On February 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Eighth Eastern Raptors hosted the Bulls, the first in the East. The Raptors led by 11 points at one point in the second quarter, and the Bulls alternated leads after the score. In the final quarter, the Raptors widened the point difference again, and the Bulls continued to fight back, and the two teams played overtime to divide the winners and losers. In the end, the Raptors beat the Bulls 127-120 to win four straight, and the Bulls ended a two-game winning streak. Meanwhile, it was the raptors' first time this season to beat the Bulls.
Field data
Raptors: Siakam 25 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, VanVleet 21 points and nine assists, Anunoby 21 points, Barnes 21 points, Trent 16 points, Butcher 16 points.
Bulls: Vucevic 30 points and 18 rebounds, DeRozan 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, LaVine 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Green 13 points, White 16 points.
The Star of the Field
VanVleet had 21 points and nine assists and a last-minute pass to assist teammates to shoot three-pointers that killed the game.
Highlight moments
Anunoby snapped
VanVleet passed his teammates
Lavine quickly attacked the dunk
Game replay
In the first quarter, Barnes and Trent scored for the Raptors, and the Bulls blossomed in color. Siakam threw in, and LaVine also dunked with a quick attack, and the two teams alternated the lead. VanVleet hit all three free throws, Siakam retreated from a jumper, Vucevic completed a dunk for the Bulls, lavin and White blossomed inside and out, and the two teams tied 19. DeRozan scored for the first time on both free throws, with VanVleet and Anunoby each playing and Brown giving a three-pointer. At the end of the first quarter, the Raptors led 26-24.
Going into the second quarter, White hit another three points for the Bulls. Butcher scored six points, Siakam blossomed inside and out, and the Raptors led 39-31. The two teams competed against each other, and the Raptors maintained their lead, leading by 11 points at one point. Vucevic also hit a three-pointer and then jumped in, deRozan hit both free throws and the Bulls trailed by four points. Trent finished 3+1, DeRozan for the Bulls also in color, Dosem fast-break layup. At the end of the first half, the Raptors led 54-50.
Yi Bian fought again, DeRozan hit a jumper, and Anunoby scored three points for the Raptors. Vucevic scored five straight points, Dosem broke through and the Bulls rebounded by two points. Trent also scored three points, DeRozan and Green hit two free throws, Vucevic hit a three-pointer, Green cut to a layup and the Bulls maintained a slight lead. Siakam hit both free throws, VanVleet hit a three-pointer, and the Raptors came back again. The two teams continued to compete, VanVleet stole a dragon 2+1, Butcher quickly attacked and dunked, VanVleet shot a three-pointer, and White also scored three points for the Bulls. At the end of the third quarter, the Raptors led 87-81.
In the fourth quarter, DeRozan quickly attacked and dunked, Lavine and White shot three points in succession, and the Bulls narrowed the point gap. Siakam made a layup, Ravine made a quick dunk, DeRozan hit both free throws, and the Bulls trailed by two points. The Raptors scored an 8-0 lead of 10 points, Green and Vucevic scored successively, and the Bulls continued to chase points. After Lavin helped the Bulls chase a deficit of three points, Siakam hit a jumper, Vucevic dunked, and the Bulls trailed by three points again. The Raptors' Barnes hit two free throws, DeRozan hit consecutive iron, Siakam hit both free throws, Vucevic made a basket, DeRozan hit both free throws, and the Bulls trailed by two points in the last 1 minute and 40 seconds. Barnes hooked up, DeRozan hit both free throws again, the Raptors hit a jumper, DeRozan scored on offense, and the Bulls trailed to 112 in the last 47.8 seconds. VanVleet made a mistake and Vucevic scored a layup to give the Bulls a two-point lead in the last 8.6 seconds. Barnes hit a last 0.7-second layup, the two teams reached 114 draws, Vucevic missed three points, and the game went into overtime.
At the start of overtime, DeRozan scored four consecutive points, Andunoby shot three consecutive three-pointers for the Raptors, and the two teams continued to compete. Barnes turned around and hit a jumper to give the Raptors a two-point lead, DeRozan completed the steal in the last 1 minute and 18 seconds, the Bulls' Dosem was also robbed by a mistake, and in the last 38.8 seconds, the Bulls made another steal, but then made another mistake. Trent received a pass from VanVleet and hit a three-pointer after the steal, giving the Raptors a five-point lead in the last 16.5 seconds. The Bulls failed to counterattack, and in the end, the Raptors narrowly defeated the Bulls.
Both teams started
Raptors: Siakam, Trent, Anunoby, VanVleet, Barnes
Bulls: Vucevic, DeRozan, Dossem, Green, LaVine