Raptors split two-game series with Bulls, fall 111-97 in Chicago
LaVine, who didn't play in Sunday's nine-point loss at Toronto because of injury management on his knee, scored the Bulls' first nine points of the fourth quarter before committing his fifth foul with seven minutes, 26 seconds left.
Bulls centre Nikola Vucevic recorded his fourth consecutive double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds.For the second time in as many nights, the Raptors double-teamed Bulls' leading scorer DeMar DeRozan, who took only three shots in the first half and scored his first points on a three-point play with 2:43 left in the second quarter. DeRozan finished with nine points, equalling his season low.
Reserves Goran Dragic and Javonte Green scored 15 of the Bulls' 30 first-quarter points that enabled them to overcome a nine-point deficit. That compensated for the brief loss of LaVine, who committed two fouls slightly more than four minutes into the game. “I think what we need more than anything else is, even for some of our younger guys that are playing like this, is a lot of attacking closeouts, reading the defence, how to drive it, how to space it and relocate.,” Donovan said. “We need to work on more of those concepts.”Raptors coach Nick Nurse returned to Chicago for the first time since earning his Ph.D in Sports Leadership from Concordia University in nearby River Forest last May.
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