The Chicago Bulls (44 - 29) defeated the Toronto Raptors (42 - 30) 116 - 103 on Wednesday. Jimmy Butler continued his breakout season, leading the Bulls to victory with 23 points and five rebounds. Chicago also got another stellar performance from rookie Nikola Mirotic, who scored 15 points off the bench. He is having a spectacular month of March, averaging 21 points, 8 rebounds and 1 blocks a game this month. Joakim Noah returned to the Bulls after missing Mondays' game with soreness, he had five rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes of action. Greivis Vasquez got the start at point guard for Toronto, as Kyle Lowry was forced to miss Wednesday night's game with back spasms. Vasquez scored 22 points in 31 minutes but could n't take his team to the winner's circle. Jonas Valunciunas was slowed down against Chicago's solid interior defense. He scored just eight points but managed to pull down 12 rebounds. Toronto has had a rough go in March, going just 5 - 8. The Raptors have dropped three of four games, including two against Chicago, but will continue their quest to be the fourth team to lock up a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference when they face the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. The Bulls will host the New York Knicks on Saturday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Bulls') has 29 Losses ,has 116 Total points ,has 44 Wins ."]