TORONTO (AP) — Nikola Vucevic scored 24 points, Coby White added 19 and the Chicago Bulls held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 122-121 on Monday night for their fourth win in six games.
Talen Horton-Tucker scored 15 points and Ayo Dosunmu had 12 as seven Bulls players reached double figures.
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Chicago Bulls' Josh Giddey (3) is helped off the court by medical staff during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Josh Giddey (3) reacts after falling during second-half NBA basketball game action against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Talen Horton-Tucker, left, leaps as Toronto Raptors' Chris Boucher, right, defends during second-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' RJ Barrett (9) protects the ball from Chicago Bulls' Talen Horton-Tucker (22) during second-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Jakob Poeltl (19) drives past Chicago Bulls' Nikola Vucevic (9) during second-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Talen Horton-Tucker (22) makes a diving pass around Toronto Raptors' Chris Boucher (25) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' RJ Barrett (9) protects the ball from Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Jakob Poeltl (19) and Chicago Bulls' Jalen Smith (7) battle for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Jalen Smith (7) is stripped of the ball by Toronto Raptors' Kelly Olynyk, left, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' A.J. Lawson looks on prior to NBA basketball game action against the Chicago Bulls in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu, left, and Toronto Raptors' Garrett Temple (17) race for the ball during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu (11) drives between Toronto Raptors' Gradey Dick (1) and Jakob Poeltl, right, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu (11) protects the ball from Toronto Raptors' Davion Mitchell, right, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Patrick Williams, second left, and Toronto Raptors' Kelly Olynyk (41) battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Julian Phillips, center, goes up to dunk between Toronto Raptors' Ja'Kobe Walter, left, and Jonathan Mogbo, right, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Nikola Vucevic, right, drives past Toronto Raptors' Kelly Olynyk (41) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago's Lonzo Ball missed six of his first seven 3-point attempts before making a key shot from long distance late in the fourth.
Bulls guard Josh Giddey had to be helped off the court midway through the third quarter after rolling his right ankle while trying to defend a shot. He did not return. Giddey finished with 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in 24 minutes.
RJ Barrett scored 32 points and Gradey Dick had 27 as Toronto almost erased a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but the short-handed Raptors lost their fifth straight.
Toronto’s Jamal Shead banked in a 3-pointer at the final buzzer but it wasn’t enough.
Chris Boucher had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Ochai Agbaji added 15 points for Toronto.
Bulls: Vucevic returned after missing Sunday’s win over Charlotte because of an illness, but two-time All-Star guard Zach LaVine sat out because of back spasms.
Raptors: Toronto played its second straight game without All-Star forward Scottie Barnes, who sprained his right ankle on Dec. 9. The Raptors took another hit when center Jakob Poeltl exited in the third because of a strained left groin.
Chicago led 102-86 early in the fourth but Toronto cut the deficit to 112-111 on Barrett’s hook shot with 2:28 left. White made a layup and Ball hit a 3 to keep the Bulls in front.
Toronto fell to 0-14 this season when trailing at halftime. Chicago led 53-50 after two quarters.
Both teams play again Thursday, when Chicago visits Boston and Toronto hosts Brooklyn.
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Chicago Bulls' Josh Giddey (3) is helped off the court by medical staff during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Josh Giddey (3) reacts after falling during second-half NBA basketball game action against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Talen Horton-Tucker, left, leaps as Toronto Raptors' Chris Boucher, right, defends during second-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' RJ Barrett (9) protects the ball from Chicago Bulls' Talen Horton-Tucker (22) during second-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Jakob Poeltl (19) drives past Chicago Bulls' Nikola Vucevic (9) during second-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Talen Horton-Tucker (22) makes a diving pass around Toronto Raptors' Chris Boucher (25) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' RJ Barrett (9) protects the ball from Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Jakob Poeltl (19) and Chicago Bulls' Jalen Smith (7) battle for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Jalen Smith (7) is stripped of the ball by Toronto Raptors' Kelly Olynyk, left, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' A.J. Lawson looks on prior to NBA basketball game action against the Chicago Bulls in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu, left, and Toronto Raptors' Garrett Temple (17) race for the ball during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu (11) drives between Toronto Raptors' Gradey Dick (1) and Jakob Poeltl, right, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu (11) protects the ball from Toronto Raptors' Davion Mitchell, right, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Patrick Williams, second left, and Toronto Raptors' Kelly Olynyk (41) battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Julian Phillips, center, goes up to dunk between Toronto Raptors' Ja'Kobe Walter, left, and Jonathan Mogbo, right, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Chicago Bulls' Nikola Vucevic, right, drives past Toronto Raptors' Kelly Olynyk (41) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
