Gary Trent Jr. scores 24 to lead Raptors to 118-107 win over Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) Gary Trent Jr. scored 24, Bruce Brown added 19 points and seven rebounds and the Toronto Raptors snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 118-107 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.
Jordan Nwora scored 17 points in 19 minutes and Dennis Schroder added 16 points and 10 assists for the Raptors, who trailed by 16 in the second quarter but regained the lead late in the third and held on from there.
DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points and Ayo Dosunmu had 21 for Chicago, which has lost three of four.
The short-handed Raptors trimmed the Bulls' lead to 77-75 late in the third quarter on Brown's basket. Then with 2:46 left in the quarter, Nwora converted a four-point play to give the Raptors an 83-82 lead. He followed with another 3-pointer and a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 88-83 with 1:43 left.
Thaddeus Young, in his 17th season in the league, has taken notice with Brown, who was acquired in a trade with the Pacers this month.
“Bruce is a basketball player. He knows how to play. And that's what you want on your team. You want guys who know how to play, who know how to make reads, goes out there and be a glue guy, just jumps into the system. He hasn't played with us very long, but it's like he's been here for the whole season,” said Young.
Nwora turned the game around.
“Hell of a job tonight. Hell of a game last game as well. He's came off the bench from not playing, very minimal, to lighting it up,” said Young. “Like I said, that's another guy, you love guys like that can step in and play and it just fits like a glove.”
Jalen McDaniels' 3 got the lead up to 102-94 with 8:41 left, but DeRozan rallied the Bulls, going by Brown for a dunk in the lane to cut it to 104-100 with 7:12 left.
Toronto got the momentum back by trapping DeRozan and forcing a turnover, which led to an easy layup for Young.
DeRozan got it within 111-106 on a pair of free three-throws with 2:07 left but Young answered with a layup. Young finished 16 points.
“I can speak about Thad Young for the whole night. It's not just what he does on the court. It's everything he does off the court as well,” said Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic.
Toronto's trap forced 17 turnovers by Chicago.
“I think that's what we rushed through. I think I had five turnovers. I had a couple of turnovers critical late. I think AC (Alex Caruso) had one when we tried to make a run to get back in the game,” said DeRozan. “We got to be more conscious and take care of the ball a little bit better.”
The Raptors were without starters RJ Barrett (knee swelling), Immanuel Quickley (quadriceps contusion) and Jakob Poeltl, who missed his 11th straight game with an ankle sprain.
Trent scored 13 points in the first quarter on 5 of 8 shooting and had 16 in the half but Toronto still trailed 63-53 at halftime.
Bulls forward Patrick Williams is expected to miss at least two more weeks with an injured left foot. Williams’ foot issue prevented him from playing Sunday in a 104-96 victory at Portland. Before the game, the Bulls announced that the 6-foot-7 forward has acute bone edema and will get reassessed in about two weeks. Williams is averaging 10 points, 3.9 rebounds and 27.3 minutes this season.
Bulls coach Billy Donovan is hoping to get him back after the All-Star break.
UP NEXT
Raptors: Visit the Rockets on Friday night for the third of a six-game road trip.
