Archive for January 24th, 2009
Raptors Top Bulls 114-94 Friday Night in Chicago
Saturday, January 24th, 2009 | Chicago Bulls, NBA, Sports | No Comments
The Toronto Raptors beat the Chicago Bulls 114-94 on Friday night at the United Center. The Raptors snapped their 7-game losing streak, and the loss extended the Bulls losing streak to 4 games. After a 54-54 halftime tie, the Raptors outscored the Bulls 29-20 in the 3rd quarter and 31-20 in the 4th quarter. Jose Calderon led the Raptors with 23 points and 10 assists. Andrew Bargnani added 22 points and 5 rebounds, while Toronto super star Chris Bosh had a solid all-around night – 17 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals and 2 blocked shots. Toronto out-shot Chicago 56% to 46% from the field. Ben Gordon led the Bulls with 19 points, while Derrick Rose added 12 points. The Bulls 2 best players came off the bench – Andres Nocioni with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists and Kirk Hinrich with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The Bulls are no a season-high 8 games under .500.
