Feb 28, 2021 - Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors

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2/28/2021 Toronto v. Chicago Game Preview

	Chicago Bulls	(15-17, 8-7 away)
	Toronto Raptors	(17-17, 8-7 home)

February 28, 2021 at 7:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Amalie Arena
Tampa, Florida

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Season Series

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Feb 28, 2021	Chicago	Toronto	0 - 0	-	Regular Season	Amalie Arena
Mar 14, 2021	Toronto	Chicago	-	-	Regular Season	United Center
May 13, 2021	Toronto	Chicago	-	-	Regular Season	United Center

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Chicago	32	48.5	43.0	88.4	.486	13.1	34.5	.379	15.7	19.6	.799	16.2	20.2	8.7	35.6	44.2	26.2	7.0	4.3	114.7
Toronto	34	48.0	39.8	88.0	.452	15.4	40.2	.383	17.9	21.5	.832	13.7	21.9	9.4	32.5	41.9	25.1	8.6	5.7	112.9
CHI Opponents	32	48.5	42.1	89.2	.472	11.7	33.2	.353	19.0	24.4	.778	14.3	19.4	9.2	33.4	42.7	23.8	8.7	4.3	114.8
TOR Opponents	34	48.0	38.1	84.4	.452	14.0	37.6	.372	20.2	25.3	.797	16.2	19.9	9.7	35.1	44.9	26.4	6.7	5.8	110.4

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Feb 2, 2020	Chicago	Toronto	102 - 129	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Dec 9, 2019	Toronto	Chicago	93 - 92	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Oct 26, 2019	Toronto	Chicago	108 - 84	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Mar 30, 2019	Toronto	Chicago	124 - 101	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Mar 26, 2019	Chicago	Toronto	103 - 112	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Dec 30, 2018	Chicago	Toronto	89 - 95	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Nov 17, 2018	Toronto	Chicago	122 - 83	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 14, 2018	Toronto	Chicago	122 - 98	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Jan 3, 2018	Toronto	Chicago	124 - 115	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 7, 2017	Chicago	Toronto	114 - 119	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Oct 19, 2017	Chicago	Toronto	101 - 117	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Mar 21, 2017	Chicago	Toronto	120 - 122	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Feb 14, 2017	Toronto	Chicago	94 - 105	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Jan 7, 2017	Toronto	Chicago	118 - 123	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Mar 14, 2016	Chicago	Toronto	109 - 107	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Feb 19, 2016	Toronto	Chicago	106 - 116	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Jan 3, 2016	Chicago	Toronto	115 - 113	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Dec 28, 2015	Toronto	Chicago	97 - 104	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Mar 25, 2015	Chicago	Toronto	116 - 103	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Mar 20, 2015	Toronto	Chicago	92 - 108	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Dec 22, 2014	Toronto	Chicago	120 - 129	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 13, 2014	Chicago	Toronto	100 - 93	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Feb 19, 2014	Chicago	Toronto	94 - 92	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Dec 31, 2013	Toronto	Chicago	85 - 79	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Dec 14, 2013	Toronto	Chicago	99 - 77	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 15, 2013	Chicago	Toronto	96 - 80	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Apr 12, 2013	Chicago	Toronto	88 - 97	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Apr 9, 2013	Toronto	Chicago	101 - 98	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Jan 16, 2013	Chicago	Toronto	107 - 105	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Mar 24, 2012	Toronto	Chicago	101 - 102	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Mar 21, 2012	Chicago	Toronto	94 - 82	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Jan 14, 2012	Toronto	Chicago	64 - 77	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Apr 2, 2011	Toronto	Chicago	106 - 113	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 23, 2011	Chicago	Toronto	113 - 118	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Jan 4, 2011	Toronto	Chicago	91 - 111	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Dec 15, 2010	Chicago	Toronto	110 - 93	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Apr 11, 2010	Chicago	Toronto	104 - 88	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Dec 5, 2009	Toronto	Chicago	110 - 78	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 11, 2009	Chicago	Toronto	89 - 99	