DeRozan's 42 point help Raptors solve Bulls in OT win
TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan scored 42 points, including the go-ahead basket in overtime, and the Toronto Raptors completed a comeback with a 122-120 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.
The victory snapped the Raptors' 11-game losing streak to the Bulls, including two losses this season.
The game featured a fight late in the third quarter between Chicago's Robin Lopez and Toronto's Serge Ibaka. Both were ejected.
Lopez finished with 12 points and Ibaka had 16 points.
The Bulls stretched a five-point halftime lead to a 15-point advantage after three quarters.
The Raptors cut the lead to four on two free throws by Cory Joseph with 3:27 to play in the fourth quarter. A layup by Fred VanVleet reduced the lead to two points.
After a Chicago miss, Toronto tied it on a layup by Joseph with 1:50 to play. Jimmy Butler responded with a jump shot and a layup to give the Bulls a four-point lead with 1:12 to play.
DeRozan's jumper cut the lead to two. He then tied the score on a layup with 37.3 seconds to play but missed the free throw. After both teams missed shots, the game went to overtime tied 113-113.
DeRozan hit a turnaround jumper with 1:23 to play in overtime to give Toronto a 117-115 lead. Patrick Patterson's layup put Toronto ahead by four with 44.7 seconds in overtime.
Butler hit a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left in overtime to cut Toronto's lead to two.
Butler had 37 points and 10 rebounds to lead Chicago (33-38). Rajon Rondo added 24 points for the Bulls and Paul Zipser added 12.
Joseph added 19 points for the Raptors (42-29), who have won three in a row. P.J. Tucker added eight points and 12 rebounds.
Rondo scored 12 points as the Bulls led 31-17 after the first quarter. Ibaka also had 12 points to lead the Raptors in the quarter. Butler and DeRozan had 10 points each in the first quarter.
Zipser's 3-pointer gave Chicago a 16-point lead with 6:50 to play in the first half.
The Raptors pulled to six points with 3:44 left in the half when Joseph drained a 3-pointer from the corner.
DeRozan closed the scoring in the first half with a 32-foot jumper with 2.5 seconds left, trimming the Bulls' lead to 59-54.
Rondo led the first-half scoring with 19 points. DeRozan scored 15 points in the opening half.
Butler made two free throws with 5:29 in the third quarter and Chicago led by 12 points.
After Butler's 3-pointer gave the Bulls a 16-point lead with 3:59 to play, a skirmish broke out between Ibaka and Lopez near the basket. Lopez and Ibaka were ejected on fighting technical fouls.
The third quarter ended with the Bulls leading 94-79. Butler had 15 points in the quarter.
The Raptors scored the first four points of the fourth quarter.
Michael Carter-Williams hit a 3-pointer to get the Chicago lead back to 15. DeRozan's running layup cut the lead to nine with 5:09 left and Tucker's 3-pointer got the lead down to six.
NOTES: A moment of silence was observed before the game Tuesday in memory of longtime Chicago Bulls executive Jerry Krause, 77, earlier in the day. He was the architect of six Bulls' championships during his 18-year tenure, 1985-2003. The Bulls wore a black strip on their uniforms. ... The Raptors wore their blue Toronto Huskies uniforms, honoring the team that played in the first season of the NBA, 1946-47. ... The Raptors play their next game Thursday when they visit the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. ... The Bulls return home to the United Center on Wednesday where they play the Detroit Pistons. ... Chicago F/C Cristiano Felicio was injured beneath the basket with 7:24 to play in the fourth quarter and needed to be helped to the bench.