Raptors vs. Bulls: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
Game Time: 8:00 PM EDT on Monday March 21, 2022
Toronto Raptors 99, Chicago Bulls 113 (Final )
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Chuck Swirsky @ctsbullsBulls win ! Time to celebrate ! pic.twitter.com/KVZ2nO9JNJ – 10:27 PM Payal Doshi @PayalDoshiTV
The final score in tonight’s Raptors-Bulls game was 113-99 but all my alerts are telling me otherwise.
Who’s correct? pic.twitter.com/JXqmHtzJ0L – 10:25 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Final Numbers 📊
Zach: 26p/6r/6a/1s
Deebo: 26p/5r/1a/1s/3b
Vooch: 19p/13r/2a/1s/1b
Ayo: 11p/2r/6a/1b
Woo: 7p/4r/2a/1s
AC: 7p/2r/6a/1s
Pat: 7p/2r/1s
Tristan: 4p/4r/1a/2b
Troy: 3p/1r
Coby: 2p/2r/4a
Tony: 1p/1r pic.twitter.com/Omnqf3C0n3 – 10:21 PM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Lonzo Ball injury update: Bulls guard suffers setback, will pause knee rehab for at least 10 days
cbssports.com/nba/news/lonzo… – 10:20 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Final pic.twitter.com/4H6xAsC9sC – 10:19 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls win ! Bulls win ! Bulls win ! 113-99. DeRozan and LaVine each with 26. Vooch 19-13. – 10:18 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Thad Young spent a long time talking to Patrick Williams and Javonte Young after the final horn. #Bulls beat Toronto 113-99 and clinch season series over Raptors, which could help them avoid play0in tourney. – 10:18 PM Christian Clark @cclark_13
Loss dropped the Pels back into 10th place. Here’s what the West’s play-in tournament race looks like.
Big three-game home stand coming up. Bulls on Thursday. Spurs on Saturday. Lakers on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/GIxsRy3J6X – 10:17 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
NEEDED A W. GOT THE W. BEEP BEEP. pic.twitter.com/o7UHoMdh63 – 10:17 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Fun fact: Alex Caruso started for the first time since December tonight and the Bulls have their biggest win since January. pic.twitter.com/sOMCpcBAgi – 10:16 PM David Hardisty @clutchfans
Can’t count on Utah. Nets, w/o several players, beat the Jazz tonight. CLE, TOR both lost. CLE (6th seed) is three games ahead, TOR (7th) only two. They face each other next.
The lone bright spot was CHA (9th) won, which keeps them on the heels of BKN. The pick is still #16. – 10:16 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
The Bulls get a much-needed confidence boost with a 113-99 win over the Toronto Raptors. A huge change in energy tonight, especially on the defensive end.
DeRozan: 26 points
LaVine: 26 points
Vooch: 19 points
Williams: 7 points, 2 rebounds, one steal – 10:16 PM Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Bulls 113, Raptors 99. pic.twitter.com/DmXeuaKxJa – 10:16 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
‘Topes lose. 113-99. LaVine and DeMar both had 26. 22 for Siakam, 19 and 10 for Boucher. – 10:16 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Charlotte, Cleveland, Toronto and Atlanta are the playoff teams that the Bulls matchup up with really well … everyone else … pic.twitter.com/JLJYKsKFkL – 10:15 PM Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Raptors lose. DeMar DeRozan edges past Shaquille O’Neal and ties Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony for 10th in points per game career vs. Raptors. – 10:15 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Final: Bulls 113, Raptors 99
LaVine: 26-6-6 (18 in second half)
DeRozan: 26 pts, 3 blk, 1 stl
Vucevic: 19-13-2
Ayo: 11 pts, 6 ast off bench
Caruso: 7 pts, 6 ast
P-Will: 7 pts, 2 reb, 1 stl in return
Big win for Bulls, who move to 42-29 and clinch season series with Raps – 10:15 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls 113, Raptors 99
Bulls stay in 5th and clinch season series with Toronto
LaVine 26 points, 6 assists
DeRozan 26 points
Vucevic 19 points, 13 rebounds
Williams 7 points, 2 rebounds (first action since Oct. 28)
Bulls tie season-high with 29 points off TOs – 10:15 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Final: Bulls 113, Raptors 99.
