The game between the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls will take place at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday, April 12 at 7:00 PM ET.
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The Toronto Raptors will welcome the Chicago Bulls to the Scotiabank Arena for an NBA game on Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors won 121-105 in their last game over the Bucks. Gary Trent Jr. scored 23 points, Precious Achiuwa had 14 points and 13 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-105 on Sunday in a matchup of short-handed teams whose postseason fates already were sealed.
Malachi Flynn added a season-high 20 points for the ninth-seeded Raptors in a tuneup for the play-in tournament. They finished 41-41 for the second time in team history. They also did it in 2007-08. Fred VanVleet (left thumb), O.G. Anunovy (right ankle) and Pascal Siakam (rest) all sat for the Raptors. A loss Friday at Boston locked Toronto into the ninth seed in the East, setting up a must-win home game Wednesday night against former Raptors star DeMar DeRozan and the 10th-seeded Chicago Bulls.
“I love the competition, I love those big hype games,” Toronto’s Scottie Barnes said. “I feel like that’s where I excel. And I feel like I’m really hyped for those.” Toronto went 2-1 against Chicago this year, with the home team winning all three meetings. Jakob Poeltl played 11 minutes in the first half but didn’t play after halftime, while Barnes (22 minutes) and Trent (27) checked out with Toronto ahead by double digits in the third quarter.
The Chicago Bulls on the other hand won 103-81 against the Pistons in their last game. Zach LaVine scored 17 points and DeMar DeRozan added 16 to help the Bulls end the regular season Sunday with a 103-81 win over the Detroit Pistons. Shortly after, Detroit coach Dwane Casey stepped down for a job in the franchise’s front office, capping the Pistons’ NBA-worst 17-65 season. Killian Hayes had 26 points and Jaden Ivey scored 16 for the Pistons.
Up 67-64 at the end of the third quarter, the Bulls put in their reserves. The bench crew, led by Carlik Jones’ 11 points, put the game away with an 11-2 run midway through the final period. Chicago had the 10th spot in Eastern Conference standings locked up, and travel to Toronto for Wednesday’s elimination game in the NBA’s play-in tournament. The winner advances to Friday’s meeting with the loser of Tuesday’s Atlanta-Miami game.
“You gotta be composed,” said DeRozan, who has experience with a play-in tournament game. “The time on the clock is really your season. You just have to focus on the moment and understand you have to get past that test first.”
Toronto Raptors: Precious Achiuwa, Scottie Barnes, Jakob Poeltl, Malachi Flynn, Gary Trent Jr.
Chicago Bulls: DeMar DeRozan, Alex Caruso, Nikola Vucevic, Zach LaVine, Patrick Beverley
Toronto Raptors: OG Anunoby, Fred VanVleet, Otto Porter Jr.
Chicago Bulls: Lonzo Ball, Justin Lewis
The game between the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls will take place at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday, April 12 at 7:00 PM ET.
The match between the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls will be telecast live on ESPN.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | ESPN. | April 12 (7:00 PM ET) |
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