Bulls-Raptors Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Apr 12 2013 1:16AM

The Chicago Bulls have wins over all four teams ahead of them in the Eastern Conference standings over the past three weeks. It's the clubs which are heading home next week that have given them trouble.

The Bulls look to keep their grip on the East's No. 5 seed Friday night as they travel north of the border trying to avoid a second loss to the lottery-bound Toronto Raptors in four days.

Questions of Derrick Rose's return have been hanging over the Bulls (43-35), but the former MVP's injury isn't the only one Chicago is dealing with. Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Taj Gibson, Marco Belinelli and Richard Hamilton have missed time in recent weeks, and the Bulls' recent results have been all over the map as coach Tom Thibodeau has used 15 different starting lineups this season - five since March 23.

That 11-game stretch has included victories over Indiana, Brooklyn, Miami and New York, with Chicago ending the Heat's 27-game winning streak March 27 and snapping the Knicks' 13-game run with Thursday's 118-111 overtime victory.

Nate Robinson led the way with a season-high 35 points, bumping his average to 20.0 over his last 10 games.

"For us, we're not focused on stopping streaks," Robinson said. "We're just trying to get better as a team going into the playoffs."

While beating the four teams ahead of them has to have the Bulls feeling confident, some puzzling defeats may cost Chicago home-court advantage in the first round. Thursday's win came two days after a 101-98 home loss to Toronto, the Bulls' third defeat in five games to a team which won't make the playoffs.

Chicago trails Brooklyn by three games for the No. 4 seed and is a half-game up on Atlanta for the fifth spot.

The Raptors (30-48), meanwhile, have been off since beating the Bulls - a win that snapped Toronto's 10-game skid against teams likely headed for the postseason.

"Everyone competed, everyone played with a toughness, a sense of purpose and togetherness, and I was looking for that more than anything else," coach Dwane Casey said.

"That team's a tough team to play against because they play with toughness and a resilience that 'you've gotta play for 48 (minutes) or you're gonna get embarrassed.'"

Not everything went well for Toronto on Tuesday, nearly blowing a 16-point lead with 8:22 remaining and allowing the Bulls to get within two in the final 20 seconds. In addition, rookie center Jonas Valanciunas left the court on a gurney with a neck injury after colliding with teammate Rudy Gay during a scramble in the final seconds.

Valanciunas had a bit of whiplash, but showed up after practice Thursday without a neck brace. Casey will see how he looks during Friday's shootaround before deciding if he'll face the Bulls, while fellow rookie Terrence Ross is also questionable after spraining his ankle at practice Thursday.

Valanciunas has averaged 15.1 points and shot 62.9 percent in his last 12 games. He was scoring 7.1 per game before that stretch.

"He's probably put in as much work as anybody on our roster," Casey said. "And just to see it come to fruition and him improve individually is great to see."

Deng, Hamilton and Belinelli played Thursday, but Noah and Gibson were sidelined again, so it's anyone's guess who Thibodeau will have available Friday.

He may want to at least give Jimmy Butler a slight breather. Butler has played 98 minutes in the last two games, totaling 50 points and 21 rebounds.

He's played fewer than 42 minutes just once in the last 10.

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Johnson scores 24 as Raptors beat Bulls 97-88

By IAN HARRISON
Posted Apr 12 2013 11:05PM

TORONTO (AP) The way they're struggling against losing teams right now, the Chicago Bulls are probably looking forward to Sunday's matchup with the Miami Heat.

Amir Johnson had 24 points and nine rebounds, Rudy Gay scored 23 points and the Toronto Raptors earned their second straight win over Chicago, beating the Bulls 97-88 on Friday night.

Playoff-bound Chicago has lost four of its past five meetings with lottery-bound opponents, also losing at Detroit and Washington in the past 11 days.

"You've got to be ready for everybody," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "Everyone is capable of beating you.

"Sometimes you have travel involved or you're down players but you've still got to be ready," he added. "You've still got to get it done. It's that simple."

While they've come up short against the NBA's lesser lights in recent meetings, the Bulls have fared better against fellow playoff contenders. They halted Miami's 27-game win streak last month, won at Brooklyn last week and snapped New York's 13-game winning streak with an overtime triumph on Thursday.