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Apr 15, 2009	Toronto	Chicago	109 - 98	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Mar 29, 2009	Chicago	Toronto	129 - 134	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Jan 23, 2009	Toronto	Chicago	114 - 94	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Jan 14, 2009	Chicago	Toronto	102 - 98	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Apr 16, 2008	Toronto	Chicago	97 - 107	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 25, 2007	Chicago	Toronto	78 - 93	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Nov 10, 2007	Toronto	Chicago	101 - 71	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Apr 8, 2007	Chicago	Toronto	89 - 103	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Feb 13, 2007	Toronto	Chicago	112 - 111	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Dec 29, 2006	Chicago	Toronto	107 - 97	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Dec 8, 2006	Toronto	Chicago	90 - 93	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Apr 19, 2006	Toronto	Chicago	106 - 127	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Jan 25, 2006	Chicago	Toronto	104 - 88	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Jan 9, 2006	Toronto	Chicago	104 - 113	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Dec 14, 2005	Chicago	Toronto	105 - 94	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Apr 9, 2005	Toronto	Chicago	97 - 110	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Mar 23, 2005	Chicago	Toronto	94 - 85	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Feb 16, 2005	Chicago	Toronto	121 - 115	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Apr 11, 2004	Chicago	Toronto	114 - 108	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Mar 19, 2004	Chicago	Toronto	96 - 91	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Feb 17, 2004	Toronto	Chicago	73 - 75	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Jan 25, 2004	Toronto	Chicago	89 - 96	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 26, 2003	Toronto	Chicago	95 - 103	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Dec 18, 2002	Toronto	Chicago	83 - 96	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Dec 6, 2002	Chicago	Toronto	89 - 103	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Nov 4, 2002	Chicago	Toronto	105 - 109	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Apr 5, 2002	Toronto	Chicago	98 - 96	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Apr 3, 2002	Chicago	Toronto	104 - 117	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Jan 9, 2002	Toronto	Chicago	85 - 73	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Dec 20, 2001	Chicago	Toronto	91 - 96	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Apr 8, 2001	Chicago	Toronto	88 - 100	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Jan 27, 2001	Toronto	Chicago	90 - 80	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 26, 2000	Chicago	Toronto	89 - 101	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Nov 11, 2000	Toronto	Chicago	98 - 75	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Apr 16, 2000	Chicago	Toronto	84 - 85	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Apr 8, 2000	Toronto	Chicago	98 - 79	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 29, 2000	Chicago	Toronto	80 - 87	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Jan 29, 2000	Toronto	Chicago	106 - 89	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Mar 28, 1999	Chicago	Toronto	78 - 91	Toronto	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Mar 23, 1999	Toronto	Chicago	113 - 90	Toronto	Regular Season	United Center
Feb 28, 1999	Chicago	Toronto	90 - 88	Chicago	Regular Season	Scotiabank Arena
Mar 22, 1998	Chicago	Toronto	102 - 100	Chicago	Regular Season	Rogers Centre
Feb 19, 1998	Chicago	Toronto	123 - 86	Chicago	Regular Season	Rogers Centre
Feb 10, 1998	Toronto	Chicago	86 - 93	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Dec 13, 1997	Toronto	Chicago	70 - 97	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Apr 14, 1997	Toronto	Chicago	100 - 117	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Mar 27, 1997	Chicago	Toronto	96 - 83	Chicago	Regular Season	Rogers Centre
Jan 25, 1997	Toronto	Chicago	98 - 110	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Dec 8, 1996	Chicago	Toronto	89 - 97	Toronto	Regular Season	Rogers Centre
Mar 24, 1996	Chicago	Toronto	108 - 109	Toronto	Regular Season	Rogers Centre
Jan 18, 1996	Chicago	Toronto	92 - 89	Chicago	Regular Season	Rogers Centre
Dec 22, 1995	Toronto	Chicago	104 - 113	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center
Nov 7, 1995	Toronto	Chicago	108 - 117	Chicago	Regular Season	United Center

