Bulls Snap Their Losing Streak
After losing two games in a row, the Bulls defeated the Raptors 110-103 with the help of Luol Deng and Derrick Rose.
TORONTO (AP) Luol Deng scored 22 points, Derrick Rose had 20 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 110-103 in exhibition play Wednesday night, snapping a two-game losing streak.
Rose also had nine assists and eight rebounds.
Brian Scalabrine had 14 points and James Johnson scored 13 of his 14 in the fourth quarter as the Bulls improved to 3-5 in the preseason. Chicago's C.J. Watson scored 12 points and Kurt Thomas had 10.
Leandro Barbosa scored 22 points for the Raptors, with Andrea Bargnani adding 19.
DeMar DeRozan had 15 points while Jarrett Jack and Linas Kleiza each had 12 for the Raptors, who dropped to 3-4.
Toronto led 54-50 at the half, but Chicago rallied to take a 78-75 lead into the fourth.
The Bulls outrebounded the Raptors 44-22 in a 109-88 home victory on Oct. 12, but Toronto had the edge on this night, outrebounding Chicago 45-36. That was thanks in large part to Reggie Evans, who had 16 rebounds. Evans had eight rebounds in the first quarter alone, one more than the entire Bulls team.
Bargnani shot 7 for 14 and is 14 for 26 in his past two games after going 16 for 64 in Toronto's first four exhibition contests.
Toronto finished 2 for 14 from 3-point range.
Chicago's starters finished 16 for 19 from the free throw line, with Deng going 7 for 10.
NOTES: Joakim Noah (flulike symptoms) and Kyle Korver (left ankle) did not play for Chicago. ... Raptors C David Andersen returned to the lineup after missing Sunday's win over Phoenix with a sore lower back. ... Toronto concludes its exhibition schedule with a game against New York in Montreal on Friday. The Bulls are home to Indiana on Friday in their final preseason contest.
Updated October 20, 2010
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