"That's the nature of the league," Thibodeau said. "What happened yesterday has little bearing on today."

Boozer said he had no explanation for Chicago's poor run of results against lower-tier opponents.

"You have to forget it and move on to the next one, you can't dwell on it," he said.

Kyle Lowry had 13 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, and DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points for the Raptors, who were coming off a 101-98 win in Chicago on Tuesday night.

"Defensively we made it tough on them," Toronto coach Dwane Casey said. "We made them earn every inch of the court."

Quincy Acy had 10 points and nine rebounds as Toronto won for the fourth time in five games.

Chicago's Carlos Boozer fouled out with 19 points and 12 rebounds in 31 minutes, his 11th double-double in the past 13 games.

Nate Robinson scored 17 points, Nazr Mohammed had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Luol Deng added 10 points as the Bulls lost for the third time in four games and lost any hope of earning home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

"They made shots, we didn't," Mohammed said. "We didn't get the stops when we needed them and we didn't execute the way we normally do."

Bulls guard Richard Hamilton was ejected with 5:33 left in the third after being called for a flagrant foul on DeRozan. Hamilton was tossed after intentionally colliding with DeRozan and attempting to punch him in the face. He was called for a flagrant 2, which carries an automatic ejection.

"I hate to see him get thrown out of a game but there was a lot of grabbing and holding," Thibodeau said. "We've got to handle that better."

Casey said he had no problems with his players adopting an antagonistic style.

"We want to make guys uncomfortable and play with that kind of edge," Casey said. "We want to frustrate players instead of being frustrated."

Deng made his second straight start for the Bulls after missing two games with a sore right hip, but Chicago was without center Joakim Noah (right foot) for the 11th time in 12 games, while forward Taj Gibson (left knee) missed his sixth straight game.

Aaron Gray started for the Raptors in place of rookie center Jonas Valanciunas, who left Tuesday's win at Chicago after colliding with Gay and injuring his neck.

Toronto was also without rookie guard Terrence Ross (left ankle) and swingman Landry Fields (illness).

Johnson made his career-high third 3-pointer of the season with 5:55 left, putting Toronto up 85-76, but a 3 by Chicago's Marco Belinelli cut it to 90-84 with 2:55 left.

Johnson responded with a dunk and Gay hit a 3, giving the Raptors a 95-84 lead with 2:18 remaining.

"We just didn't have what it took to make a push in the fourth quarter to try and steal the game," Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich said. "The game was still in reach, we just could never string stops together or make buckets to make it a close game."

Boozer made his first six field goals of the game and scored 13 in the first. Toronto trailed 19-8 with 5:12 left in the quarter but closed the period on a 12-3 run, cutting the gap to 22-20.

Acy put the Raptors in front on an alley-oop dunk with 1:09 left in the second, and the Raptors led 47-43 at the half.

Gay scored eight in the third and Toronto led 67-52 with 4:19 left but Robinson and Jimmy Butler each scored five as the Bulls cut it to 73-65 heading into the fourth.

Butler came in having scored in double figures in nine of his previous 10 games but struggled in this one, making just two of six shots and scoring seven points.

NOTES: Toronto went 27 for 33 from the free throw line while the Chicago finished 11 for 14. ... The Bulls dropped to 12-2 on Fridays. ... Acy and Gay each had three blocked shots. ... Actors Morris Chestnut and Shane West attended the game.

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Notebook: Raptors 97, Bulls 88

Duane Watson, for NBA.com
Posted Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:08 PM - Updated Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:08 PM

THE FACTS: The Toronto Raptors beat the Chicago Bulls 97-88 at Air Canada Centre on Friday night, their second win over the Bulls in four days. The Raptors took advantage of a weary Bulls team that played an overtime game on Thursday, outscoring them on the fast break 23-6. Amir Johnson led the Raptors with 24 points and nine rebounds, while Rudy Gay added 23 points, five steals and three blocked shots. DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points while Kyle Lowry fell just short of a triple-double with 13 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds.

