Vucevic and DeRozan each score 24 points to help Bulls beat Raptors 116-110
TORONTO (AP) Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 14 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points against his former team and the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 116-110 on Thursday night.
Coby White added 23 points to help the Bulls snap a four-game losing streak in Toronto. Patrick Williams scored 12 points, and Alex Caruso and Ayo Dosunmu each had 10. Chicago outscored Toronto 74-50 on points in the paint.
“I knew I had a little bit of a size advantage and I was trying to take advantage of it,” said Vucevic, who connected on 12 of 17 attempts from inside the 3-point line and had seven assists.
Bulls guard Zach LaVine scored eight points, connecting on three of seven shot attempts, in 24 minutes.
LaVine left the court after rolling his right ankle early in the third quarter but returned for a four-minute stint later in the period. The two-time All-Star played just over two minutes in the fourth.
“He rolled his ankle, that’s all I heard,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “I didn’t get a chance to see it on tape.”
LaVine returned Jan. 5 after missing 17 games because of inflammation in his right foot.
“I could just tell when he was back in there, I didn’t feel like he was moving great,” Donovan said. “I know he was trying. I think he wanted to keep going, just to keep himself fresh.”
Raptors forward Scottie Barnes had 31 points, one shy of his career best. RJ Barrett added 17 points but Toronto fell to 2-6 on the second night of a back-to-back.
The Raptors shot a season-worst 4 for 32 from long range Monday in a loss to Boston, then made a season-high 20 on Wednesday in a win over Miami. Toronto went cold again Thursday, missing nine straight from distance to begin the game.
“We missed six or seven straight 3s that were good open shots and it just spiraled with us, affected our defense there,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said.
Toronto finished 10 for 38 on 3-pointers.
Bruce Brown scored 15 points in his Raptors debut, a day after being part of the trade that sent two-time All-Star Pascal Siakam to Indiana.
“I didn’t know the plays,” Brown said. “I was just trying to be in the right spots.”
Fellow Toronto newcomers forward Jordan Nwora and guard Kira Lewis Jr. were both active but neither played.
Toronto trailed 38-27 after the first quarter but rallied to cut the gap to five points, 63-58, at the half. Barnes scored nine points in the third, but the Bulls took a 90-86 lead to the fourth.
Toronto center Jakob Poeltl missed his sixth straight game because of a sprained left ankle.
UP NEXT
Bulls: Host Memphis on Saturday night.
Raptors: At New York on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Scottie Barnes (Jontay Porter gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 | | Jontay Porter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 |  | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 11:02 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Coby White misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:21 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:02 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Alex Caruso turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 9:48 | | Alex Caruso blocks Scottie Barnes's two point running layup | ||
| 9:47 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Immanuel Quickley turnover (bad pass) (DeMar DeRozan steals) | ||
| 9:36 | | Jontay Porter personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 9:30 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Coby White offensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving finger roll layup | 4-2 |
| 8:46 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Jontay Porter personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving layup | 6-2 |
| 8:08 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point turnaround hook shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 6-4 |
| 7:57 | | Coby White turnover (bad pass) (Immanuel Quickley steals) | ||
| 7:52 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point running layup (RJ Barrett assists) | 6-6 |
| 7:23 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 8-6 |
| 7:04 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving finger roll layup (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 8-8 |
| 6:41 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 10-8 |
| 6:28 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 13-8 |
| 6:10 | | Zach LaVine personal foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 6:06 | | Patrick Williams shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 6:06 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-9 |
| 6:06 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-10 |
| 5:50 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 16-10 |
| 5:36 | | Gary Trent Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Coby White steals) | ||
| 5:32 | | Coby White misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:26 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point putback layup | 18-10 |
| 5:25 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot | 18-12 |
| 4:40 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point stepback jump shot (Coby White assists) | 21-12 |
| 4:33 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | ||
| 4:26 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point reverse layup (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 21-14 |
| 4:01 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point hook shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 23-14 |
| 3:49 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point pullup jump shot (Thaddeus Young assists) | 23-16 |
| 3:33 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 25-16 |
| 3:20 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point pullup jump shot | 25-18 |
| 3:10 | | Zach LaVine misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point tip layup | 27-18 |
| 2:59 | | Patrick Williams personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 2:50 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point cutting layup (Thaddeus Young assists) | 27-20 |
| 2:35 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point reverse layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 29-20 |
| 2:22 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point pullup jump shot | 29-22 |
| 2:04 | | Scottie Barnes shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-22 |
| 2:04 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-22 |
| 1:52 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Dalen Terry defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Patrick Williams misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving floating jump shot | 33-22 |
| 0:43 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:38 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 0:36 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-22 |
| 0:36 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-22 |
| 0:26 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving finger roll layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 35-24 |
| 0:07 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point floating jump shot | 37-24 |
| 0:07 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-24 |
| 0:01 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 38-26 |
| 0:01 | | Alex Caruso shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | RJ Barrett misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:00 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | DeMar DeRozan shooting foul (Chris Boucher draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Chris Boucher makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-27 |
| 0:00 | | Chris Boucher misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:00 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point floating jump shot | 40-27 |
| 11:21 | | Dalen Terry shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 11:21 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-28 |
| 11:21 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-29 |
| 11:08 | | Jontay Porter blocks DeMar DeRozan's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:05 | | DeMar DeRozan offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | RJ Barrett shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 11:04 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-29 |
| 11:04 | | DeMar DeRozan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:02 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving finger roll layup (RJ Barrett assists) | 41-31 |
| 10:34 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 43-31 |
| 10:16 | | +3 | Jontay Porter makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 43-34 |
| 10:05 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Andre Drummond blocks RJ Barrett's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:50 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Dalen Terry offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Dalen Terry turnover (bad pass) (Jontay Porter steals) | ||
| 9:26 | | Chris Boucher turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:15 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +3 | Jontay Porter makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 43-37 |
| 8:58 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:40 | | Zach LaVine misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup (RJ Barrett assists) | 43-39 |
| 8:14 | | Dalen Terry offensive foul (Chris Boucher draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | Dalen Terry turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:02 | | Jontay Porter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | Patrick Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Chris Boucher assists) | 43-42 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving finger roll layup | 45-42 |
| 7:29 | | Jontay Porter defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:29 | | Chris Boucher shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-42 |
| 7:11 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point driving dunk (Jontay Porter assists) | 46-44 |
| 6:59 | | Jontay Porter blocks Coby White's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:57 | | Jontay Porter defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Chris Boucher misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Zach LaVine offensive foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | Zach LaVine turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:10 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Gary Trent Jr. personal foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 48-44 |
| 5:36 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving dunk (Jontay Porter assists) | 48-46 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 50-46 |
| 5:07 | | +2 | Jontay Porter makes two point layup (Chris Boucher assists) | 50-48 |
| 5:01 | | Coby White offensive foul (Off the ball) (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | Coby White turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | Chris Boucher turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:34 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | DeMar DeRozan personal foul (Loose ball) (Chris Boucher draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point cutting dunk (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 50-50 |
| 3:49 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 52-50 |
| 3:18 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:04 | | Zach LaVine shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 3:04 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-51 |
| 3:04 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-52 |
| 2:49 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 55-52 |
| 2:32 | | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 55-55 |
| 2:17 | | Coby White misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Coby White steals) | ||
| 2:03 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point running finger roll layup | 57-55 |
| 2:03 | | Scottie Barnes defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 1:37 |