TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 21 issues, 8 rebounds and 8 assists and the Chicago Bulls used a second-half rally to beat the Toronto Raptors 115-98 on Sunday.
DeRozan transformed 7 of 12 pictures and all seven of his loose throws. Javonte Green scored 17 issues and Ayo Dosunmu added 14. Nikola Vucevic completed with 13 issues and 9 rebounds.
Paschal Siakam led the Raptors with 18 issues and 9 rebounds. The beginning Toronto backcourt of Gary Trent Jr. and Fred VanVleet carried the Raptors to a lead in the primary half. Trent completed with 17 issues and VanVleet had 13.
Both groups performed their common starters, with the exception of for lacking Bulls guard Lonzo Ball, who’s getting better from a meniscus tear suffered in January.
The Raptors constructed a 10-point halftime lead in the back of Trent and VanVleet. The tandem blended for 25 issues earlier than the destroy, together with Trent connecting on all 5 of his pictures. Defensively, that they had six steals in the half, together with 4 through VanVleet. The Bulls had 16 turnovers in the primary half.
The Bulls erased the lead in the 3rd and pulled away in the fourth. Chicago outscored Toronto 68-41 in the second one half.
PELICANS 111, SPURS 97
In San Antonio, Trey Murphy III had 27 issues and 8 rebounds, Zion Williamson completed with 8 issues, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in 24 mins to lead New Orleans over the Spurs.
Naji Marshall scored 15 issues for the Pelicans, and Jonas Valanciunas added 14 as New Orleans persisted to play with stars resting or getting better from damage. Among the ones no longer lively have been CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram and Jaxson Hayes, who suffered a left elbow damage previous in the week.
Murphy was once 10 of 15 from the sector, together with 7 for 10 from past the arc.
Devonte Graham and Willy Hernangomez every scored 11 issues. Graham added six assists and Hernangomez grabbed 10 rebounds.
Doug McDermott led the Spurs with 14 issues, and Josh Richardson completed with 12. Veteran Gorgui Dieng had 10 issues and 9 rebounds for San Antonio.
THUNDER 144, MACCABI RA’ANANA 97
Eugene Omoruyi scored 15 issues on 9-for-14 taking pictures in Oklahoma City’s win over visiting Maccabi Ra’anana.
Ousmane Dieng, the eleventh pick out in closing summer season’s draft, had 16 issues for the Thunder. Aleksej Pokusevski and Jalen Williams, the twelfth general select from Santa Clara, scored 15 issues apiece.
Jason Suggs led Maccabi with 40 issues on 15-for-26 taking pictures, together with 5 of 9 from lengthy distance. Terrence Jones had 15 issues and Norris Cole contributed 12.
Willy Workman completed with 10 issues and 10 rebounds for Maccabi.
Oklahoma City sat numerous key gamers, together with Josh Giddey, Tre Mann and Darius Bazley. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, coping with a left MCL sprain, remained unavailable.
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