The Raptors took their first lead since the opening tip on 12-3 run into halftime with a 47-43 lead and didn't relinquish it for the rest of the game. With 11 turnovers in the first half the Raptors only surrendered two more in the second behind strong offensive output, going on a 14-3 run early in the third quarter to take a 15 point lead. During that stretch, Richard Hamilton was ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul on DeRozan.

However, the Bulls battled back in the fourth and brought the score to within four points with the score 73-69, but moments later Johnson knocked down only his third 3-point shot of the season to give the Raptors 85-76 lead that kept the game firmly in hand.

Carlos Boozer's 19 points and 12 rebounds led the Bulls, Nate Robinson chipped in 17 off the bench, while Nazr Mohammed had a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds. The Bulls were without Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose, who are all out with injuries.

QUOTABLE: "The second half we did a much better job of taking care of the ball, executing, but then defensively locking in and making them earn every inch of the court."
-- Raptors Head Coach Dwane Casey

THE STAT: Fast break points. Toronto's athleticism and ability to run helped them take advantage of a battered and fatigued Bulls team that was coming off an overtime win the night before. They outscored Chicago 23-6 on the break, leading to easy baskets on the other end.

TURNING POINT: An unlikely shooter, Johnson's three-point shot with 5:54 left in the fourth quarter put the Raptors up 76-85. It was a deflating moment for the Bulls and it was only Johnson's third make from beyond the arc this season, where he's 3-9.

QUOTABLE II: "It's just effort on the defensive end and that's where it all starts. When we scramble, get to the shooters, close out and box out, we are so athletic we can definitely run."
-- Raptors forward Johnson on his team's play.

NOTABLE: Toronto took the season series against Chicago 3-1 winning the last two games. The Raptors were without Landry Fields (strep throat), Terrence Ross (sprained left ankle) and Jonas Valanciunas (whiplash). Actors Morris Chestnut and Shane West were in attendance.

UP NEXT: For the Raptors; Sunday vs. Brooklyn, Tuesday @ Atlanta and Wednesday vs. Boston. For the Bulls; Sunday @ Miami, Monday @ Orlando and Wednesday vs. Washington.

• Bulls: Gibson, Noah, Rose
• Raptors: Bargnani, Valanciunas

• Bulls: --
• Raptors: DeRozan

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
• Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #74 Curtis Blair, #61 Courtney Kirkland
• Attendance: 19800
• Duration: 2:14

