Remember that Bulls-Raptors game from earlier this season? When the Bulls led by 20 points in the third quarter and then folded under pressure before pulling out a close win? Well, Wednesday’s makeup game at the United Center went a lot like that one.
The Bulls mostly dominated the first half and led by as many as 19 points in the third quarter, only to see the Raptors storm back on the back of their pressure defense, some hot 3-point shooting and a parade to the charity stripe. But just like that first meeting, the Bulls did just enough to pull out the win, with Nikola Vucevic hitting a dagger 3-pointer to seal the 111-105 triumph:
It was fitting that it was Vooch who finished off the game, because he was the one who really had the Bulls humming offensively early on.