Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors
· National Basketball AssociationVucevic scores 24 points as Bulls hold off Raptors 122-121 for 4th win in 6 games
Talen Horton-Tucker scored 15 points and Ayo Dosunmu had 12 as seven Bulls players reached double figures.
Chicago's Lonzo Ball missed six of his first seven 3-point attempts before making a key shot from long distance late in the fourth.
Bulls guard Josh Giddey had to be helped off the court midway through the third quarter after rolling his right ankle while trying to defend a shot. He did not return. Giddey finished with 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in 24 minutes.
RJ Barrett scored 32 points and Gradey Dick had 27 as Toronto almost erased a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but the short-handed Raptors lost their fifth straight.
Toronto’s Jamal Shead banked in a 3-pointer at the final buzzer but it wasn’t enough.
Chris Boucher had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Ochai Agbaji added 15 points for Toronto.
Raptors: Toronto played its second straight game without All-Star forward Scottie Barnes, who sprained his right ankle on Dec. 9. The Raptors took another hit when center Jakob Poeltl exited in the third because of a strained left groin.
Regular Season Series
CHI leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 122 - 121 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 122 - 121 | |
4th 0.0 | (00:00) [Bulls] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 122 - 121 | |
4th 0.0 | Jamal Shead makes 29-foot three point shot | 122 - 121 | |
4th 4.0 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes free throw 2 of 2 | 122 - 118 |
Statistics
CHI | TOR | |
---|---|---|
43-93 | FG | 45-92 |
46.2 | Field Goal % | 48.9 |
14-40 | 3PT | 9-26 |
35.0 | Three Point % | 34.6 |
22-28 | FT | 22-30 |
78.6 | Free Throw % | 73.3 |
41 | Rebounds | 44 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
33 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
33 | Assists | 28 |
12 | Steals | 7 |
8 | Blocks | 6 |
12 | Turnovers | 18 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 23 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
58 | Points in Paint | 64 |
23 | Fouls | 21 |
16 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 16,324 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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