Zach LaVine: 26/6/6
DeMar DeRozan: 26/5/1
Nikola Vučević: 19/13/2
Ayo Dosunmu: 11/2/6
Patrick Williams: 7 points, 2 reb.
The Bulls are now 42-29. – 10:15 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
BULLS WIN.
BULLS WIN.
BULLS WIN. pic.twitter.com/SIqcx0zuhZ – 10:15 PM Trey Kerby @treykerby
42 was a BIG W for Da Bulls 👀🔴 pic.twitter.com/OH6UsJhepd – 10:14 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Only chance the Raptors have on poor shooting nights like this is if they can outwork/hustle their opponent and win the possession battle. Injuries/fatigue factored in, obviously, but they weren’t able to do that tonight. Tough loss, and a costly one too. – 10:12 PM Zach Kram @zachkram
DeMar DeRozan was 10-for-10 on 2-point attempts tonight—tied for the most makes without a miss in Bulls history.
(The guy he tied is surprisingly not Jordan, but Jerry Sloan, who went 10-10 in a game in 1973.) – 10:11 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
The Vooch with his 41st double-double- 19/10 – 10:10 PM Tas Melas @TasMelas
This Scottie Barnes 🏽🏽 two-hand block while barely jumping after calmly cutting off Zach Lavine was something. pic.twitter.com/GyZk3rUKih – 10:09 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
#DeMVP behavior.
@NBCSChicago | @DeMar DeRozan pic.twitter.com/Zbk3HlPK2N – 10:08 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeMar DeRozan invites the one-on-one with Fred VanVleet, then buries that signature turnaround jumper over his former teammate — and gets the foul.
DeRozan matching LaVine with 26 points apiece. – 10:07 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
DeMar DeRozan with the hoop , the harm and one..” Put him in the Hall…put him in the Hall of Fame.” Bulls 106-86. 4 min left – 10:07 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
The Bulls have tied their season-high by scoring 29 points off TOs.
The 20-point lead is one thing. That the Bulls have rediscovered their identity while building that lead is a bigger deal. – 10:06 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
WOO WITH THE ENERGY 🔋
@NBCSChicago | @Javonte Green pic.twitter.com/Q1vNXzUJed – 10:04 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Bulls by 14, 6:52 left; that’s more than a mountain to climb for the Raptors – 10:01 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
😤😤😤 pic.twitter.com/QiuzTCDYyd – 9:57 PM Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Nick Nurse drew up an ATO to end this Raptors scoring drought, great Bulls efforts all around to stymie this play.
-Caruso getting through three screens
-Vucevic meeting VanVleet at the level and walling him off
-Williams denying the reset out to Siakam
-Ayo finishing it off. pic.twitter.com/vb7QpUqfMj – 9:56 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMar’s quarter. pic.twitter.com/frRAlMZIaX – 9:55 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Final: Sixers 113, Heat 106. Philly moves to within two in the loss column of Miami for first in the East, and wins without its two stars after losing last night here to Toronto without Fred VanVleet and OG Anunoby. Pretty wild back-to-back. – 9:53 PM Gina Mizell @ginamizell
Last night: Shorthanded Raptors beat full-strength Sixers.
Tonight: Shorthanded Sixers beat full-strength Heat.
Because of course!
Sixers win 113-106. Up next: The last West trip of the season to Lakers, Clippers and Suns. We’ve got 11 games to go. – 9:50 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Just when you think you’ve figured out that you can’t figure the Raptors out, they go ahead and look flat vs. a slightly better team on a back-to-back. This is so Raptors. – 9:50 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Bulls 3, Nick explodes at a non-call, Chicago up 16 and I daresay we’re done here – 9:49 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
gotta give yuta a chance, it’s just not there for thad – 9:49 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Need a strong finish!
Zach LaVine: 24 pts (8-14 FG), 4 ast pic.twitter.com/ob2IQ6EDUx – 9:46 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
ZACH LAVINE IS COOKIN.
