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Vucevic scores 24 points as Bulls hold off Raptors 122-121 for 4th win in 6 games
TORONTO (AP) Nikola Vucevic scored 24 points, Coby White added 19 and the Chicago Bulls held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 122-121 on Monday night for their fourth win in six 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.
Bulls: Vucevic returned after missing Sunday’s win over Charlotte because of an illness, but two-time All-Star guard Zach LaVine sat out because of back spasms.
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.
Chicago led 102-86 early in the fourth but Toronto cut the deficit to 112-111 on Barrett’s hook shot with 2:28 left. White made a layup and Ball hit a 3 to keep the Bulls in front.
Toronto fell to 0-14 this season when trailing at halftime. Chicago led 53-50 after two quarters.
Both teams play again Thursday, when Chicago visits Boston and Toronto hosts Brooklyn.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Jakob Poeltl (Jonathan Mogbo gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting finger roll layup (RJ Barrett assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:27 |  | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Jakob Poeltl steals) | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point turnaround hook shot | 0-4 |
| 11:11 | | Patrick Williams misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | RJ Barrett misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:34 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 2-6 |
| 10:34 | | Coby White shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 10:34 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-7 |
| 10:24 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point driving finger roll layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 4-7 |
| 10:06 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Gradey Dick shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:02 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-7 |
| 10:02 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-7 |
| 9:50 | | Gradey Dick misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 9:48 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point pullup jump shot (Jonathan Mogbo assists) | 6-9 |
| 9:09 | | Patrick Williams misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:06 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point putback layup | 8-9 |
| 8:56 | | RJ Barrett misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 8:56 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 11-9 |
| 8:26 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point finger roll layup | 13-9 |
| 8:16 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:07 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 13-11 |
| 8:01 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Jonathan Mogbo misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point running layup (Gradey Dick assists) | 13-13 |
| 7:05 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Gradey Dick misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Gradey Dick personal foul (Lonzo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 16-13 |
| 6:27 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-14 |
| 6:27 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-15 |
| 6:20 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | RJ Barrett misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:02 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point running layup (Lonzo Ball assists) | 18-15 |
| 5:43 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 20-15 |
| 4:51 | | Josh Giddey blocks Chris Boucher's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:49 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Matas Buzelis misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:43 | | Lonzo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +3 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes three point jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 23-15 |
| 4:31 | | Talen Horton-Tucker shooting foul (Ochai Agbaji draws the foul) | ||
| 4:31 | | Ochai Agbaji misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:31 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | +1 | Ochai Agbaji makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-16 |
| 4:21 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 26-16 |
| 3:58 | | Kelly Olynyk misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Ja'Kobe Walter offensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 26-19 |
| 3:43 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point running dunk (Lonzo Ball assists) | 28-19 |
| 3:24 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point finger roll layup (Davion Mitchell assists) | 28-21 |
| 2:59 | | Coby White turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Olynyk steals) | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point driving layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 28-23 |
| 2:30 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Ja'Kobe Walter turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:58 | | Coby White misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Coby White personal foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | Davion Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Smith steals) | ||
| 1:36 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:34 | | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Chris Boucher misses two point running alley-oop dunk | ||
| 1:29 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 31-23 |
| 0:54 | | Garrett Temple turnover (lost ball) (Talen Horton-Tucker steals) | ||
| 0:50 | | Coby White misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Garrett Temple misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point reverse layup | 33-23 |
| 0:03 | | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point putback layup | 33-25 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Julian Phillips shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 11:30 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-26 |
| 11:30 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-27 |
| 11:11 | | Coby White turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | ||
| 11:02 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:51 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point running dunk | 33-29 |
| 10:48 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:33 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 36-29 |
| 10:06 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:04 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Josh Giddey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point turnaround bank hook shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 36-31 |
| 9:35 | | +2 | Julian Phillips makes two point cutting dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 38-31 |
| 9:17 | | RJ Barrett turnover (lost ball) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 9:11 | | +2 | Julian Phillips makes two point running dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 40-31 |
| 9:11 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:52 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Jonathan Mogbo personal foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Lonzo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point driving floating jump shot | 40-33 |
| 8:07 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Jonathan Mogbo offensive foul (Off the ball) (Julian Phillips draws the foul) | ||
| 8:00 | | Jonathan Mogbo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:39 | | +3 | Julian Phillips makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 43-33 |
| 7:15 | | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Lonzo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | Lonzo Ball personal foul (Ochai Agbaji draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Julian Phillips blocks RJ Barrett's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:53 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Julian Phillips turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:26 | | Kelly Olynyk misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point driving dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 45-33 |
| 5:56 | | RJ Barrett misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||