Toronto could not dress eight healthy players due to health and safety protocols.
COVID hits NBA schedule again: League postpones tonight’s Raptors at Bulls game — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
It is possible the Bulls will not have the minimum of eight players dressed for Tuesday’s game against the Pistons.
Zach LaVine makes it nine Bulls in health, safety protocols — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Zach LaVine had 30 points and DeMar DeRozan added 22 for the Bulls.
Lillard gets hot late, leads Trail Blazers comeback to beat Bulls — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green’s status is still in question for the finale of the Warriors’ eight-game homestand Friday, but they’ll be going up against an opponent who is unexpectedly shorthanded in the post. Bulls center Nikola Vucevic was ruled out Thursday after entering the league’s health and safety protocols, reportedly testing positive for COVID-19.…
Warriors, Bulls could both be missing key players in Friday’s showdown — East Bay Times
“Essentially we got that offer, went back to L.A., asked if they could do the same, they said ‘no.'”
Caruso details how Bulls recruited him, how he gave Lakers a chance to match — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The Bulls were feeling great about their 4-0 start.
Report: Bulls’ Patrick Williams expected to miss rest of season with wrist injury — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Kemba Walker scored 21 points, RJ Barrett added 20 for the Knicks.
Knicks hold off late charge, hand Bulls first loss of season 104-103 — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
It’s a matter of pain tollerance.
Report: Zach LaVine to play through thumb ligament tear on non-shooting hand — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
SERIES STATS
Chicago swept the season series (3-0) against Toronto in 2020-21 … Zach LaVine posted a game-high 24 points, and Lauri Markkanen added 20 to lead the Bulls to a 114-102 season series sweep of the Raptors … Coby White (17
points/10 assists) and Nikola Vučević (16 points/16 rebounds) also recorded double-doubles for Chicago … In the second of three between the Bulls and the Raptors last year, Vučević and LaVine each scored 22 points to lead Chicago to a
122-113 victory … LaVine also had 15 assists, while Markkanen came off the bench to score 18 by making eight of 10 shots … Chris Boucher posted a career-high 38 points and 19 rebounds for Toronto, and Pascal Siakam added 27 points and eight rebounds …the first game between the Bulls and the Raptors was originally scheduled for Feb. 28th down in Tampa, FL but
ended up being postponed due to Toronto not having eight players available per the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols … the league rescheduled the game for April 8th in Tampa …two weeks later the teams were able to take each
other on in Chicago, where Bulls rookie Patrick Williams posted a career-best 23 points to lead Chicago, 118-95 … Chicago maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second half and enjoyed a nice cushion after Denzel Valentine made three 3-pointers during a 9-0 run that pushed the lead to 96-78 with eight minutes left. Toronto, which had won 12 straight against Chicago before that game, never got closer than 11 points the rest of the night … Norman Powell scored 32 points as the depleted Raptors, down five regulars, as they lost their fifth straight … Kyle Lowry had 20 points and eight assists before being ejected in the final minutes after picking up his second technical foul for arguing with officials … the Bulls matched a season-high in rebounding with 60
against Toronto and held the Raptors to just 37 boards … prior to this game, Chicago had last beaten the Raptors on Feb. 14, 2017.
The Bulls could use a floor general to organize the offense around their two All-Stars.
Report: Bulls may target Lonzo Ball, Dennis Schroder in offseason — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The Bulls are just 2-4 since the trade deadline, but are showing signs of rapid progress.
Nikola Vučević’s Impact on Bulls, Zach LaVine Is Already Evident — NBC Chicago
Please be advised of the following updates to the Raptors 2020-21 schedule:
• The Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors game originally scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 28 will be played on Thursday, Apr. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
• The Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers game originally scheduled for Friday, Apr. 9 will be played on Saturday, Apr. 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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