@NBCSChicago | @Zach LaVine pic.twitter.com/uPoaG1QtLR – 9:45 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bulls closed the third quarter on a 21-8 run (at one point scoring 15 unanswered) that had a little bit of everything. 14 points from Zach LaVine. Patrick Williams steal-and-score. Four Toronto turnovers and a lot of fastbreak action – 9:45 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
#Bulls used an 18-2 run to take an 84-73 lead over Toronto at end of 3Qs. Zach LaVine on a hot streak, leads with 24 pts. DeRozan with 17, Patrick Williams has 7 in his return – 9:45 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Zach LaVine comes alive with 16 points in the third quarter. He scored eight in the first half. – 9:44 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
16 points in the quarter for Zach! pic.twitter.com/t21cDY4GSB – 9:44 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Zach LaVine with 16-3rd quarter points. Bulls up 84-73 after 3. – 9:44 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors down 11 heading into the fourth, not sure if they’ve got the gas for one last run – 9:44 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
LaVine explodes, and the Raptors trail 84-73 after 3. – 9:44 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
LaVine had 16 points in the 3rd, up to 24 overall. – 9:44 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Not Thad Young’s best night here. – 9:43 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Pat is taking COOKIES 🍪
@NBCSChicago | @Patrick Williams pic.twitter.com/sojykcjOgw – 9:43 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
No Joel Embiid, no James Harden … but a lot of Tyrese Maxey for the Philadelphia 76ers tonight.
10 points in the fourth quarter, 25 in the game, and Philly is on the verge of doing to Miami what Toronto did to it last night. – 9:42 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls are dictating tempo. Finally. – 9:41 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Raptors with no answer. – 9:41 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls at their best – turn you over and get out and run. – 9:41 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Been about five minutes without a Raptors field goal.
Or, a typical Raptors game – 9:40 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
It’s amazing LaVine can do nothing for a half and then he reminds you that oh yeah, he’s the most explosive player alive. – 9:39 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Zach with the blow-by
@NBCSChicago | @Zach LaVine pic.twitter.com/mdKl7tAvv3 – 9:38 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Felt like that LaVine putback a minute ago was a rare event. He averages 0.3 offensive rebounds per game this season and that was his sixth in the last 20 games since the knee injury first hit. #Bulls lead Toronto 72-65 last 3rdQ – 9:38 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
The Bulls break open a seven-point lead bolstered by three straight baskets from Zach LaVine.
LaVine (16 points) is matching DeRozan (17 points) in production now. – 9:37 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Raptors right now…. pic.twitter.com/l7U2ejuC7u – 9:37 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
LaVine has scored six straight in this 9-0 run by the Bulls. And he drove and assisted on Caruso 3-pointer that started it. Timeout, Raptors. – 9:37 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Do the Bulls have a DeAndre Jordan type they could put in? – 9:36 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Bulls by 3 and the pace of the game has slowed, considerably.
Was like sludge early, now like lava – 9:35 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
LeBron and the Lakers do the Raptors a solid and knock off the Cavs. With a win over Chicago tonight, Toronto would move back into a tie for 6th and pull within a half-game of the Bulls for 5th. A lot at stake ahead of Thursday’s Raps-Cavs showdown. – 9:33 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
38-11-12 for LeBron in win over Cavs? This puts Raptors fans in a difficult position. – 9:31 PM Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
DeMar DeRozan is fourth in NBA in free throw attempts per game. How many does he have so far tonight? Let’s ask Sam: pic.twitter.com/xvZFRwXlIB – 9:29 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMar’s in his bag.
@NBCSChicago | @DeMar DeRozan pic.twitter.com/YoKCLN1BYA – 9:25 PM Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Pelicans with two nights off before starting their final 10 games.
– vs CHI
– vs SA
– vs LAL
– @ POR
– @ LAL
– @ LAC
– @ SAC
– vs POR
– @ MEM
– vs GSW – 9:24 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Scottie Barnes looks out of gas – 9:22 PM Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Khem Birch having one of his best games of the season against old pal Nikola Vucevic. A lot of practice reps between those two over the years. – 9:22 PM Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Lakers drilled the Cavs, so Toronto can tie Cleveland again with a win and move within 0.5 of Bulls. – 9:21 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Cavs lose to the Lakers at home, adds a bit of consequence to Raptors-Bulls – 9:20 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
You just can’t lose this game if you’re the Bulls. The Raptors are finishing a B2B. They lost Gary Trent Jr. on 2nd-to-last play of last night’s game and also are without Anunoby.
