Bulls-Raptors Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Feb 22 2011 11:24PM

The Chicago Bulls have played nine games with their imposing frontcourt of Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah together, the last seven of which were wins before Noah went down with a torn thumb ligament.

They're finally ready to see if they can pick up where they left off.

Out since having surgery in mid-December, Noah returns against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night as he'll try to help lead the surging Bulls to their fifth consecutive win and 11th in 13 games.

Chicago (38-16) didn't have Boozer for the first 15 games of the season after its star free agent acquisition broke his hand, leaving Noah to do the bulk of the work down in the paint.

Noah injured his right thumb Nov. 27 against Sacramento - a game before Boozer returned - but played through it for the next nine games. After a 110-93 road win over the Raptors (15-42) on Dec. 15 - the Bulls' seventh straight - the team announced he'd undergo surgery and miss eight to 10 weeks.

He'll be back Wednesday at Air Canada Centre, the same place he played his last game. Chicago went 22-8 in his absence, but is anxious to see its leader in rebounds (11.7) and blocks (1.6) return - even if it he's not ready to play 35 minutes right away.

"I don't know how he's going to respond once he's out there," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "We'll see how he is. Obviously, we'll try to get him up to starters minutes as quickly as possible. It'll be similar to what Carlos went through - each game a little bit more - and I think once they start playing, they'll come around pretty quickly."

Derrick Rose helped carry the team when Boozer was out, and the All-Star point guard did the same during Noah's recovery.

He saved his best performance for the Bulls' final game before the break. Rose scored a career-high 42 last Wednesday in a 109-99 victory over league-best San Antonio.

"I'm just trying to win," Rose told the Bulls' official website. "That's the biggest thing. This gives us confidence knowing we can beat some of the best teams. ... We always knew we had a good team. We're just trying to keep this going and I think we can."

Rose has averaged just 14.8 points in five games against Toronto since the start of last season - his second-lowest versus any opponent - but he hasn't had to do much. Chicago has won the series' last three games by at least 16 points apiece.

They'll hook up for the third time this season Wednesday on the court, but Tuesday the Bulls and the Raptors made a minor deal off it. Chicago sent little-used James Johnson - the 16th pick in the 2009 draft - to Toronto for a 2011 first-round pick it's owed from Miami.

"I always liked his game when he was at Wake Forest," said Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan, who was in the same draft class with Johnson. "You never know. It could work out great for him and be a great pickup for us. We hope so."

Hours after acquiring Johnson, his new teammates continued to struggle. Toronto committed a season-high 31 fouls at Charlotte on Tuesday in a 114-101 loss, its 11th straight on the road.

"I know it will turn around," said guard Jerryd Bayless, who had 11 points and 10 assists. "We're young, we're learning."

The Raptors are 5-31 when they score 101 points or fewer. Just four of the Bulls' last 36 opponents have scored that many points.

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Bargnani, DeRozan have 24 each as Raptors win

Posted Feb 23 2011 11:22PM

TORONTO (AP) This wasn't the way the Chicago Bulls wanted to welcome Joakim Noah back to the lineup. It wasn't much of a way to warm-up for Thursday's meeting with Miami, either.

Andrea Bargnani and DeMar DeRozan each scored 24 points, Jose Calderon had 17 assists and the Toronto Raptors beat the Bulls 118-113 on Wednesday night, snapping Chicago's four-game winning streak and spoiling Noah's return from thumb surgery.

"It's definitely not the result I wanted but we've just got to keep fighting," Noah said. "We've got to come with a better edge."

Derrick Rose scored 19 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and added 10 assists, and Carlos Boozer had 24 points for the Bulls, who had won 10 of their previous 12.

Amir Johnson scored 17 points, Leandro Barbosa had 13 and Sonny Weems 12 as the Raptors beat the Bulls for the first time in three meetings. Toronto had won just two of its last 20 but shot 58.1 percent against the Bulls, the best showing by a Chicago opponent this season.

Asked what disappointed him most about his team's defense, Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau was blunt.

"What didn't?" he said. "Every aspect. Start with defensive transition, keeping the ball out of the paint, challenging shots. Every aspect of our defense went out the window.

"Offensively we scored more, but defensively it was a disaster," Thibodeau said.

The Bulls, who host the Heat on Thursday night, don't have much time to sort out what went wrong.

"We wanted this so we would go into (the Miami game) with a lot of confidence," Rose said. "Now we've got to go into it very aggressively. We've got to prove the point that we can play defense."

