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O.G. Anunoby scored 17 points, Jakob Poeltl had
14, Scottie Barnes scored 11 and Fred VanVleet tallied just
three points on 1-of-11 shooting but added nine assists.
Nikola Vucevic scored 23 points for the Bulls, who had won their
two previous games. Zach LaVine added 17 points, DeMar DeRozan
scored 13 points and Ayo Dosunmu scored 10.
Chicago took a two-point lead into the fourth quarter.
Trent's steal set up a layup and free throw by Scottie Barnes
that gave Toronto a four-point lead with 7:49 left.
Trent's 3-pointer put Toronto ahead by seven points with 6:35
remaining. Anunoby's dunk bumped the margin to nine with 6:02
left.
Chicago trimmed the lead to five points before Siakam's tip
layup had the lead at seven with 3:27 to go. Chicago scored the
next four points before Siakam made one of two free throws with
2:11 to play.
DeRozan made one of two free throws with 17.2 seconds to play,
cutting the deficit to three. Toronto led by five when Trent
made two free throws with 15.2 seconds left.
Toronto led 24-23 after one quarter.
The Bulls used a 10-0 spurt to take a six-point lead with 2:05
remaining in the second quarter. Toronto finished the first half
with four straight points, capped by Siakam's two free throws to
cut Chicago's lead to 46-44.
The lead reached eight when LaVine made two free throws with
9:32 to play in the third quarter. Poeltl answered with six
straight points.
Trent's 3-pointer gave Toronto a one-point lead with 3:19 left
in the third. LaVine's 3-pointer with 45.7 seconds to play
completed the third-quarter scoring and gave Chicago a 72-70
lead.
Toronto signed free-agent guard Will Barton, who was bought out
by the Washington Wizards. He played four minutes with no points
on Tuesday.
--Field Level Media
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