Patrick Williams provides spark that the Chicago Bulls needed

The Chicago Bulls have been struggling big time. After coming home after an 0-3 west coast trip, the Bulls got some good news. It was announced that Bulls sophomore power forward, Patrick Williams was making his long awaited return to the lineup after missing the majority of the season with a wrist injury.

On a minutes restriction, Williams put up a solid 7 points in 19 minutes during the Bulls’ 113-99 win over the Toronto Raptors. With the win, the Bulls have clinched their first winning season since 2016.

This win felt much more than any other win. Watching the game, the Bulls brought a different kind of intensity that we had seen earlier in the season, that has felt lost since around the All-Star break. The offense and defense were both clicking tonight, helping lead the Bulls to this satisfying win.

The team felt like it was particularly clicking when Williams was on the floor. There was a different amount of speed and fire for this Bulls team and it really did feel like someone lit a torch under their butts.

The Chicago Bulls were clicking on both sides of the floor against the Raptors.

They were being ruthless on defense and it led to plenty of scoring opportunities. The Bulls scored a season-high 29 points off turnovers in a win. Needless to say, defense was the key to the Bulls win tonight.

To add to the return of Williams, Zach Lavine and Demar Derozan did it all tonight. Both had 26 points in a night where it felt as if they just were not missing from the field.

The return of Williams will be huge going forward as the Bulls have only 11 games until the playoffs. Chicago currently sits in 5th place in the Eastern Conference, sitting 2 games behind 4th place. But the Bulls are slowly getting back to full strength and strengthening the entire team by getting into full form. Units are beginning to get tighter and a couple players will not get as many minutes as they used to off the bench (Jones Jr., Brown Jr.).

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Without a doubt, this was easily one of the most satisfying Bulls wins of the season. A strong defensive and offensive showing and the return of Patrick Willams had something for all Bulls fans to feel good about. The Bulls return to action on Tuesday night against their division rival, the Milwaukee Bucks.