Yes, Bulls are still without Ball and Caruso and PWil are finding rhythm. But you have 3 All-Stars – 9:19 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Everything you want in a Raps-Bulls game…pace, defense, intensity. – 9:17 PM Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Real time update: Tatum 19 in the first half at OKC, DeRozan with 13 in the first half against Toronto.
As of 9:16pm eastern, they’re tied for the NBA scoring lead. pic.twitter.com/5SpZiaQZHl – 9:16 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
last time raps were in chicago they went 17-of-28 at the free throw line, bulls returning the favour so far tonight going 6-of-12. – 9:13 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
up by 1⃣ at the half pic.twitter.com/WpxqpH4OV6 – 9:07 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Just 2 turnovers for #Bulls in 1st half with Caruso starting at PG. But they trail Toronto 55-54 at half. DeRozan has 13 pts against his old team, Siakam with 16. – 9:06 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Fred’s first-half line: 10-5-7. The Raptors are +8 with him on the floor, -7 without him. – 9:06 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Halftime from the UC.
DeMar DeRozan: 13 pts (6-7 FG), 4 reb
Zach LaVine: 8 pts, 3 ast pic.twitter.com/eb7zOkDQU1 – 9:05 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Patrick Williams is playing under a minutes restriction off the bench, but that was still quite an active first half for him after five months away.
Five points and two rebounds, plus a huge boost to the Bulls’ ball rotation in his 11 minutes on the court. – 9:05 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Halftime: Raptors 55, Bulls 54
DeRozan: 13 pts, 6-7 FG
LaVine: 8 pts, 3 ast
Patrick Williams: 5 pts, 2 reb
Siakam: 16 pts
VanVleet: 10 pts, 7 ast – 9:05 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors up 1 at the half, Siakam’s got 16
Helluva game, again
Birch has been tremendous – 9:05 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Raps up 55-54 at the half. The Bulls are missing many open corner 3s. Good game. – 9:04 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Raptors 55, Bulls 54 at half
DeRozan 13 pts (6-7 FGs)
LaVine 8 pts, 3 assists
Williams 5 pts, 2 rebw, 11 minutes
Siakam 16 pts
VanVleet 10 pts, 7 assists – 9:04 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Here’s a lineup: VanVleet, Siakam, Achiuwa, Boucher, Birch – 9:01 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Pascal Siakam masterclass. – 9:00 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
The Bulls are a great story, have a ton of talent and are fun to watch. But I just don’t see how a team with three key starters — Vooch, DeRozan and LaVine — that teams can and will hunt on switches can survive in a playoff series. One guy? Sure. Two? Maybe. But three? – 8:59 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
LeBron is helping out the Bulls tonight. – 8:59 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
🌪 @Pascal Siakam 🌪 pic.twitter.com/mTevxN2YX7 – 8:58 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors up 1, 2:48 until halftime, Siakam’s cooking, you can almost see his eyes light up when Vucevic’s in front of him – 8:57 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Good offensive news for Bulls fans: Bulls have 14 assists with 1 TO
Bad offensive news for Bulls fans: They’re 4-10 from the FT line – 8:56 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
DJ odd-man out with PWill back. – 8:56 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
pascal legit left vooch in a different area code – 8:56 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Barnes Birch Boucher pic.twitter.com/r0E97l4A64 – 8:52 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Derrick Jones Jr. and Troy Brown Jr. out of Bulls’ new look rotation with Williams back and Caruso starting. – 8:52 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
The patience by Scottie Barnes there *chef’s kiss* – 8:49 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Yes, I did my Jack Armstrong impression, ” Get that garbage out of here.” @Toronto Raptors – 8:46 PM David Thorpe @coachthorpe
Coaches, if you want to see what awareness and effort look like in a young pro, watch the final 2 minutes of the 1st qtr and the first 3 of the 2nd in the Raptor at Bulls game. Just watch them and you will know which player I’m writing about, cause he will take your breath away. – 8:44 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
DeMar DeRozan so far: 8 points, 4-for-4 shooting, three rebounds, two blocked shots, one charge drawn. – 8:43 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
DeMar DeRozan just drew his first charge of the season – 8:43 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
I don’t know where Achiuwa spent the all-star break but i imagine the Raptors might want to have training camp there next fall – 8:41 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
The splits don’t even tell the story, pre all-star Precious Achiuwa and post all-star Precious Achiuwa are completely different players. – 8:40 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Solid first stint for Williams. 5 points, 1 rebound, helped the Bulls’ physicality – 8:39 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
That was a really promising starting quarter on both ends for the Bulls. Defense was consistently intense and forced the Raptors to take a lot of bad shots. Offense is clicking and Williams looks comfort in his early minutes. – 8:36 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Solid start.
