The Toronto Raptors had their work cut out for them on Sunday afternoon, facing the high-scoring DeMar DeRozan and his Chicago Bulls — while missing their best player, Pascal Siakam.
But Fred VanVleet made his return to the lineup after missing three games, and that made all the difference.
VanVleet scored 30 points and shot 7-for-13 from downtown, while dishing 11 assists and grabbing five rebounds (and only committing one turnover).
DeMar DeRozan managed to score 20 points on just 9 shots — hitting 7 of them — but was stifled by an aggressive trapping scheme spearheaded by O.