Bulls: Travel to Charlotte on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Scottie Barnes vs. Nikola Vucevic (Dennis Schroder gains possession) | ||
| 11:32 |  | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point floating jump shot | 2-0 |
| 10:57 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:35 | | DeMar DeRozan blocks Bruce Brown's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point running layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:12 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 5-5 |
| 10:00 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 5-8 |
| 9:43 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:39 | | Thaddeus Young offensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Thaddeus Young misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:37 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Coby White personal foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup (Thaddeus Young assists) | 7-8 |
| 8:44 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 9-8 |
| 8:18 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | 9-10 |
| 8:05 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Coby White turnover (lost ball) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:50 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Thaddeus Young assists) | 12-10 |
| 7:50 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:35 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving floating jump shot | 14-10 |
| 7:29 | | Coby White shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-10 |
| 7:18 | | Dalen Terry turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:00 | | Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | ||
| 6:50 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 15-12 |
| 6:37 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Dalen Terry defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point running pullup jump shot | 15-15 |
| 6:15 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving bank jump shot | 17-15 |
| 5:57 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:41 | | Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Gradey Dick assists) | 20-15 |
| 5:06 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Nikola Vucevic kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:46 | | Thaddeus Young turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:34 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Gradey Dick defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Jordan Nwora blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point running layup | ||
| 4:12 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point running layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 20-17 |
| 4:09 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Jontay Porter assists) | 22-17 |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup | 22-19 |
| 3:15 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Dalen Terry defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point running finger roll layup | 22-21 |
| 2:55 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Jontay Porter offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | +3 | Jordan Nwora makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 25-21 |
| 2:31 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup | 25-23 |
| 2:20 | | Gary Trent Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dalen Terry steals) | ||
| 2:15 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point running layup | 25-25 |
| 1:58 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Julian Phillips turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:31 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:28 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +3 | Julian Phillips makes three point jump shot (Jevon Carter assists) | 25-28 |
| 1:19 | | Jontay Porter shooting foul (Julian Phillips draws the foul) | ||
| 1:19 | | +1 | Julian Phillips makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-29 |
| 1:08 | | Jontay Porter turnover (bad pass) (DeMar DeRozan steals) | ||
| 1:02 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point running alley-oop layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 25-31 |
| 1:02 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving finger roll layup | 27-31 |
| 0:30 | | Jevon Carter misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Jontay Porter defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (lost ball) (DeMar DeRozan steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (bad pass) (Jontay Porter steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 11:35 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (bad pass) (Andre Drummond steals) | ||
| 11:33 | | Dennis Schroder blocks Andre Drummond's two point running layup | ||
| 11:33 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Coby White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Jordan Nwora misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | +3 | Jevon Carter makes three point running jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 27-34 |
| 10:43 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-36 |
| 10:22 | | Jordan Nwora shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-37 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Jordan Nwora makes two point cutting layup (Thaddeus Young assists) | 29-37 |
| 9:48 | | +3 | Julian Phillips makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 29-40 |
| 9:27 | | DeMar DeRozan blocks Thaddeus Young's two point layup | ||
| 9:23 | | Thaddeus Young offensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | +3 | Chris Boucher makes three point jump shot (Thaddeus Young assists) | 32-40 |
| 9:10 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving layup | 32-42 |
| 9:01 | | +3 | Jordan Nwora makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 35-42 |
| 8:48 | | Jevon Carter misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Thaddeus Young personal foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | Coby White misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Bulls turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:20 | | Julian Phillips shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 8:20 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-42 |
| 8:20 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-42 |
| 8:05 | | Thaddeus Young shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-43 |
| 8:05 | | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:02 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Jordan Nwora draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Julian Phillips makes two point driving layup (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 37-45 |
| 6:45 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point cutting layup (Thaddeus Young assists) | 39-45 |
| 6:20 | | Coby White misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 39-48 |
| 6:10 | | Chris Boucher turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:10 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Coby White assists) | 39-50 |
| 5:37 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving finger roll layup (Gradey Dick assists) | 41-50 |
| 5:28 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:00 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive foul (Off the ball) (Chris Boucher draws the foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | Nikola Vucevic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point driving bank jump shot (Gradey Dick assists) | 43-50 |
| 4:34 | | Gradey Dick personal foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 4:33 | | Chris Boucher personal foul (Loose ball) (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 4:33 | | +1 | Alex Caruso makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-51 |
| 4:33 | | +1 | Alex Caruso makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-52 |
| 4:16 | | Jalen McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (DeMar DeRozan steals) | ||
| 4:08 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Coby White assists) | 43-54 |
| 3:46 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point putback layup | ||
| 3:41 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point cutting layup (Coby White assists) | 43-56 |
| 3:36 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:24 | | Ayo Dosunmu blocks Dennis Schroder's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:24 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 43-59 |
| 2:57 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen McDaniels assists) | 46-59 |
| 2:40 | | Alex Caruso turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:23 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving finger roll layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 48-59 |
| 1:57 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | DeMar DeRozan blocks Jalen McDaniels's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:44 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | +3 | Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 51-59 |
| 1:31 | | Alex Caruso turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 1:26 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:02 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 0:49 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-60 |
| 0:49 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-61 |
| 0:35 | | Nikola Vucevic blocks Dennis Schroder's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:35 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 53-61 |
| 0:17 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 0:17 | | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-62 |
| 0:17 | | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-63 |
| 0:05 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |