Nikola Vucevic’s double-double leads Bulls past Toronto Raptors

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Printed Jan 18, 2024  •  3 minute learn

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Nikola Vucevic had a double-double with 24 factors and 13 rebounds to guide the Chicago Bulls previous the Toronto Raptors 116-110 on Thursday.

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Former Raptors star DeMar DeRozan had 24 factors and 7 rebounds for Chicago (20-23), whereas Coby White had 23 factors and eight boards.

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Scottie Barnes led Toronto (16-26) with 31 factors, seven rebounds and 6 assists.

RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had 17 factors and 6 assists.

Bruce Brown scored 15 factors and added seven rebounds off the bench a day after the Indiana Pacers traded him, Jordan Nwora and Kira Lewis Jr. to Toronto in a blockbuster deal for Raptors all-star Pascal Siakam.

Toronto additionally acquired three first-round picks within the deal and staff president Masai Ujiri stated earlier Thursday that they gave the Raptors extra flexibility to rebuild.

Montreal’s Chris Boucher sank 1 of two free throws within the closing second of the primary quarter as Toronto minimize Chicago’s result in 38-27. The Raptors missed all 9 of their three-point makes an attempt within the interval after making a season-best 20 all through their 121-97 win over the Miami Warmth on Wednesday.

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Reserve guard Dennis Schroder hit a 25-foot three-pointer with 7:38 left within the half to drag Toronto inside one. It capped an 11-0 run to deliver the Raptors again into the sport.

A dunk by Thaddeus Younger with 4:18 left within the second tied the sport 50-50. A 6-0 Bulls run closed out the half with the guests holding a 63-58 lead.

Barnes hit a three-pointer from 26 toes out to deliver the 19,312 followers at Scotiabank Enviornment to their toes and pull Toronto again to inside 5 with 33 seconds left within the third quarter. Chicago led by as a lot as 13 factors within the third and held a 90-86 benefit heading into the ultimate interval.

Barnes made two free throws after which assisted on Barrett’s dunk with 8:54 left within the sport to provide Toronto a one-point lead and drive a Bulls timeout.

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White tied it for Chicago 90 seconds later and the 2 groups traded area targets for a number of minutes of play.

Brown had back-to-back layups to assist Toronto get a quick two-point lead with 4:15 left within the sport however Alex Caruso made a three-pointer to re-take the lead for Chicago.

Barnes and White traded bounce pictures to maintain the Bulls’ one-point lead after which DeRozan hit a jumper with 1:45 on the clock for a 112-109 Chicago lead.

Caruso then fouled Barnes, however the Raptors star solely made one in all his two free throws. On the different finish of the court docket DeRozan was fouled by Immanuel Quickley.

The previous Toronto star made each pictures from the charity stripe earlier than White sank a floater after a Barnes turnover for a six-point lead with 19.7 seconds left.

WARM WELCOME — Raptors legend Vince Carter acquired a rousing ovation throughout an early break in play. He was on the sport doing commentary with the NBA on TNT in a sport broadcast throughout the US.

UP NEXT — The Raptors journey to Manhattan to tackle the rival New York Knicks, the primary sport between the 2 groups since Barrett and Quickley have been despatched to Toronto.

Chicago hosts the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 18, 2024.

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