McDermott scores 30 as Bulls beat Raptors 116-106
Doug McDermott scored a season-high 30 points (14 in the fourth quarter), and the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 116-106 to end a 5-game losing streak.
McDermott’s 21-foot jumper put the Bulls ahead for good with 6:09 left in the third quarter.
The Raptors got within 105-103 on Patrick Patterson’s jumper with 3:30 to play, but Derrick Rose answered with a 9-foot jumper, and the Raptors got no closer than 107-104.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Raptors 9-6. McDermott scored 5 of the Bulls’ 9 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Rose had 26 points and 6 assists.
For the Raptors, Kyle Lowry had 27 points and 8 assists, and Jonas Valančiūnas added a season-high 25 points (14 in the paint) and 12 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points but shot 6 for 21. The Raptors had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bulls shot 51.6% from the field and 43.8% from 3 to the Raptors’ 43.2% and 27.8%. The Raptors forced 9 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Bulls outscored the Raptors 49-28 off the bench.