Raptors
Toronto
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
42
30
72
856
899
21
9
43
83
39
47
19
16
84
25
10
35
1
16
6
7
16
103
4
73
51
70
2219
1110
50
26
24
92
76
30
106
01
54
41
11
2925
6060
56
21
38
2418
126
5
38
28
74
75
34
109
00
70
10
14
2821
6060
7
5
71
22
11
50
2
2
100
7
3
10
0
5
4
1
29
60
3
1
33
19
10
53
6
4
67
6
0
6
1
4
1
1
25
60
5
2
40
24
12
50
3
2
67
7
3
10
0
7
1
1
28
60
6
1
17
18
6
33
8
8
100
5
4
9
0
0
0
4
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DeMar
DeRozan
DeMar DeRozan
True
39
7
19
37
0
0
0
6
6
100
0
2
2
5
1
0
2
1
20
-16
none
Terrence
Ross
Terrence Ross
True
36
7
11
64
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
16
-1
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
32
3
6
50
0
0
0
2
5
40
2
9
11
1
0
0
1
4
8
-4
none
Jonas
Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas
True
31
4
9
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
8
12
2
2
0
1
3
8
3
none
Greivis
Vásquez
Greivis Vásquez
True
30
7
15
47
6
11
55
2
2
100
2
0
2
3
1
0
2
2
22
1
none
Patrick
Patterson
Patrick Patterson
False
28
1
3
33
0
1
0
1
1
100
2
2
4
2
0
1
0
2
3
-17
none
Lou
Williams
Lou Williams
False
24
8
13
62
1
5
20
1
1
100
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
18
-18
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
13
2
5
40
0
0
0
4
4
100
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
8
-5
none
Tyler
Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough
False
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-8
none
Bruno
Caboclo
Bruno Caboclo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Landry
Fields
Landry Fields
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Chuck
Hayes
Chuck Hayes
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Greg
Stiemsma
Greg Stiemsma
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
March
2015
Friday
Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Lakers
Los Angeles
True
Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
44
29
73
119
120
23
12
52
74
45
61
17
14
82
29
2
31
6
26
4
8
16
116
4
210
05
2
1720
812
47
42
41
98
77
11
88
22
35
01
43
2030
6060
56
34
61
1720
1015
59
65
45
69
78
00
78
20
810
12
10
2739
6060
2
0
0
17
8
47
4
4
100
7
1
8
2
3
0
4
20
60
10
5
50
20
12
60
2
1
50
7
1
8
2
5
1
3
30
60
5
3
60
17
10
59
6
4
67
7
0
7
2
8
1
1
27
60
6
4
67
20
15
75
5
5
100
8
0
8
0
10
2
0
39
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
38
7
8
88
2
3
67
7
9
78
2
3
5
3
0
0
1
1
23
11
none
Pau
Gasol
Pau Gasol
True
33
7
17
41
0
1
0
4
4
100
0
4
4
3
0
2
0
1
18
8
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
True
32
6
14
43
4
8
50
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
1
1
2
1
16
11
none
Mike
Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
True
29
4
5
80
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
7
7
2
1
2
2
3
9
-7
none
Joakim
Noah
Joakim Noah
True
28
4
4
100
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
5
5
5
1
1
0
4
9
-7
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
False
27
6
11
55
1
4
25
2
2
100
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
4
15
24
none
Kirk
Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich
False
17
3
5
60
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
7
8
none
Tony
Snell
Tony Snell
False
17
7
9
78
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
17
16
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
False
13
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
none
Cameron
Bairstow
Cameron Bairstow
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nazr
Mohammed
Nazr Mohammed
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
March
2015
Saturday
United Center
Chicago
Knicks
New York
True
The Chicago Bulls ( 44 - 29 ) defeated the Toronto Raptors ( 42 - 30 ) 116 - 103 on Wednesday . Jimmy Butler continued his breakout season , leading the Bulls to victory with 23 points and five rebounds . Chicago also got another stellar performance from rookie Nikola Mirotic , who scored 15 points off the bench . He is having a spectacular month of March , averaging 21 points , 8 rebounds and 1 blocks a game this month . Joakim Noah returned to the Bulls after missing Mondays ' game with soreness , he had five rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes of action . Greivis Vasquez got the start at point guard for Toronto , as Kyle Lowry was forced to miss Wednesday night 's game with back spasms . Vasquez scored 22 points in 31 minutes but could n't take his team to the winner 's circle . Jonas Valunciunas was slowed down against Chicago 's solid interior defense . He scored just eight points but managed to pull down 12 rebounds . Toronto has had a rough go in March , going just 5 - 8 . The Raptors have dropped three of four games , including two against Chicago , but will continue their quest to be the fourth team to lock up a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference when they face the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday . The Bulls will host the New York Knicks on Saturday .
The Chicago Bulls (44 - 29) defeated the Toronto Raptors (42 - 30) 116 - 103 on Wednesday. Jimmy Butler continued his breakout season, leading the Bulls to victory with 23 points and five rebounds. Chicago also got another stellar performance from rookie Nikola Mirotic, who scored 15 points off the bench. He is having a spectacular month of March, averaging 21 points, 8 rebounds and 1 blocks a game this month. Joakim Noah returned to the Bulls after missing Mondays' game with soreness, he had five rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes of action. Greivis Vasquez got the start at point guard for Toronto, as Kyle Lowry was forced to miss Wednesday night's game with back spasms. Vasquez scored 22 points in 31 minutes but couldn't take his team to the winner's circle. Jonas Valunciunas was slowed down against Chicago's solid interior defense. He scored just eight points but managed to pull down 12 rebounds. Toronto has had a rough go in March, going just 5 - 8. The Raptors have dropped three of four games, including two against Chicago, but will continue their quest to be the fourth team to lock up a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference when they face the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. The Bulls will host the New York Knicks on Saturday.
The Chicago Bulls (44 - 29) defeated the Toronto Raptors (42 - 30) 116 - 103 on Wednesday. Jimmy Butler continued his breakout season, leading the Bulls to victory with 23 points and five rebounds. Chicago also got another stellar performance from rookie Nikola Mirotic, who scored 15 points off the bench. He is having a spectacular month of March, averaging 21 points, 8 rebounds and 1 blocks a game this month. Joakim Noah returned to the Bulls after missing Mondays' game with soreness, he had five rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes of action. Greivis Vasquez got the start at point guard for Toronto, as Kyle Lowry was forced to miss Wednesday night's game with back spasms. Vasquez scored 22 points in 31 minutes but couldn't take his team to the winner's circle. Jonas Valunciunas was slowed down against Chicago's solid interior defense. He scored just eight points but managed to pull down 12 rebounds. Toronto has had a rough go in March, going just 5 - 8. The Raptors have dropped three of four games, including two against Chicago, but will continue their quest to be the fourth team to lock up a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference when they face the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. The Bulls will host the New York Knicks on Saturday.
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<AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Amir Johnson <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 5 40 <REB> 11 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Patterson <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Greg Stiemsma <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chuck Hayes <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Landry Fields <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bruno Caboclo <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Hansbrough <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 23 <FG> 7 8 88 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 7 9 78 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pau Gasol <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Snell <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 9 78 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joakim Noah <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Dunleavy <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kirk Hinrich <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Taj Gibson <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nazr Mohammed <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cameron Bairstow <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none