Toronto Raptors beat Chicago Bulls 135-92 at home on Wednesday, October 21. The final margin was 43 points.
When it got away
The Raptors broke it open in the first quarter, winning that quarter 43-23. Their lead was 20 at that break, and it stayed in double digits at every break after.
Why it was lopsided
The Raptors gave the ball away on 8.9% of their possessions while the Bulls did so 24.2% of the time and the Raptors shot 50% on an effective basis to 34.1% for the Bulls. Protecting the ball is an easy edge to overlook, but each turnover costs a shot.
The Bulls did win one battle, second chances: ORB% of 37.5% against 30.8%. The Raptors made up for it elsewhere.
The game played at about 112 possessions per team. The Raptors scored 120.6 points per 100 possessions and the Bulls scored 82.2, a difference of 38.4.
Who stood out
Immanuel Quickley (TOR) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (24): 23 pts, 4 reb, 7 ast on 6-13 shooting. The team was +38 in the minutes Immanuel played.
For the Bulls, Jalen Smith was the best of the rest at 13.8: 15 pts, 8 reb, 1 ast on 5-10 shooting.
Game Score is a single number that weighs points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers. It is not an official stat, just a quick way to rank lines.
What it means
The result fit the pre-game Win Meter, which gave the Raptors about a 82% chance.
Across the last 7 meetings in our records, Chicago Bulls lead 4-3.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.