Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
18
9
27
260
1206
12
6
50
74
40
54
47
43
91
29
12
41
13
20
4
15
20
129
4
33
21
64
1918
118
6
1010
910
90
76
33
109
70
64
02
25
3327
6060
42
12
29
1720
714
42
522
519
99
115
15
130
24
46
11
53
2049
6060
3
2
67
19
11
58
10
9
90
7
3
10
7
6
0
2
33
60
3
1
33
18
8
44
10
10
100
6
3
9
0
4
2
5
27
60
4
1
25
17
7
41
5
5
100
11
1
12
2
4
1
5
20
60
2
2
100
20
14
70
22
19
86
5
5
10
4
6
1
3
49
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
44
7
16
44
2
3
67
11
11
100
3
8
11
4
1
5
1
1
27
14
double
Derrick
Rose
Derrick Rose
True
30
12
19
63
0
3
0
5
6
83
0
2
2
3
0
0
2
1
29
4
none
Joakim
Noah
Joakim Noah
True
30
4
4
100
0
0
0
6
8
75
0
4
4
4
1
0
3
2
14
7
none
Pau
Gasol
Pau Gasol
True
28
2
7
29
0
0
0
10
10
100
3
6
9
3
0
3
4
3
14
6
none
Mike
Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
True
22
1
4
25
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
1
2
3
-6
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
24
6
10
60
1
2
50
4
4
100
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
17
9
none
Kirk
Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich
False
21
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
3
2
3
6
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
False
18
2
2
100
1
1
100
7
8
88
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
4
12
10
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
False
18
5
10
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
7
1
1
2
0
3
10
-5
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
Tony
Snell
Tony Snell
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
23
December
2014
Tuesday
Verizon Center
Washington
Wizards
Washington
False
Raptors
Toronto
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
22
7
29
878
221
30
9
30
100
44
44
32
23
72
19
18
37
3
15
10
7
30
120
4
74
42
57
2820
1310
46
414
311
75
55
53
108
01
43
23
04
3333
6060
109
21
19
2626
714
27
212
18
8
72
64
136
11
44
41
21
1737
6060
7
4
57
28
13
46
4
3
75
5
5
10
0
4
2
0
33
60
4
2
50
20
10
50
14
11
79
5
3
8
1
3
3
4
33
60
10
2
20
26
7
27
2
1
50
7
6
13
1
4
4
2
17
60
9
1
11
26
14
54
12
8
67
2
4
6
1
4
1
1
37
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kyle
Lowry
Kyle Lowry
True
36
12
22
55
4
8
50
6
10
60
2
4
6
3
1
0
1
5
34
-11
none
Terrence
Ross
Terrence Ross
True
35
6
16
38
5
11
45
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
2
1
2
6
17
-13
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
True
33
7
10
70
0
1
0
2
2
100
1
1
2
1
4
2
3
3
16
2
none
Jonas
Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas
True
32
8
18
44
0
0
0
4
6
67
4
5
9
0
0
0
0
4
20
-12
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
18
1
6
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
0
0
0
1
2
-2
none
Patrick
Patterson
Patrick Patterson
False
29
5
10
50
0
3
0
2
4
50
7
2
9
0
1
0
0
3
12
-7
none
Lou
Williams
Lou Williams
False
26
3
10
30
0
4
0
6
6
100
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
4
12
-5
none
Greivis
Vásquez
Greivis Vásquez
False
14
1
7
14
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
1
1
2
2
none
Chuck
Hayes
Chuck Hayes
False
7
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
-7
none
Tyler
Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
75
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
8
none
Lucas
Nogueira
Lucas Nogueira
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
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
December
2014
Saturday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Clippers
Los Angeles
False
The Chicago Bulls ( 18 - 9 ) defeated the Toronto Raptors ( 22 - 7 ) 129 - 120 on Monday at the United Center in Chicago . In a high scoring game marked with a poor showing of defense between the two teams , the Bulls were able to show off superior shooting , going 54 percent from the field and 50 percent from the three - point line . They went absolutely insane in the fourth quarter , scoring 49 points , compared to 37 from the Raptors . The Raptors finished at 44 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc . The Bulls were led by the duo of Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler . Rose shot outstanding in this one , going 12 - for - 19 from the field , although 0 - for - 3 from the three - point line . He finished with 29 points , giving him his second highest scoring output of the season thus far . He 's now averaging 17 points on the season . Butler on the other hand nearly matched Rose with 27 points ( 7 - 16 FG , 2 - 3 3Pt ) of his own . He was able to get to the line 11 times , converting on a perfect 11 - of - 11 . He also had 11 rebounds and five blocks , marking his second game in a row with a double - double . Pau Gasol nearly had a double - double of his own , as he finished with 14 points ( 2 - 7 FG , 10 - 10 FT ) and nine rebounds . The Bulls did receive a big boost from their bench , as Aaron Brooks and Nikola Mirotic scored 17 and 12 points respectively . Kyle Lowry did everything he could to keep up with the Bulls outstanding shooting performance . Lowry shot 12 - for - 22 from the field and 4 - for - 8 from the three - point line to score 34 points , while also adding six rebounds and three assists . He 's now combined for 56 points over the last two games , as he continues to stay hot on the offensive side of the ball . Jonas Valanciunas also had a big game , scoring 20 points ( 8 - 18 FG , 4 - 6 FT ) and grabbing nine rebounds . Like Lowry , his offensive game has improved over the last week , as Valanciunas is averaging 16 points over his last four games . Terrence Ross showed off his stroke as well , going 6 - for - 16 from the field and 5 - for - 11 from beyond the arc . He scored 17 points , before fouling out late in the fourth quarter . Louis Williams and Patrick Patterson had solid outings off the bench , with each adding 12 points respectively . The Bulls ' next game will be on the road against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday , while the Raptors will travel to Los Angeles to play the Clippers on Saturday .
