Would you believe some pre-season predictions had the Bulls in the playoffs, and the Raptors on the outside looking in? Three games into the 2019-20 season isn’t enough of a sample size to definitively declare that prediction off the mark. But the Raptors sure made it look pretty ridiculous last night, easily dispatching the Bulls in Chicago’s home opener.
A few quick thoughts:
The Return of Pull-Away Speed
One of the most fun things about last year’s Raptors, especially in the first half of the season, was how they’d let opponents hang around for a bit, and then step on the gas, score a ton of points in a hurry and zoom away.