Apr 12, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward Rudy Gay (22) and Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer (5) and Chicago Bulls guard Nate Robinson (2) battle for possession of the ball during the second half at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto defeated Chicago 97-88. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

For the second time in three games, the Chicago Bulls failed to get their act together against the Toronto Raptors, and for the second time in three games, the Bulls lost.

The Bulls have a history of playing down to their opponents, and this week has been a prime example. The twin losses to the Raptors bracket an overtime win over the New York Knicks, who are currently second in the East. Of course, that this was the second game of a back-to-back and on the road didn’t help, as the Bulls looked generally listless throughout. Jimmy Butler, a standout in each of the last two games, scored just 7 points after playing almost 100 minutes combined in two games prior.

The Raptors finished with five players in double figures. Kyle Lowry was a rebound shy of a triple-double, Amir Johnson had 24 points on 10/15 shooting and Rudy Gay added 23. For the Bulls, Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Nazr Mohammed had 16 and 13, and nobody else is really worth mentioning.

Hopefully, the Bulls will use tomorrow’s off day to regroup and prepare for the Miami Heat, who they’ll visit on Sunday at noon central time on ABC.

Derrick Rose may be the MVP, but Kyle Lowry is the better player in 2011-12 (Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-US PRESSWIRE)

Each Friday, Pippen Ain’t Easy Fantasy Basketball expert Erik Ong from ‘Give Me The Rock.com’ gives his analysis from the world of fantasy.

Fantasy basketball doesn’t always mirror real life.

Is Kyle Lowry better than Derrick Rose? The knee-jerk, real-life answer to that would most likely be “No.”

In fantasy basketball, however, Lowry is better than Derrick Rose so far this season.

In a recent post I published in Give Me The Rock, I listed the top 20 point guards in fantasy basketball for the first month of the season (Dec 25 – Jan 25). I used our player rater, which rates players based on their performance across nine categories (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK, FG%, FT%, TO), in the Head-to-Head format. It uses per game averages and (more…)