White scores 25 points as Bulls top Raptors

TORONTO – Coby White scored a game-high 25 points and Nikola Vucevic added 21 to gait the Chicago Bulls to a 122-106 triumph implicit the Toronto Raptors connected Friday astatine Scotiabank Arena.

The Bulls’ triumph ended Toronto’s season-high five-game winning streak arsenic the Raptors mislaid for lone the 2nd clip successful 9 outings.

Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 20 points. He added 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

RJ Barrett checked successful with 19 points and 9 rebounds.

Toronto constituent defender Immanuel Quickley returned aft an eight-game lack from a near hep strain. He had 14 points implicit 15 minutes.

The Bulls made 18 three-pointers, led by Coby Smith’s four, compared to Toronto’s 10.

Josh Giddy scored 15 points for the Bulls, portion Jalen Smith and Matas Buzelis came disconnected the Chicago seat to spot successful 17 and 12 points, respectively. Vucevic besides pulled down 11 rebounds.

The Bulls held a 30-27 vantage aft the archetypal 4th and led 55-50 astatine the fractional connected the spot of 9 for 21 shooting from beyond the arc.

Chicago is 2nd successful the NBA successful three-point tract goals made this season.

TAKEAWAYS

Raptors: Quickley has played lone 10 games this season, missing 38 with assorted ailments. But the Raptors person gone 1-9 with him successful the lineup.

Bulls: Guard Zach LaVine missed his 2nd consecutive crippled for idiosyncratic reasons. There has been speculation that LaVine volition beryllium moved earlier the NBA commercialized deadline connected Thursday.

Trending Now

KEY MOMENT

After Barrett gave the Raptors a 64-63 pb with 7:17 remaining successful the 3rd quarter, the Bulls went connected an 18-4 tally to instrumentality the pb for good.

KEY STAT

Despite the defeat, the Raptors enjoyed their archetypal winning period astatine 8-7 since going 8-7 successful November 2023.

UP NEXT

The Raptors entertain Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers connected Sunday afternoon.

Chicago visits the Detroit Pistons connected Sunday.

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Jan. 31, 2025.