The Chicago Bulls (18 - 9) defeated the Toronto Raptors (22 - 7) 129 - 120 on Monday at the United Center in Chicago. In a high scoring game marked with a poor showing of defense between the two teams, the Bulls were able to show off superior shooting, going 54 percent from the field and 50 percent from the three - point line. They went absolutely insane in the fourth quarter, scoring 49 points, compared to 37 from the Raptors. The Raptors finished at 44 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc. The Bulls were led by the duo of Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler. Rose shot outstanding in this one, going 12 - for - 19 from the field, although 0 - for - 3 from the three - point line. He finished with 29 points, giving him his second highest scoring output of the season thus far. He's now averaging 17 points on the season. Butler on the other hand nearly matched Rose with 27 points (7 - 16 FG, 2 - 3 3Pt) of his own. He was able to get to the line 11 times, converting on a perfect 11 - of - 11. He also had 11 rebounds and five blocks, marking his second game in a row with a double - double. Pau Gasol nearly had a double - double of his own, as he finished with 14 points (2 - 7 FG, 10 - 10 FT) and nine rebounds. The Bulls did receive a big boost from their bench, as Aaron Brooks and Nikola Mirotic scored 17 and 12 points respectively. Kyle Lowry did everything he could to keep up with the Bulls outstanding shooting performance. Lowry shot 12 - for - 22 from the field and 4 - for - 8 from the three - point line to score 34 points, while also adding six rebounds and three assists. He's now combined for 56 points over the last two games, as he continues to stay hot on the offensive side of the ball. Jonas Valanciunas also had a big game, scoring 20 points (8 - 18 FG, 4 - 6 FT) and grabbing nine rebounds. Like Lowry, his offensive game has improved over the last week, as Valanciunas is averaging 16 points over his last four games. Terrence Ross showed off his stroke as well, going 6 - for - 16 from the field and 5 - for - 11 from beyond the arc. He scored 17 points, before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Louis Williams and Patrick Patterson had solid outings off the bench, with each adding 12 points respectively. The Bulls' next game will be on the road against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, while the Raptors will travel to Los Angeles to play the Clippers on Saturday.
The Chicago Bulls (18 - 9) defeated the Toronto Raptors (22 - 7) 129 - 120 on Monday at the United Center in Chicago. In a high scoring game marked with a poor showing of defense between the two teams, the Bulls were able to show off superior shooting, going 54 percent from the field and 50 percent from the three - point line. They went absolutely insane in the fourth quarter, scoring 49 points, compared to 37 from the Raptors. The Raptors finished at 44 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc. The Bulls were led by the duo of Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler. Rose shot outstanding in this one, going 12 - for - 19 from the field, although 0 - for - 3 from the three - point line. He finished with 29 points, giving him his second highest scoring output of the season thus far. He's now averaging 17 points on the season. Butler on the other hand nearly matched Rose with 27 points (7 - 16 FG, 2 - 3 3Pt) of his own. He was able to get to the line 11 times, converting on a perfect 11 - of - 11. He also had 11 rebounds and five blocks, marking his second game in a row with a double - double. Pau Gasol nearly had a double - double of his own, as he finished with 14 points (2 - 7 FG, 10 - 10 FT) and nine rebounds. The Bulls did receive a big boost from their bench, as Aaron Brooks and Nikola Mirotic scored 17 and 12 points respectively. Kyle Lowry did everything he could to keep up with the Bulls outstanding shooting performance. Lowry shot 12 - for - 22 from the field and 4 - for - 8 from the three - point line to score 34 points, while also adding six rebounds and three assists. He's now combined for 56 points over the last two games, as he continues to stay hot on the offensive side of the ball. Jonas Valanciunas also had a big game, scoring 20 points (8 - 18 FG, 4 - 6 FT) and grabbing nine rebounds. Like Lowry, his offensive game has improved over the last week, as Valanciunas is averaging 16 points over his last four games. Terrence Ross showed off his stroke as well, going 6 - for - 16 from the field and 5 - for - 11 from beyond the arc. He scored 17 points, before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Louis Williams and Patrick Patterson had solid outings off the bench, with each adding 12 points respectively. The Bulls' next game will be on the road against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, while the Raptors will travel to Los Angeles to play the Clippers on Saturday.
<GAME> <DATE> 22 December 2014 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> United Center <CITY> Chicago <HOME> <TEAM> Bulls <CITY> Chicago <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 129 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 9 <QTRS> 33 27 20 49 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 43 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 23 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Verizon Center <NEXT-CITY> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Wizards <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Raptors <CITY> Toronto <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 120 <WINS-LOSSES> 22 7 <QTRS> 33 33 17 37 <TEAM-AST> 15 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 44 <TEAM-FT> 23 <TEAM-REB> 37 <TEAM-TO> 7 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 27 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Staples Center <NEXT-CITY> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Clippers <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Derrick Rose <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 29 <FG> 12 19 63 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 44 <PTS> 27 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 11 11 100 <REB> 11 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 5 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pau Gasol <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 14 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 10 10 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joakim Noah <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 14 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 12 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Taj Gibson <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kirk Hinrich <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Dunleavy <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Snell <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <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> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <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> Nazr Mohammed <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <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> Cameron Bairstow <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <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> Kyle Lowry <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 34 <FG> 12 22 55 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 6 10 60 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Valančiūnas <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 18 44 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Ross <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 5 11 45 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 4 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lou Williams <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 12 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Patterson <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 7 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Hansbrough <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 3 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chuck Hayes <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Greivis Vásquez <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Amir Johnson <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Greg Stiemsma <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <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> Bruno Caboclo <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <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> Lucas Nogueira <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <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