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Butler betters Michael Jordan's NBA franchise record

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Toronto Raptors' Cory Joseph dribbles past Chicago Bulls' Jimmy Butler during their game at Air Canada Centre on January 3, 2016

Los Angeles (AFP) - Jimmy Butler broke Michael Jordan's franchise record for the most points in a half with 40 as the Chicago Bulls rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 115-113.

Butler, who scored two points in the first half before exploding for 40 in the second, surpassed Jordan's mark of 39 which the NBA icon set against the Milwaukee Bucks in February 1988.

The 26-year-old shooting guard rattled in a clutch three pointer with 30 seconds left as the Bulls beat the Raptors for the second time in six days.