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Scottie Barnes posted 22 points, 10 rebounds
and 10 assists and Pascal Siakam scored 18 points to pace the
Raptors. Gary Trent Jr. (16 points), O.G. Anunoby (11), Dennis
Schroder (10), and Chris Boucher (10) followed in double
figures. Schroder added 10 assists.
Chicago trailed by 17 points with 4:58 to go in regulation but
used a 22-5 run to force overtime. The Bulls had multiple
chances to take the lead in the closing moments but couldn't
convert clutch free throws.
DeRozan scored 18 points in the fourth quarter.
With Toronto up by two near the end of overtime, Caruso's
blocked shot led to his game-winning hoop off an assist from
Zach LaVine.
Coby White contributed 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds
for Chicago.
The Raptors shot 47 percent from the field compared to 37.4
percent for Chicago, which trailed by as many as 17 in the game
and sputtered through multiple extended offensive droughts.
Toronto scored the first 13 points of the third quarter to take
a six-point lead. A trey by Chicago's Torrey Craig tied the
score at 63 with 1:17 left in the quarter, but the Raptors
regained control until the late stages.
The Raptors surged ahead 16-4 midway through the first quarter.
Chicago then responded in a big way, scoring 20 straight points
before Anunoby put home a dunk at the first-quarter buzzer.
A 16-0 run in the second quarter helped the Bulls build a
19-point lead, but the Raptors rebounded in kind. Toronto closed
the first half on a 12-0 run as the Bulls took a 42-35 lead into
halftime.
Referees whistled the Raptors for five offensive fouls in the
first half.
--Field Level Media
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