. "We needed one stop and Jimmy got it for us."

A sixth straight win by the Nuggets would set the biggest streak by either team in their series history. The Nuggets had a 97-87 home win versus the Bulls on Nov. 21, allowing the Bulls to only shoot 38%.

Denver snapped its own five-game losing streak on Thursday with a 101-90 victory versus the NBA's worst team, the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nuggets' Kenneth Faried scored 26 points and shot 51% after shooting 39% during the previous losing streak.

Tonight's game will start at 8:00 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the ESPN network or online through live stream by clicking here.