Noah returned to the starting lineup after missing 30 games because of surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. The Bulls had gone 22-8 in his absence.

Thibodeau said he would use Noah in 6-to-8 minute increments as he worked to regain his conditioning. Noah finished with seven points and had 16 rebounds in 24 minutes.

"He missed a lot of time," Thibodeau said. "He's rusty. His timing is not there."

Chicago got 19 points from Luol Deng and 11 from Ronnie Brewer.

After Brewer missed a free throw that would have tied the game at 92 with 8:27 left, Toronto answered with a pair from the line by Weems, a baseline jumper from Barbosa and an alley-oop pass from Calderon to Johnson, forcing the Bulls to call timeout with 6:14 left and the Raptors up 98-91. Rose stopped the run with a three-point play before Toronto pushed its lead to eight.

Boozer scored on a layup and a hook shot as the Bulls scored six of the next eight points, making it 104-100 with 3:04 remaining. Barbosa's three-point play gave Toronto a seven-point lead, but Rose made four straight free throws, then tied the game at 107 on a 3 with 1:59 left.

DeRozan and Rose each made layups, then each made a pair from the line. DeRozan made two more free throws with 49 seconds left and, after Rose missed a jumper at the other end, a layup by Johnson gave the Raptors a 115-111 lead with 16 seconds to play.

"Defensively we just weren't there," Rose said. "When we needed a stop toward the end."

Noah missed all four shots he took in the first quarter but did pick up 10 rebounds, and Deng scored 10 points as the Bulls led 27-21 after one quarter. The Raptors battled back to tie it at 43-all late in the first half, but the Bulls reclaimed the lead thanks to seven points from Boozer. An alley-oop from Calderon to DeRozan cut Chicago's lead to 58-55 at the half.

Toronto led 81-72 on a jump shot by Davis with 2:37 left in the third but the Bulls ended the quarter with a 9-4 run to trail 85-81 heading into the fourth.

Acquired from the Bulls on Monday in exchange for a first-round draft pick in 2011, James Johnson made his first start of the year against his former team. He finished with nine points.

"From the opening tip he brought an aggressiveness that we wanted him to bring," Raptors coach Jay Triano said. "He had three blocked shots and he likes to get up."

Notes: Philadelphia shot 56.3 percent against Chicago on Jan. 7, beating the Bulls 105-99. ... Chicago is 13-13 on the road. ... Before the game, James Johnson spoke about the trade giving him a "fresh start" and explained how he chose his new jersey number, zero. "I wanted to start from zero and work my way up," he said. ... Calderon topped 10 assists for the sixth straight game, a career-high.

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Bulls-Raptors notebook

By Holly J. MacKenzie, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday February 23, 2011 11:06PM

THE FACTS: On Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre, the Toronto Raptors pulled off an impressive 118-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls, spoiling Joakim Noah's return to the court. After a close first half, the Raptors pulled away late thanks to strong fourth-quarter performances from DeMar DeRozan and Leandro Barbosa. DeRozan and Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors with 24 points apiece and Jose Calderon finished with a game-high 17 assists.

While Derrick Rose was held to just 13 points at the end of the third quarter, he finished with a game-high 32 points and 10 assists as he did everything in his power to try and will his team to a victory. Rose scored 19 of his 32 in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough as the Raptors shot 58 percent -- a season high for a Bulls opponent.

QUOTABLE: "i just feel like I'm supposed to. I'm supposed to go out there and help my team. I just want to win. I want to do as much as I can to win."
-- DeMar DeRozan on his mindset down the stretch of the fourth quarter.

THE STAT: The Raptors shot 58 percent for the game. If you were to listen to any of the Bulls, they would tell you this is why they lost this game. Giving up 58 percent shooting for a game and 67 percent shooting in the fourth quarter of a close game almost guarantees a loss. What might be most impressive is that the Bulls were in the game with under a minute remaining, thanks to the stellar fourth quarter of Rose. Ultimately though, the Bulls were reminded that if they don't play defense, they're not likely to walk away with a win.

TURNING POINT: With Rose first trading buckets with Barbosa, the Raptors then switched to DeRozan on the offensive end. After Rose tied the game with less than two minutes remaining, DeRozan hit a pair of free throws while Rose missed a jumper. Amir Johnson scored for the Raptors on the following possession to put his team ahead by two and then came back for the defensive play of the game, blocking a layup attempt by Rose with 13 seconds remaining.

