“For a quarter, it looked like a ball game, and then the bench took over.” How many Toronto Raptors game recaps have included a statement similar to that this season? I’m guessing it’s a lot! It was the same story in the Raptors’ 122-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls last night.
Toronto Got a Great Start from the Bigs
Early on, the Raptors offense ran entirely through Serge Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas. Each had scored on short hooks in the lane, then Ibaka found Valanciunas on a nice dish for a layup; JV then scored off an offensive rebound, Serge found him again for a lay-in off a loose ball, and then Ibaka scored back-to-back runners.