Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls will be playing against the Toronto Raptors tonight. As Bulls fans will know, their team has not gotten off to the best start for the 2023-2024 NBA season. At the moment, the Chicago Bulls hold a subpar record of 5 wins and 11 losses. That gives them the 13th position in the Eastern Conference.
The opponents for tonight will be the Toronto Raptors. The Canada-based NBA team has started the NBA season slightly better when compared to the Bulls and has a record of 7 wins and 8 losses. That gives them the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference.
As the Bulls and Raptors get ready to face off, let us take a look at the injury reports and expected starting lineups for both sides. Additionally, fans can also find a prediction regarding the outcome of this game towards the end.
Zach LaVine is listed as questionable for the Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors game tonight
Bulls fans will be disappointed to hear that Zach LaVine does not look completely healthy for this game and might not play. According to the injury reports, LaVine is listed as questionable and is still dealing with a foot injury. Given that he is arguably the best scorer on the Bulls, not having him at full strength will certainly hurt them tonight.
In order to put up a fight against the Raptors and come out with a win, the Bulls will have to put their best available players on the court. That said, here are the injury reports and expected starting lineups for this game.
Chicago Bulls injury report
- Lonzo Ball (out)
- Zach LaVine (questionable)
Chicago Bulls expected starting lineup
- Coby White
- Patrick Williams
- DeMar DeRozan
- Alex Caruso
- Nikola Vucevic
Toronto Raptors injury report
- Thaddeus Young (out)
- Chrisitan Koloko (out)
- Javon Freeman-Liberty (out)
- Precious Achiuwa (questionable)
Toronto Raptors expected starting lineup
- Dennis Schroder
- OG Anunoby
- Scottie Barnes
- Pascal Siakam
- Jakob Poeltl
As we can tell, there are quite a few players on the injury report for the Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors heading into this game. Nonetheless, here are the predictions for the Bulls-Raptors match tonight.
The Raptors are favored over the Bulls tonight
Although the Toronto Raptors have more players on the injury report when compared the the Bulls, their main roster remains intact. The team also has a better record and has proven themselves by already defeating some of the best teams in the Eastern Conference such as the Milwaukee Bucks.
When we add Lavine’s injury status to this equation, the Raptors will most certainly be favored to win this game over the Bulls. However, fans shouldn’t underestimate the Bulls as Chicago looks to break their two-game losing streak tonight.