Bulls beat Raptors 104-97
Tony Snell scored a season-high 22 points (16 in the fourth quarter), and the Chicago Bulls closed the third quarter on a 16-5 run to beat the Toronto Raptors 104-97.
The Raptors led 68-62 with 4:53 left in the third quarter. Snell’s 3-pointer put the Bulls ahead for good with 56 seconds left in the quarter. Pau Gasol scored 6 points during the run, and they led 78-73 after three quarters and by as many as 14 in the fourth quarter.
Gasol had 22 points and 3 blocks, and Derrick Rose added 20 points (10 in the third quarter). Snell scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Raptors, Kyle Lowry had 28 points, 9 assists and 3 steals, and DeMar DeRozan added 19 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
The Bulls shot 46.0% from the field and 38.1% from 3 to the Raptors’ 43.2% and 30.0%. They outscored the Raptors 51-27 off the bench. The Bulls outscored the Raptors 23-9 in 9 minutes with Hinrich, Brooks, Gibson, Snell and Portis on the floor together.