Chicago plays conference foe Toronto

Thu, Oct 26, 2023
NBA News (AP)

Toronto Raptors (1-0, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (0-1, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Chicago and Toronto will play on Friday.

Chicago went 40-42 overall, 27-25 in Eastern Conference play and 22-19 at home during the 2022-23 season. The Bulls averaged 113.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 111.8 last season.

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Toronto went 41-41 overall and 26-26 in Eastern Conference games during the 2022-23 season. The Raptors allowed opponents to score 111.4 points per game and shoot 49.1% from the field last season.

INJURIES: Bulls: Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee).

Raptors: Christian Koloko: out (respiratory).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.