4. The Bulls open the season on Oct. 19 against a team they’ve owned over the last few seasons
Until late last season when the Bulls blew a huge lead on the road, they had owned the Toronto Raptors 11 straight times. Seriously. They beat the Raptors 11 straight times and one of those games including Doug McDermott lighting the city of Toronto on fire. One of those games was also the classic 40 points in one half for Jimmy Butler in Toronto.
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You get the idea. The Bulls have dominated the Raptors for the last 3-4 seasons. Toronto ended the curse with a comeback overtime victory that mentioned a bit ago. In their next matchup on Oct. 19, Robin Lopez will wrestle Serge Ibaka in a rematch from their bout on March 21.
Only kidding. Kinda.
With the scheduling changes for the NBA, including an earlier start to the season for every team, the Bulls will open the 2017-18 season on the road against the Raptors.
This Raptors game will be much different than the games from years past. There’s no Jimmy Butler to lock down DeMar DeRozan. There’s no Derrick Rose to take Kyle Lowry off his game. There won’t be any random shooting exhibitions from Doug McDermott either.
They’re may or may not be a Lopez fight, but you’ll have to tune in for that one potentially.