Chicago Bulls (43-36)		Toronto Raptors (31-48)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Johnson vs Mohammed (Gray gains possession)
	11:45 [TOR 2-0]	DeRozan Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gray (1 AST)
	11:31	Gray Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	11:18
	11:17	Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:06	Gray Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:05
Mohammed Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	10:45 [CHI 2-2]
	10:28	Gay Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)	10:17 [CHI 4-2]
	09:57	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:56
	09:40	Gay Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:40 [CHI 5-2]
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:40 [CHI 6-2]
	09:26	DeRozan Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	09:25	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:22	Lowry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	08:58
	08:57	Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:50 [TOR 4-6]	Johnson Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lowry (1 AST)
Deng Driving Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:30 [CHI 8-4]
	08:21 [TOR 6-8]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lowry (2 AST)
	08:09	Johnson Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Mohammed Hook Shot: Missed	08:00
	07:59	Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:51	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
	07:50	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:45	Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Mohammed (1 ST)
Boozer Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:36 [CHI 10-6]
	07:18	DeRozan Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	07:05 [CHI 12-6]
	06:42 [TOR 8-12]	Gay Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Boozer Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Deng (3 AST)	06:22 [CHI 14-8]
	05:59	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
	05:58	Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:49	Gray Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:48
Boozer Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	05:36 [CHI 16-8]
	05:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:27	Team Turnover : Backcourt Turnover
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Deng (4 AST)	05:12 [CHI 18-8]
	05:12	DeRozan Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	05:12 [CHI 19-8]
	04:57 [TOR 10-19]	Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	04:33
	04:32	Gray Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:14	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:13
Butler Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	04:01
Hinrich Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:58
	03:58 [TOR 11-19]	Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Robinson	03:58
Deng Substitution replaced by Hamilton	03:58
	03:58	Gray Substitution replaced by Acy
	03:58 [TOR 12-19]	Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	03:44
	03:42	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Boozer Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:38
	03:38 [TOR 13-19]	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	03:38	DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:37
Hamilton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gay (1 ST)	03:23
	03:19 [TOR 15-19]	Gay Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Mohammed Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)	03:00 [CHI 21-15]
	02:48 [TOR 17-21]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lowry (3 AST)
	02:34	Lowry Violation:Kicked Ball
Team Timeout : Regular	02:34
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed	02:23
	02:21	Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:17 [TOR 19-21]	DeRozan Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Lowry (4 AST)
Hamilton Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	02:17
	02:17 [TOR 20-21]	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gay (1 BLK)	02:05
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:04
Boozer Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	02:01
	01:59	Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:40	Gay Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:39
Mohammed Layup Shot: Missed	01:20
Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:19
Robinson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	01:17
	01:07	Gay Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	01:07	Gay Substitution replaced by Anderson
	01:07	Lowry Substitution replaced by Lucas III
	00:53.9	Anderson Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:53.9
Team Rebound	00:53.9
Mohammed Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:53.9 [CHI 22-20]
	00:38.9	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
	00:37.4	Acy Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:32.9	Acy Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mohammed (1 BLK)
Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:30.6
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Acy (1 BLK)	00:24.9
	00:23.5	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:22.5	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	00:04.9
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:03.8
Mohammed Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Acy (1 ST)	00:01.0
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (43-36)		Toronto Raptors (31-48)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Acy (2 BLK)	11:49
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:48
Thomas Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:47
Hamilton Foul: Personal (2 PF)	11:34
	11:20 [TOR 22-22]	Acy Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gray (2 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	11:01
Hamilton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:00
Hamilton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:57 [CHI 24-22]
	10:39	Anderson Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:38
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	10:13
Robinson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	10:12
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	10:08
	10:06	Gray Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:58	Lucas III Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:56
Thomas Layup Shot: Missed	09:49
	09:47	Gray Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:37 [TOR 24-24]	DeRozan Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gray (3 AST)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	09:15
	09:14	Team Rebound
Thomas Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	09:14
Thomas Substitution replaced by Mohammed	09:14
Boozer Substitution replaced by Deng	09:14
	09:02 [TOR 26-24]	Gray Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Anderson (1 AST)
Mohammed Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Deng (5 AST)	08:36 [CHI 26-26]
	08:23	Anderson Jump Shot: Missed
	08:22	Anderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:19	Anderson Layup Shot: Missed
	08:18	Gray Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:15 [TOR 28-26]	Gray Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	07:54
Team Rebound	07:53
	07:53
	07:53	DeRozan Substitution replaced by Johnson
	07:53	Acy Substitution replaced by Gay
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:38 [CHI 28-28]
Belinelli Foul: Personal (1 PF)	07:27