2020-2021 Chicago Bulls Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	C. White	Z. LaVine	P. Williams	L. Markkanen	W. Carter, Jr.
Rotation	T. Satoransky	G. Temple	D. Valentine	T. Young	D. Gafford
Rotation	R. Arcidiacono			O. Porter
Lim PT	D. Dotson	A. Mokoka	C. Hutchison		L. Kornet
Lim PT					C. Felicio

2020-2021 Toronto Raptors Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	K. Lowry	F. VanVleet	O. Anunoby	P. Siakam	A. Baynes
Rotation		D. Bembry	N. Powell	S. Johnson	C. Boucher
Rotation		T. Davis		Y. Watanabe
Lim PT	M. Flynn	M. Thomas	P. McCaw	D. Hall
Lim PT		J. Harris	P. Watson

Chicago Bulls Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
51	Ryan Arcidiacono	G	16	11.0	1.1	2.7	.419	0.6	1.6	.346	0.4	0.4	.857	0.2	0.9	0.1	1.8	1.9	1.4	0.2	0.0	3.2
34	Wendell Carter, Jr.	PF	21	27.0	4.8	8.7	.552	0.3	0.9	.316	2.8	3.8	.738	2.0	3.2	1.9	5.8	7.7	2.2	0.8	0.9	12.7
3	Devon Dotson	PG	1	9.5	2.0	4.0	.500	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
6	Cristiano Felicio	C	6	6.3	0.5	0.7	.750	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.3	.625	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.8
12	Daniel Gafford	C	25	13.5	2.0	3.0	.662	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.5	.676	0.8	1.9	1.3	1.8	3.1	0.6	0.4	1.2	4.9
15	Chandler Hutchison	SG	7	9.1	0.7	2.6	.278	0.1	0.4	.333	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.7	1.3	0.1	2.7	2.9	0.6	0.1	0.0	1.9
2	Luke Kornet	F	9	8.0	0.8	2.4	.318	0.4	2.0	.222	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.6	1.7	0.3	0.2	0.7	2.2
8	Zach LaVine	SG	32	35.7	10.3	19.6	.524	3.6	8.1	.442	4.5	5.2	.857	3.9	2.7	0.7	4.5	5.2	5.0	1.1	0.4	28.7
24	Lauri Markkanen	SF	14	30.4	6.8	13.2	.514	2.9	7.2	.396	2.7	3.2	.844	1.7	2.2	0.6	5.5	6.1	0.9	0.6	0.4	19.1
20	Adam Mokoka	SG	7	6.0	0.7	2.0	.357	0.1	1.1	.125	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.1	1.6
22	Otto Porter	SF	16	23.2	4.0	9.0	.444	1.8	4.4	.400	1.9	2.2	.833	0.9	1.6	1.2	5.0	6.2	2.0	0.6	0.2	11.6
31	Tomas Satoransky	PG	21	20.7	2.8	4.9	.563	0.9	1.7	.500	1.2	1.4	.897	1.5	1.1	0.3	2.2	2.6	4.4	0.5	0.2	7.6
17	Garrett Temple	G	31	28.3	3.3	7.5	.435	1.5	4.0	.360	0.8	1.1	.788	1.0	2.3	0.5	2.6	3.2	2.0	1.0	0.5	8.8
45	Denzel Valentine	F	28	19.7	3.0	8.0	.372	1.6	4.7	.344	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.6	1.2	0.4	3.7	4.1	1.8	0.8	0.0	7.8
0	Coby White	PG	32	33.1	5.8	13.9	.417	2.3	6.7	.349	1.9	2.1	.882	2.4	2.5	0.4	4.6	5.0	5.2	0.3	0.2	15.8
9	Patrick Williams	G	31	28.4	3.7	8.1	.464	0.9	2.3	.380	1.6	2.0	.810	1.5	2.2	0.9	4.0	4.9	1.2	0.8	0.7	10.0
21	Thaddeus Young	F	28	25.1	5.5	9.1	.598	0.2	0.8	.227	0.8	1.5	.488	1.9	2.8	2.4	3.5	5.9	4.4	1.3	0.5	11.9

Toronto Raptors Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
3	Ogugua Anunoby	SF	23	33.4	5.0	10.3	.479	2.1	5.4	.395	1.7	2.3	.755	1.7	2.8	1.4	4.3	5.7	1.7	1.6	0.7	13.8
46	Aron Baynes	C	31	19.2	2.5	5.9	.424	0.5	2.1	.231	0.4	0.5	.688	0.9	2.5	1.5	3.8	5.4	1.0	0.3	0.4	5.9
95	DeAndre' Bembry	GF	25	15.8	1.9	3.2	.595	0.3	0.8	.381	0.6	0.8	.700	0.9	1.5	0.4	1.6	2.0	1.8	0.6	0.3	4.6
25	Chris Boucher	PF	34	23.3	4.6	8.7	.527	1.6	3.6	.447	2.2	2.9	.758	0.6	2.7	1.9	4.6	6.5	1.0	0.6	2.0	13.0
0	Terence Davis	SF	28	13.9	2.5	5.8	.426	1.3	3.5	.381	0.4	0.4	.917	0.7	1.5	0.2	1.6	1.9	0.9	0.5	0.2	6.6
8	Malachi Flynn	PG	15	8.4	0.8	3.0	.267	0.3	1.7	.192	0.3	0.4	.667	0.3	0.8	0.1	0.7	0.7	1.1	0.3	0.0	2.2
45	Donta Hall	PF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	Jalen Harris	SG	2	2.2	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
5	Stanley Johnson	G	30	12.9	0.9	2.2	.394	0.5	1.4	.390	0.4	0.5	.786	0.7	1.5	0.5	1.7	2.2	1.3	0.7	0.3	2.6
7	Kyle Lowry	PG	27	34.3	6.1	13.0	.466	2.9	7.0	.405	3.0	3.5	.863	2.9	3.3	0.8	4.9	5.7	6.6	1.2	0.2	18.0
22	Patrick McCaw	G	3	6.5	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
24	Norman Powell	SG	32	29.1	5.9	12.3	.481	2.5	5.7	.432	3.3	3.7	.898	1.7	2.0	0.5	2.5	3.0	1.7	1.2	0.2	17.7
43	Pascal Siakam	F	30	35.8	7.4	16.3	.453	1.2	4.1	.295	4.1	5.0	.819	2.2	3.1	1.9	5.5	7.5	4.8	1.2	0.7	20.1
21	Matt Thomas	G	20	6.2	0.7	1.9	.359	0.5	1.4	.357	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.0	2.1
23	Fred VanVleet	G	34	36.7	6.6	16.6	.400	3.4	8.8	.383	3.5	3.9	.894	2.0	2.4	0.7	3.8	4.4	6.6	1.7	0.8	20.1
18	Yuta Watanabe	F	21	12.2	1.0	2.7	.351	0.6	1.5	.387	0.4	0.4	1.000	0.4	1.0	0.8	2.4	3.2	0.4	0.4	0.6	2.9
5	Paul Watson	GF	14	3.1	0.6	1.1	.600	0.6	0.9	.667	0.0	0.0	.000	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.9

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