Chicago Bulls’ Patrick Williams was overdue for a benching. It’s hard to win games with a starter logging an almost empty stat line every night.

Since returning from the wrist injury, Williams is 94-for-132 (71.2%) on dunk attempts. This season, he has made only four of nine attempts, including the finish against the Pelicans on Tuesday.

Bulls forward Patrick Williams has put together three straight solid games, both scoring and rebounding. Maybe he was right when he declared, “I got game.” Nathan Denette/AP Share TORONTO ...