Zach LaVine scored eight of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and the Chicago Bulls defeated the visiting Toronto Raptors 114-102 on Thursday night.
The Bulls overcame a career- best 35 points by Toronto’s Stanley Johnson, who also had 10 rebounds.
Lauri Markkanen added 20 points off the bench and Nikola Vucevic tallied 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Bulls, who kept their faint chances for the play-in tournament alive.
The depleted Raptors, who already had been eliminated from playoff contention, have lost five in a row.
The Bulls (30-40) won all three games against the Raptors (27-43) this season.
Coby White added 17 points and 10 assists for the Bulls, and Javonte Green and…
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