QUOTABLE II: "What didn't? Every aspect. Start with defensive transition, keeping the ball out of the paint, challenging shots, every aspect of our defense out the window."
-- Bull coach Tom Thibodeau on what disappointed him most about his team's defensive effort in the loss.

HOT: Despite the loss, Rose showed why he is in the MVP conversation when he scored 19 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter. He got to the line nine times in the final quarter and made all of his attempts. He finished the game 14-for-16 from the foul line and also added 10 assists. He shot just 8-for-22 from the floor for the game, but his effort in the fourth almost made up for his team's defensive breakdowns.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: James Johnson started his first game in a Raptors uniform, finishing with nine points, five rebounds and three blocks. Most importantly for fantasy owners is the number of minutes Johnson played. Logging over 26 minutes, look for the Raptors to continue to give Johnson time to show his skills.

NOTABLE: Noah pulled down 16 rebounds in his first game back since having surgery on his right hand. Of those 16 rebounds, nine were offensive, helping the Bulls beat the Raptors 16-4 on the offensive glass. Calderon's 17 assists were just two shy of Chicago's 19 assists as a team. The Raptors had 58 points in the paint to 48 for the Bulls. Joey Dorsey was inactive for the Raptors because of back spasms.

UP NEXT: For the Bulls, Thursday vs. Miami, Saturday @ Milwaukee and Monday @ Washington. For the Raptors, Friday vs. Phoenix, Sunday vs. Dallas and Tuesday vs. New Orleans.

• Bulls: --
• Raptors: Dorsey, Evans, Kleiza

• Bulls: --
• Raptors: --

• Lead Changes: 12
• Times Tied: 11

• Arena: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
• Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #70 Brent Barnaky, #42 Eric Lewis
• Attendance: 18105
• Duration: 2:25