	07:27	Gray Substitution replaced by Acy
	07:20	Johnson Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed	07:05
	07:04	Acy Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:49 [TOR 30-28]	Anderson Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Robinson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gay (2 ST)	06:31
	06:27	Gay Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Hamilton 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:11 [CHI 31-30]
	06:00	Gay Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (4 TO)
Hamilton Substitution replaced by Boozer	06:00
Deng Driving Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Mohammed (1 AST)	05:44 [CHI 33-30]
Mohammed Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:30
	05:30	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:30	Lucas III Substitution replaced by Lowry
	05:30 [TOR 31-33]	Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	05:30 [TOR 32-33]	Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	05:17
Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:16
Mohammed Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	04:58 [CHI 35-32]
	04:38	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
	04:37	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	04:33 [TOR 34-35]	Gay Running Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Boozer Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (15 PTS)	04:10 [CHI 37-34]
	03:58	Lowry Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
	03:57	Acy Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Boozer Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:57
	03:57 [TOR 35-37]	Acy Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	03:57	Anderson Substitution replaced by DeRozan
Belinelli Substitution replaced by Butler	03:57
Mohammed Substitution replaced by Hinrich	03:57
	03:57	Acy Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:56
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Butler (3 AST)	03:36 [CHI 40-35]
	03:20 [TOR 37-40]	DeRozan Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Hinrich Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	03:20
	03:20 [TOR 38-40]	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Boozer Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Gay (2 BLK)	03:03
	03:01	DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:52 [TOR 40-40]	Johnson Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: DeRozan (1 AST)
	02:26	Acy Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:26
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:26
Team Rebound	02:26
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:26 [CHI 41-40]
Deng Foul: Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	02:09
	02:09	Gay Free Throw Technical Missed
	02:09	Team Rebound
	01:57	DeRozan Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Deng (6 AST)	01:50 [CHI 43-40]
	01:41 [TOR 42-43]	Lowry Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Boozer Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)	01:41
Boozer Substitution replaced by Mohammed	01:41
	01:41 [TOR 43-43]	Lowry Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	01:27
	01:26	Acy Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Mohammed Foul: Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	01:14
	01:14	Gay Free Throw Technical Missed
	01:14	Team Rebound
	01:09 [TOR 45-43]	Acy Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Lowry (5 AST)
	00:46.0	Acy Foul: Personal Block (2 PF)
Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lowry (1 ST)	00:42.9
	00:39.0 [TOR 47-43]	Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:22.5	Acy Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:06.9	DeRozan Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Hinrich (2 ST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (43-36)		Toronto Raptors (31-48)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Johnson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	11:46 [CHI 44-47]
Mohammed Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	11:46 [CHI 45-47]
	11:29	Lowry Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	11:28
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:08	Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	11:02 [TOR 49-45]	Johnson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lowry (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	11:02
Boozer Jump Hook Shot: Made (19 PTS)	10:44 [CHI 47-49]
Boozer Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	10:32
	10:32 [TOR 50-47]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Boozer Substitution replaced by Hamilton	10:32
	10:32	Gray Substitution replaced by Acy
	10:32 [TOR 51-47]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lowry (2 ST)	10:11
	10:05 [TOR 53-47]	DeRozan Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Gay (1 AST)
Deng Driving Hook Shot: Missed	09:46
Mohammed Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	09:45
Hamilton Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:36 [CHI 49-53]
	09:18 [TOR 55-49]	Johnson Jump Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Gay (2 AST)
Hinrich Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:02
	09:01	Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	08:43	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed
	08:42	Acy Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	08:26	DeRozan Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	08:25
Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	08:12
	07:52	Johnson Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
	07:51	Acy Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	07:48 [TOR 57-49]	Acy Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gay (3 BLK)	07:23
Team Rebound	07:22
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	07:22
	06:58 [TOR 59-49]	Lowry Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (9 PTS)
Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:DeRozan (1 ST)	06:40
Hamilton Foul: Personal (3 PF)	06:33
	06:28	DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	06:27
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	06:15 [CHI 52-59]
	05:48 [TOR 61-52]	DeRozan Reverse Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Lowry (7 AST)
Hamilton Foul: Flagrant Type 2 (4 PF) (2 FTA)	05:33
Hamilton Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:33
	05:33	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:33 [TOR 62-52]	DeRozan Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	05:33 [TOR 63-52]	DeRozan Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Hamilton Substitution replaced by Belinelli	05:33
	05:20 [TOR 65-52]	Johnson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Lowry (8 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	05:00
	04:59	Acy Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	04:49	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:48
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed	04:40
	04:39	Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
Mohammed Foul: Personal (2 PF)	04:36
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Robinson	04:36
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	04:36
	04:19 [TOR 67-52]	Gay Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lowry (9 AST)
	04:01	Johnson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:01 [CHI 53-67]
	04:01	Johnson Substitution replaced by Gray
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	04:01 [CHI 54-67]
	03:43	Gray Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:42
Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed	03:33
Mohammed Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	03:32
Mohammed Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:29 [CHI 56-67]
	03:20 [TOR 69-56]	Gay Pullup Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)
Robinson Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:57 [CHI 58-69]
	02:51	DeRozan Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)
	02:51	DeRozan Technical
Team Timeout : Regular	02:51
Deng Substitution replaced by Boozer	02:51
Belinelli Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	02:51 [CHI 59-69]
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)	02:38 [CHI 62-69]
	02:16	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:15
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Butler (4 AST)	02:07 [CHI 65-69]
	01:40	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	01:38
Boozer Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gay (3 ST)	01:37
	01:33	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	01:31
Boozer Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:25	Team Rebound
	01:06	Acy Jump Shot: Missed
	01:05	Gray Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Robinson Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:04
	01:04 [TOR 70-65]	Gray Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:04 [TOR 71-65]	Gray Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed	00:47.9
	00:46.4	Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:41.1 [TOR 73-65]	Gay Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
	00:25.0	Lowry Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:18.9
	00:16.9	Acy Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	00:00.0	Lowry Floating Jump shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:47	Lucas III Jump Shot: Missed
	11:47	Team Rebound
Mohammed Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)	11:47
	11:38	Gay Jump Shot: Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:37
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	11:16
	11:15	Gray Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	11:06	Lucas III Jump Shot: Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:04
	11:04	Gay Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (2 AST)	11:04 [CHI 67-73]
	10:47	Gray Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Belinelli (1 ST)
Butler Driving Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	10:42 [CHI 69-73]
	10:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:41	DeRozan Substitution replaced by Anderson
Belinelli Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	10:29
	10:29 [TOR 74-69]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	10:29	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	10:28
Boozer Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed	10:08
	10:07	Gay Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:46	Gay Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:45
Belinelli Driving Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Robinson (3 AST)	09:40 [CHI 71-74]
	09:13	Lucas III 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	09:12
Belinelli Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gay (4 ST)	08:55
Belinelli Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	08:53
	08:53	Gray Substitution replaced by Acy
	08:53 [TOR 75-71]	Gay Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	08:53 [TOR 76-71]	Gay Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
	08:40	Johnson Foul: Personal (4 PF)
Boozer Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	08:32
	08:09 [TOR 78-71]	Gay Slam Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	07:50
Team Rebound	07:49
Robinson Running Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	07:39 [CHI 73-78]
	07:22	Gay Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)	07:20
	07:11	Lucas III Substitution replaced by Lowry
Butler Substitution replaced by Deng	07:11
Robinson Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Gay (5 ST)	07:11
	07:11	Jump Ball Gay vs Robinson
Belinelli Foul: Personal Block (4 PF)	06:58
	06:58	Gay Substitution replaced by DeRozan
	06:51 [TOR 80-73]	Johnson Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Anderson (2 AST)
Belinelli Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	06:33
	06:31	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Robinson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	06:30
	06:30 [TOR 81-73]	Acy Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	06:30 [TOR 82-73]	Acy Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Robinson (4 AST)	06:13 [CHI 76-82]
	05:55 [TOR 85-76]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Anderson (3 AST)
	05:39	DeRozan Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	05:39
	05:39	Anderson Substitution replaced by Gay
Robinson Running Bank shot: Missed	05:24
Team Rebound	05:24
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:24
	05:01	Gay 3pt Shot: Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:00
	04:49	Gay Violation:Kicked Ball
Robinson Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)	04:44
	04:26	Gay Driving Jump shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	04:25
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Robinson (5 AST)	04:18 [CHI 79-85]
Boozer Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)	03:59
	03:59 [TOR 86-79]	DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	03:59 [TOR 87-79]	DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Mohammed Driving Hook Shot: Missed	03:49
	03:49	Team Rebound
Boozer Foul: Loose Ball (6 PF) (2 FTA)	03:49
Boozer Substitution replaced by Butler	03:49
	03:49 [TOR 88-79]	Acy Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	03:49	Acy Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:48
Mohammed Jump Bank Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Deng (7 AST)	03:30 [CHI 81-88]
Robinson Foul: Personal Block (3 PF) (2 FTA)	03:04
	03:04 [TOR 89-81]	Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	03:04 [TOR 90-81]	Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Robinson (6 AST)	02:55 [CHI 84-90]
	02:40 [TOR 92-84]	Johnson Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Lowry (10 AST)
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:25
	02:23	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	02:17 [TOR 95-84]	Gay 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Lowry (11 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:17
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Deng (8 AST)	02:04 [CHI 87-95]
Robinson Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	01:49
	01:49 [TOR 96-87]	Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	01:49 [TOR 97-87]	Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	01:41
	01:40	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	01:18	Johnson Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	01:17
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Acy (3 BLK)	01:08
	01:06	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	00:48.9	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	00:47.9
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:34.9
Mohammed Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	00:33.9
	00:33.8	Lowry Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:33.8 [CHI 88-97]
Mohammed Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:33.8
	00:31.8	Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	00:09.8	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
End of 4th Quarter