Coby White scored 19 factors and added 5 assists for Chicago (12-15). Josh Giddey had 11 factors, 9 rebounds and eight assists earlier than leaving the sport within the third quarter after he harm his proper ankle.
RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., led all scorers with 32 factors as Toronto (7-20) misplaced its fifth straight. He additionally had 9 assists and 5 rebounds. Gradey Dick completed with 27 factors and 6 rebounds.
Montreal’s Chris Boucher got here off the bench for a double-double with 11 factors and 10 boards after he did not play within the Raptors’ final three video games.
Centre Jakob Poeltl had six factors, 5 rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes of play, however added to Toronto’s harm woes when he strained his left groin early within the fourth quarter.
All-star ahead Scottie Barnes participated in shootaround with the Raptors on Monday morning. Head coach Darko Rajakovic stated Barnes nonetheless wasn’t cleared for contact as he recovers from a sprained proper ankle however would possibly be capable of have his workload ramped up beginning with apply on Tuesday.
There have been no updates for place to begin guard Immanuel Quickley (partially torn UCL) and veteran ahead Bruce Brown (arthroscopic surgical procedure).
A 9-0 run late within the fourth quarter, punctuated by Barrett’s floater from 4 toes out, pulled the Raptors to inside one with 2:28 to go.
Trailing by three with 36 seconds to play, Barrett missed one other bounce shot this time from six toes out. Vucevic scored on Chicago’s subsequent possession to increase the Bulls’ result in 5.
Reserve level guard Jamal Shead grabbed an offensive rebound on the subsequent possession and laid within the ball for Toronto earlier than Talen Horton-Tucker made one in every of two free throws. Shead made a buzzer-beating three as time expired for the sport’s remaining rating.
Bulls: Robust inside defence within the first half stymied Barrett and Poeltl, with the Bulls recurrently disrupting Toronto’s robust transition offence. Chicago additionally acquired 50 factors off the bench, led by Horton-Tucker’s 15-point efficiency.
Raptors: Woeful three-point taking pictures within the first half harm Toronto, with the hosts going 3-for-15 from past the arc. They completed 9-for-26 on three-pointer makes an attempt, three higher than their season-worst efficiency.
Poeltl slipped badly and strained his groin simply 1:48 into the fourth quarter, gingerly strolling to the Raptors locker room to finish his night time. His absence freed Vucevic as much as end the sport robust.
Toronto has had 11 gamers on its inactive listing this season as a consequence of harm for a complete of 107 video games missed. The Raptors have paid greater than $23 million to injured gamers this season, second most within the NBA behind the New Orleans Pelicans.
Bulls: Proceed their East Coast highway journey with a cease in Boston in opposition to the NBA champion Celtics on Thursday.
Raptors: Have two days off earlier than internet hosting the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.