Chicago Bulls (38-16)		Toronto Raptors (15-42)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bargnani vs Noah (Boozer gains possession)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	11:43
	11:42	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:25	DeRozan Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:24
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:02
	10:52 [TOR 2-0]	Calderon Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	10:29
	10:18	Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:17
Boozer Turnaround Bank Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:01 [CHI 2-2]
	09:40 [TOR 4-2]	Johnson Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Calderon (1 AST)
Boozer Floating Jump shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	09:17
	09:16	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:15	Calderon Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	09:10
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:08
Noah Tip Shot: Missed	09:06
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:05
Noah Tip Shot: Missed	09:02
	09:01	Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:55 [TOR 6-2]	Johnson Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Calderon (2 AST)
Boozer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:55
	08:55 [TOR 7-2]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Boozer Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	08:41 [CHI 4-7]
Noah Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:24
	08:24 [TOR 8-4]	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	08:24 [TOR 9-4]	DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	08:05
	08:04	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:56	Bargnani Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:55
Deng Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)	07:49 [CHI 6-9]
	07:27 [TOR 11-6]	Bargnani Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	07:14	Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:08 [CHI 8-11]
	07:08	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	07:08 [CHI 9-11]
	06:58	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	06:57
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:37 [CHI 11-11]
	06:21	Calderon Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:20
Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (2 ST)	06:14
	06:12	Johnson Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Bogans Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	06:05
	06:01	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:47	Johnson Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	05:47	Johnson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	05:47	Johnson Substitution replaced by Weems
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	05:32
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	05:31
Noah Tip Shot: Missed	05:29
	05:29	Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:20	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:19
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:10
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	05:09
Noah Tip Shot: Missed	05:07
	05:07	Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:00 [TOR 13-11]	Weems Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Calderon (3 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)	04:37 [CHI 14-13]
	04:08	Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	04:07
Bogans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)	04:01 [CHI 17-13]
	03:47	Bargnani Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	03:46	Team Rebound
Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer	03:46
Noah Substitution replaced by Thomas	03:46
	03:43 [TOR 15-17]	Johnson Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Calderon (4 AST)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:27 [CHI 19-15]
	03:27	Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:27
	03:27	Johnson Substitution replaced by Davis
Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:27
	03:27	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:17 [TOR 17-19]	Bargnani Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Calderon (5 AST)
Gibson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	02:59 [CHI 21-17]
	02:43	Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:42
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:24 [CHI 23-17]
	02:19	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	02:19
	02:06 [TOR 19-23]	Bargnani Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (6 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)	01:48 [CHI 25-19]
Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:29
	01:29	DeRozan Substitution replaced by Barbosa
	01:29 [TOR 20-25]	Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	01:29 [TOR 21-25]	Bargnani Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Rose Running Jump Shot: Missed	01:16
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:15
Gibson Tip Shot: Missed	01:14
	01:14	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:05	Calderon Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)
Brewer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	00:59.8 [CHI 27-21]
	00:48.4	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:46.9
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:41.8
Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:40.7
	00:39.5	Davis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:39.5 [CHI 28-21]
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:39.5 [CHI 29-21]
	00:30.9 [TOR 23-29]	Weems Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barbosa (1 AST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	00:11.7
Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	00:10.5
Gibson Putback Dunk Shot: Missed	00:08.7
	00:06.8	Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:02.8 [TOR 25-29]	Barbosa Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (1 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (38-16)		Toronto Raptors (15-42)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46 [TOR 27-29]	Weems Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bayless (1 AST)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	11:29
	11:28	Barbosa Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:21 [TOR 29-29]	Davis Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Barbosa (2 AST)
Thomas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:21
	11:21 [TOR 30-29]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Watson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	11:03 [CHI 32-30]
	10:49	Weems Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:45 [CHI 34-30]
	10:31	Bayless Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (2 ST)
Brewer Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)	10:27 [CHI 36-30]
	10:14	Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	10:12
Watson Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	10:01
	10:00	Ajinca Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:56	Bayless Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (3 ST)
	09:52	Barbosa Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	09:52 [CHI 37-30]
Deng Substitution replaced by Korver	09:52
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	09:52 [CHI 38-30]
	09:47	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:47	Bayless Substitution replaced by Calderon
	09:28	Calderon 3pt Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:27
Gibson Layup Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:06	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:56	Davis Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	08:56	Davis Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Korver Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)	08:40
Gibson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:23
	08:23	Weems Substitution replaced by Johnson
	08:17	Ajinca Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:16
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	08:05
	08:04	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:49	Barbosa Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:48
Gibson Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Barbosa (1 BLK)	07:41
	07:39	Ajinca Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:34 [TOR 32-38]	Davis Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Calderon (6 AST)
	07:14	Barbosa Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:14
Team Rebound	07:14
	07:14	Barbosa Substitution replaced by DeRozan
	07:14	Ajinca Substitution replaced by Bargnani
Gibson Substitution replaced by Boozer	07:14
Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:14 [CHI 39-32]
	07:06	Calderon Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Watson (1 ST)