DeMar DeRozan: 8 pts, 3 reb, 2 blk pic.twitter.com/3frlJvNqUG – 8:35 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Great first quarter for the boys. Played physical, moved the ball, set the tempo, made Raptors uncomfortable with their shot selection. Lot of boxes checked. – 8:35 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
A couple of ill-advised threes late in the quarter by the Raptors, who are down 30-24 after one
DeMar hasn’t missed a shot – 8:34 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Patrick’s first bucket in his return! 🏹
@NBCSChicago | @Patrick Williams pic.twitter.com/IFzyp8VBmk – 8:34 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Patrick Williams’ first points come on a catch-and-shoot corner 3. The rainbow arc is back – 8:32 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Patrick Williams’ high-arcing jumper is back. – 8:32 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is in the house for Bulls-Raptors. – 8:29 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Zach’s so smooth with it.
@NBCSChicago | @Zach LaVine pic.twitter.com/UiXzGE6gPX – 8:29 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Fred VanVleet ALWAYS finds the way to make his teammates happy! #WeTheNorth
pic.twitter.com/xqHLPbQsE6 – 8:28 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
🗣 BONJOUR pic.twitter.com/ga1XZE7He2 – 8:27 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
PWill returns. – 8:24 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Loud ovation greets Patrick Williams at the 5 minute mark of the 1st. His first action since Oct. 28 – 8:24 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Patrick Williams earns a big cheer from the crowd as he checks back into his first game for the Bulls since October. – 8:23 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Loud standing ovation from UC crowd as Patrick Williams checks in for first action since Oct. 28 – 8:23 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMarvelous. pic.twitter.com/o0ZjlCoc2M – 8:22 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Lots of good scores around the league for the Bulls right now … besides the Celtics. – 8:19 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DEEBO ON THE BREAK.
@NBCSChicago | @DeMar DeRozan pic.twitter.com/o3DXgrAi7J – 8:19 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Marginally better start for Raptors, who find themselves down 5 at first timeout.
Missed about 3 shots inside the restricted area – 8:19 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Alex Caruso started this one and it’s clearly his mission to make things as difficult as possible for Barnes and VanVleet.
Barnes just let out a frustrated roar after Caruso forced him to fumble the ball out of bounds for a turnover. – 8:18 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
the rookie & vet connection
@Fred VanVleet @ScottBarnes561 pic.twitter.com/BQinrNkbRo – 8:18 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeRozan smashes an emphatic dunk in transition as the Bulls open with a 12-7 lead.
The Raptors are only shooting 25% in the opening minutes of this game, but they’re getting into dangerous spots. Bulls need to take advantage of their early cold shooting. – 8:17 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Awesome sequence from Birch there: wins the ball on the tap out, screens and re-screens for VanVleet, who gets downhill and finds Barnes on the cut. – 8:17 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
AC finds Vooch!
