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Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls

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Toronto Raptors
28-48, 11-27 Away
Final
118 - 137

Chicago Bulls
34-42, 15-23 Home

Coby White scores 28 and Bulls secure a spot in play-in tournament with 137-118 win over Raptors

Giddey records another double-double as Bulls drop Raptors

Nikola Vucevic shot 9 for 12, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range to finish with 22 points, while adding 10 rebounds and seven assists.

The Raptors were led by Ja’Kobe Walter, with 17 points while Immanuel Quickley added 17 points and nine assists .

The Bulls took the lead with 1:22 left in the first quarter and never looked back. The score was 70-57 by halftime. Horton-Tucker led the way with a team-high 18 second-half points.

Takeaways The Raptors came in having won four straight and six of their last 10 to keep their faint hopes at the play-in tournament alive. This loss eliminated those hopes.

Bulls: This victory locked in a spot in the play-in tournament for Chicago. Hours after White was named the Eastern Conference player of the month for March, his 28 points came in 34 minutes.

Key moment The Bulls trailed by 10 only to finish the first quarter on a 30-13 run. They led by as much as 28 thanks to a 32-22 edge in the third quarter when they used a 10-0 run to turn a 76-68 lead into an 86-68 lead with 5:31 to play in the quarter. Vucevic had six points in the run and White had four.

Key stat Chicago dominated the paint, outscoring the Raptors 70-44 and outrebounding them 49-35. The Bulls also shot 23 of 27 from the line, while Toronto was 10 for 11.

Up next The Raptors return home to play the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. The Bulls play host to the Trail Blazers on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 118 - 137
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 118 - 137
4th 16.0 A.J. Lawson makes 1-foot dunk (Jonathan Mogbo assists) 118 - 137
4th 16.0 Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound 116 - 137
4th 18.2 Jonathan Mogbo blocks Jahmir Young 's 26-foot three point jumper 116 - 137

Statistics

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44-97 FG 50-88
45.4 Field Goal % 56.8
20-45 3PT 14-34
44.4 Three Point % 41.2
10-11 FT 23-27
90.9 Free Throw % 85.2
35 Rebounds 49
9 Offensive Rebounds 10
26 Defensive Rebounds 39
35 Assists 36
7 Steals 10
3 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
17 Fast Break Points 21
44 Points in Paint 70
20 Fouls 9
10 Largest Lead 28
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Noa Essengue, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Ayo Dosunmu, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
A.J. Lawson, G Day-To-Day Jul 20
Brandon Ingram, SF Day-To-Day Jul 10
Jakob Poeltl, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Gradey Dick, G Day-To-Day Jul 3
Chris Boucher, PF Day-To-Day Jun 24

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,005 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 61 21 .744 - W2
New York 51 31 .622 10 W1
Toronto 30 52 .366 31 L2
Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 L3
Philadelphia 24 58 .293 37 L2

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 18 L1 0.7804878 64
Indiana 14 32 W1 0.6097561 50
Milwaukee 16 34 W8 0.58536583 48
Detroit 20 38 L2 0.5365854 44
Chicago 25 43 W3 0.47560975 39
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