Brewer Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:58	Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:53	Bargnani Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Boozer Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	06:35
	06:25 [TOR 34-39]	Bargnani Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Calderon (7 AST)
	06:14	Davis Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng	06:14
	06:14	Davis Substitution replaced by Johnson
Deng Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:08
	06:07	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:00 [TOR 36-39]	DeRozan Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Calderon (8 AST)
Boozer Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	06:00
Watson Substitution replaced by Rose	06:00
	06:00 [TOR 37-39]	Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Deng Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Korver (1 AST)	05:44 [CHI 41-37]
	05:34	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (1 BLK)
	05:30	DeRozan Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:29 [TOR 39-41]	Johnson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (1 AST)
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)	05:07 [CHI 43-39]
	04:55 [TOR 41-43]	DeRozan Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Calderon (9 AST)
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Calderon (1 ST)	04:32
	04:27 [TOR 43-43]	Johnson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:17
Thomas Substitution replaced by Noah	04:17
Boozer Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)	04:10 [CHI 45-43]
Noah Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:50
	03:50	Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:50	Team Rebound
	03:50 [TOR 44-45]	Bargnani Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	03:34
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	03:33
Noah Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:31 [CHI 47-44]
	03:24	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:23
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	03:05
Team Rebound	03:04
	03:04	Johnson Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
	03:04	Johnson Substitution replaced by Ajinca
	02:59	DeRozan Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:59
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:59
Team Rebound	02:59
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:59 [CHI 48-44]
	02:44 [TOR 46-48]	Bargnani Reverse Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS)
	02:26	Ajinca Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:26 [CHI 49-46]
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	02:26 [CHI 50-46]
	02:12 [TOR 48-50]	DeRozan Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Calderon (10 AST)
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)	01:52 [CHI 53-48]
	01:37	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:36
	01:26	DeRozan Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	01:26 [CHI 54-48]
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	01:26 [CHI 55-48]
Boozer Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	01:14
	01:14 [TOR 49-55]	Bargnani Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)
	01:12 [TOR 51-55]	Ajinca Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Calderon (11 AST)
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	00:54.9
Team Rebound	00:54.1
	00:52.7	Ajinca Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:52.7 [CHI 56-51]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:52.7 [CHI 57-51]
	00:43.4 [TOR 53-57]	Ajinca Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Deng Driving Hook Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (2 BLK)	00:34.8
Noah Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	00:33.6
	00:33.6	Jump Ball Ajinca vs Noah (Deng gains possession)
	00:23.6	Johnson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:23.6
Team Rebound	00:23.6
	00:23.6	Johnson Substitution replaced by Weems
Boozer Substitution replaced by Asik	00:23.6
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:23.6 [CHI 58-53]
	00:05.0 [TOR 55-58]	DeRozan Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Calderon (12 AST)
Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Calderon (2 ST)	00:01.9
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (38-16)		Toronto Raptors (15-42)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42 [TOR 57-58]	DeRozan Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (3 BLK)	11:17
Noah Rebound (Off:7 Def:6)	11:16
Noah Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	11:14 [CHI 60-57]
	10:48 [TOR 59-60]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Calderon (13 AST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	10:30
	10:29	Team Rebound
Deng Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	10:28
	10:16 [TOR 61-60]	Bargnani Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (3 AST)
	09:58	Bargnani Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:58
Team Rebound	09:58
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	09:58 [CHI 61-61]
	09:44	Bargnani 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:43
Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Bogans (1 AST)	09:26 [CHI 63-61]
	09:00 [TOR 63-63]	DeRozan Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Calderon (14 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	08:44
	08:43	Calderon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:32 [TOR 65-63]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:32
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)	08:15 [CHI 66-65]
	07:52 [TOR 67-66]	Calderon Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	07:25
Team Rebound	07:25
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	07:25
	07:06	Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed
	07:05	Team Rebound
	07:02	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:7 Def:7)	07:01
Rose Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:48 [CHI 68-67]
Boozer Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:34
	06:34 [TOR 68-68]	Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	06:34 [TOR 69-68]	Bargnani Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Bogans Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	06:15
Noah Rebound (Off:8 Def:7)	06:13
Noah Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Calderon (3 ST)	06:11
	06:04	DeRozan Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	06:03	DeRozan Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	06:01	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
	05:59	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:57 [TOR 71-68]	Johnson Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Boozer Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bargnani (1 ST)	05:39
	05:34	DeRozan Running Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:33
Noah Substitution replaced by Gibson	05:33
Boozer Driving Hook Shot: Missed	05:20
Team Rebound	05:19
Deng Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (2 BLK)	05:12
	05:11	Team Rebound
	04:48 [TOR 73-68]	Calderon Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
	04:36	Calderon Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:36 [CHI 69-73]
Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer	04:36
Boozer Substitution replaced by Thomas	04:36
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:36 [CHI 70-73]
Brewer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:27
	04:27 [TOR 74-70]	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	04:27 [TOR 75-70]	DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Gibson Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:05 [CHI 72-75]
	03:42	Bargnani Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	03:41	DeRozan Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
Deng Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:32
	03:32 [TOR 76-72]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	03:32	Johnson Substitution replaced by Davis
	03:32 [TOR 77-72]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:20
	03:20	Team Rebound
Gibson Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	03:20
	03:20 [TOR 78-72]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	03:20	DeRozan Substitution replaced by Barbosa
	03:20 [TOR 79-72]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	03:03
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:00
Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Davis (1 BLK)	02:50
	02:48	Barbosa Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:37 [TOR 81-72]	Davis Jump Bank Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (2 AST)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	02:23 [CHI 74-81]