@NBCSChicago | @Nikola Vucevic pic.twitter.com/qUtJ2gQFpI – 8:15 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Caruso has point guard IQ. – 8:13 PM Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
The Bulls are going to “pull back” on Lonzo Ball’s knee rehab for the next 10 days: espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 8:13 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Point guard … who needs a point guard … Caruso gets the nod as starting sparkplug. – 8:11 PM Sean Highkin @highkin
Haven’t watched the Bulls’ home broadcast in a while and didn’t realize they’re using a song from Kanye’s Jesus album as their intro music now. – 8:06 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Let’s get it, @Patrick Williams! pic.twitter.com/e9aKe0WH4O – 8:05 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Raps need this one to have chance at tiebreaker. Bulls currently have the next tiebreaker after season series, conference record, but the edge would move to just one game on that (Bulls 26-18, Raps 25-19) if Raps win tonight. – 8:04 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
👀🔴 – 8:00 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Tonight is gut-check time for this Bulls team. The most telling game of the season … – 7:59 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bad news on the Lonzo Ball front, as the Bulls were always asking a lot to go right on the medical front. Also, some interesting minutes news on DeMar DeRozan … all in one click …
Read it:
chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/21/2299… – 7:57 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
The wait is over @Patrick Williams pic.twitter.com/dDC1Gn5jPf – 7:46 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
After saying he didn’t like playing Achiuwa with Birch last night, Nick Nurse will naturally start Achiuwa, Birch, VanVleet, Scottie B and Siakam. – 7:44 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Tonight’s @invisalign Starting Lineup pic.twitter.com/5qrtPLfM12 – 7:39 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks’ first injury report for Tuesday night’s game against the Bulls:
Probable: Giannis Antetkounmpo (right knee soreness)
OUT: DeAndre’ Bembry (right ACL/MCL tear), Khris Middleton (left wrist soreness)
OUT (G-League assignment): Sandro Mamukelashvili, Lindell Wigginton – 7:33 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Alex Caruso joins the starting lineup tonight against Toronto.
@FirstAlert | #BullsNation pic.twitter.com/2HZHiBFEDX – 7:30 PM Bill Oram @billoram
After two much better performances in Toronto/Washington, the Lakers game in Cleveland is following a familiar script with the Cavs racing out to an early 23-11 lead. – 7:26 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors go back to the Achiuwa-Birch starting combination with VanVleet, Barnes and Siakam tonight in Chicago – 7:24 PM Josh Martin @LonzoWire
Ball has had trouble ramping up his rehab in order to get back on the floor for the Bulls. lonzowire.usatoday.com/2022/03/21/bil… – 7:08 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
The return. pic.twitter.com/dsAV5UapHE – 7:05 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Meet Juventino Cano!
He moved to Chicago from Mexico when he was 16 and has been a huge Bulls fan ever since
#NochesEneBeA
pic.twitter.com/38rVfQoqrC – 7:00 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Not 100% sure if this is the play where Gary Trent Jr. sprained his toe, but you can see him look down at his foot at the very end. Raptors say he will have it evaluated on Tuesday. Hi will not play vs. Bulls Monday night.
nba.com/stats/events/?… – 6:57 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Nick Nurse on Scottie Barnes: “He is becoming more and more assertive and more and more physical. I mean he’s taking people and putting ’em in the basket. He’s starting to figure out that he is big and strong, and he can take a lot of physicality but he can deliver it too” – 6:55 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Nick Nurse on the growth of Scottie Barnes: “He’s becoming more and more assertive and more and more physical. He’s taking people and putting them in the basket. He’s starting to figure out he is big and strong and can can a lot of physicality and deliver it.” – 6:54 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Nurse says Gary got hurt on the second-last play of the game last night and he’ll be re-evaluated in Toronto. – 6:42 PM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Gary Trent Jr. suffered the toe injury on the second last play of the game last night, Nick Nurse says. Will be reevaluated when the team returns to Toronto tomorrow – 6:42 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Light 💧 pic.twitter.com/mqLiwHEb5w – 6:42 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Lonzo Ball is taking a step back in his meniscus recovery, per Billy Donovan. He’ll stop running for the next 10 days and focus on strengthening his knee.
