TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors’ season has come to an end with a crushing blow as they lost 109-105 to the Chicago Bulls in a do-or-die play-in game on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena.
After leading by as much as 19 points in the third quarter, the Raptors watched the Bulls come storming back, as Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan combined for 42 of their 62 points in the second half.
The Bulls’ defence, which has been their identity in the second half of the season, also locked down the Raptors, notably their one-two punch of Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet, who started off the first half hot.