	02:15	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:15	Calderon Substitution replaced by Bayless
Thomas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:09
	02:09 [TOR 82-74]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:09 [TOR 83-74]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
	01:48	Davis Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:48 [CHI 75-83]
	01:48	Davis Substitution replaced by Johnson
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:48
	01:47	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:31	Bargnani 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:31
Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Rose (8 AST)	01:15 [CHI 77-83]
	00:59.9	Bargnani Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Deng (2 ST)
Deng Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:54.9
Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:54.3
Brewer Putback Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:52.4 [CHI 79-83]
	00:44.9 [TOR 85-79]	Barbosa Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Thomas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	00:28.9 [CHI 81-85]
	00:03.2	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:02.6
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (38-16)		Toronto Raptors (15-42)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Johnson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	11:45 [CHI 82-85]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	11:45 [CHI 83-85]
	11:33	Bayless Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Rose 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)	11:15 [CHI 86-85]
	10:58	Bargnani Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	10:58	Bargnani Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	10:46
	10:45	Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:33 [TOR 87-86]	Bargnani Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Deng Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:33
Rose Substitution replaced by Watson	10:33
	10:33 [TOR 88-86]	Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)
Watson Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:21 [CHI 88-88]
Thomas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:05
	10:05 [TOR 89-88]	Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	10:05 [TOR 90-88]	Bargnani Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Gibson Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	09:45
Gibson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:45
	09:45	Bargnani Substitution replaced by Davis
Gibson Substitution replaced by Boozer	09:45
	09:31 [TOR 92-88]	Weems Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (8 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	09:06
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:05
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)	09:03 [CHI 90-92]
	08:36	Bayless Running Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:35
	08:27	Davis Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
	08:27
	08:27	Davis Substitution replaced by Bargnani
	08:27	Bayless Substitution replaced by Calderon
Deng Substitution replaced by Korver	08:27
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	08:27 [CHI 91-92]
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:27
	08:26	Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	08:09	Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:08
Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:45
	07:44	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Boozer Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:35
	07:35 [TOR 93-91]	Weems Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	07:35 [TOR 94-91]	Weems Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	07:22
	07:21	Barbosa Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:02	Weems Jump Shot: Missed
	07:02	Team Rebound
Watson Substitution replaced by Rose	07:02
	06:58 [TOR 96-91]	Barbosa Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Calderon (15 AST)
Korver Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	06:36
	06:23 [TOR 98-91]	Johnson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Calderon (16 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:14
Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng	06:14
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	06:04
	06:03	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:48	Bargnani Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:47
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)	05:38 [CHI 93-98]
	05:38	Calderon Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:38	Weems Substitution replaced by DeRozan
Thomas Substitution replaced by Noah	05:38
Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 (21 PTS)	05:38 [CHI 94-98]
	05:22 [TOR 100-94]	DeRozan Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:10
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:09
Boozer Pullup Jump shot: Missed	04:59
	04:58	Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	04:39 [TOR 102-94]	Barbosa Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (3 AST)
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Rose (9 AST)	04:20 [CHI 96-102]
	03:59 [TOR 104-96]	Barbosa Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (4 AST)
	03:42	DeRozan Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	03:42 [CHI 97-104]
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	03:42 [CHI 98-104]
	03:16	Bargnani 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:15
Boozer Jump Hook Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Rose (10 AST)	03:04 [CHI 100-104]
	03:04	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:49 [TOR 106-100]	Barbosa Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Noah Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:49
	02:49 [TOR 107-100]	Barbosa Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
	02:39	Johnson Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	02:39 [CHI 101-107]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	02:39 [CHI 102-107]
	02:17	Barbosa Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)
	02:16	Barbosa Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	02:16 [CHI 103-107]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	02:16 [CHI 104-107]
	02:05	Calderon Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	01:59 [CHI 107-107]
	01:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:47 [TOR 109-107]	DeRozan Running Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (4 AST)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (30 PTS)	01:32 [CHI 109-109]
	01:15	Team Timeout : Short
Korver Substitution replaced by Brewer	01:15
Rose Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:14
Brewer Substitution replaced by Korver	01:14
	01:14 [TOR 110-109]	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	01:14 [TOR 111-109]	DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
	01:05	Calderon Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)	01:05 [CHI 110-111]
Korver Substitution replaced by Brewer	01:05
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)	01:05 [CHI 111-111]
Boozer Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:49.3
	00:49.3 [TOR 112-111]	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	00:49.3	Barbosa Substitution replaced by Weems
Brewer Substitution replaced by Korver	00:49.3
	00:49.3 [TOR 113-111]	DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:40.9
	00:39.7	Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	00:16.9 [TOR 115-111]	Johnson Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Calderon (17 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:16.6
	00:16.6	Calderon Substitution replaced by Johnson
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (3 BLK)	00:12.9
	00:10.7	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Korver Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:10.1
	00:10.1	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:10.1	Team Rebound
	00:10.1 [TOR 116-111]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:10.1
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	00:08.3
	00:08.3	Johnson Substitution replaced by Calderon
Korver Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:07.9
	00:07.9 [TOR 117-111]	Weems Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	00:07.9	Calderon Substitution replaced by Johnson
	00:07.9 [TOR 118-111]	Weems Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:07.9
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.9
Noah Rebound (Off:9 Def:7)	00:03.6
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:02.6 [CHI 113-118]
End of 4th Quarter

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