This means Ball will go past his original 6-8 week recovery window. Increasingly unlikely he’s back before reg. season ends. – 6:36 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
With all that said, the Bulls still have three All-Stars. Not a lot of teams can say that. What shape are the All-Stars in mentally and physically will now be on full display. – 6:29 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
PAW DAY. pic.twitter.com/7n1NOs6J5c – 6:28 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Just go ahead and rule Lonzo Ball out the rest of the regular season. He never even got cutting and lateral movement ramped up. If he can make a guest appearance in the playoffs? Bonus. – 6:27 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
The bone bruise is still the issue with Lonzo Ball’s knee. The pause is to allow further healing. Ten days is the end of March, and then he would have to start the running program again. Calendar isn’t on his side. – 6:25 PM Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Lonzo Ball will stop running on his knee for the next 10 days, per Billy Donovan. They’ve been trying to ramp him up but he hasn’t responded well – 6:23 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Billy Donovan says Bulls are pulling back Lonzo Ball’s rehab for next 10 days. Ball will still do strength work, but in terms of trying to ramp his running up to full-speed, Bulls are giving him a break – 6:23 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Lonzo Ball will only do strength training … still not ruling him out for season, but a 10-day pause isn’t great news. – 6:22 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Things on hold for 10 days with Lonzo Ball – Head Coach Billy Donovan. Taking a break on running. – 6:22 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Donovan says Lonzo Ball will take a 10 day break from running as he continues knee rehab. #Bulls – 6:21 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Lonzo Ball will cease running for 10 days and focus on strengthening the knee, per Donovan. – 6:21 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Billy said Lonzo is being pulled back from running for 10 days. – 6:21 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Billy Donovan says Patrick Williams will have a cap of 25 minutes vs. Raptors – 6:19 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Patrick Williams will play no more than 25 minutes, per Billy Donovan. – 6:19 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Patrick Williams will come off the bench and be on a 25 minute restriction, Bulls coach Billy Donovan says. – 6:19 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Coby White just walked into United Center wearing a No. 44 Patrick Williams jersey – 6:00 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
It’s our @goaawol digital shirt toss time.
RT now for a chance to win – the only way to get this shirt. pic.twitter.com/f5M8tOzyMk – 6:00 PM Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Wild fact of the day: Patrick Williams, who the Bulls get back against the Raptors today, is somehow nearly a month younger than Scottie Barnes. That’s even though he played for Florida State and was the fourth pick of the NBA draft one year before Barnes did the same. – 5:45 PM Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
That Chicago-Milwaukee-Memphis season-ending trip could be the biggest in years for #Celtics in terms of seeding. – 5:16 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
’twas a good week of basketball
@LGCanada | #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/yE12c0Orst – 4:50 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Great prizes from @McDonaldsCanada are up for grabs in Game Time.
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The last 2 minute report for last night’s #sixers vs #raptors game lists the offensive foul / flagrant 1 on James Harden as the correct call. – 4:06 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
So precious 🥰
Welcome to #BullsNation, Alexia!

All babies born at @AdvocateHealth hospitals in the month of March will receive a special Baby Bull welcome gift courtesy of @AdvocateKids. pic.twitter.com/yy11q3ZE9l – 4:00 PM Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Dissecting 76ers’ loss to Toronto Raptors, Joel Embiid’s exhaustion and … youtu.be/Xs8TKlc7mrs via @YouTube – 3:58 PM Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
Jayson Tatum chosen NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
Interesting to note Jaylen Brown was among the nominees, with Kevin Durant, Darius Garland, Tyler Herro and Pascal Siakam.
Wonder how often two players from the same team get close in the same week. Says something. – 3:47 PM Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse gives his thoughts on Philadelphia’s new star duo #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2022/03/21/rap… via @SixersWire – 3:40 PM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
I think the Raptors want Matisse Thybulle to shoot the ball, but they’re being really subtle about it so it’s hard to tell. pic.twitter.com/AAFppz1hgW – 3:28 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
For the first time in five months, Patrick Williams plays for the Chicago Bulls tonight.
There’s only 12 games to get up to speed, but Williams says he’s ready.
“It’s a challenge for me. It’s a challenge for our team. And we’ll see what we’re made of.” chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/c… – 3:16 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Tonight’s in-arena giveaway is this @BMOHarrisBank hat designed by Ariel Sinha.
We’re also giving away three hats on social – tell us where you’d rep this hat for a chance to win. – 3:00 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Enter @sobeys Baskets from Baskets contest today for your chance to win FREE groceries.
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