TORONTO - The Chicago Bulls continue to have Toronto's number.
Doug McDermott scored 29 points as the Bulls edged the Raptors 109-107 on Monday, Chicago's ninth straight victory against Toronto.
Kyle Lowry led Toronto (44-21) with 33 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, while DeMar DeRozan had 27 points, and Patrick Patterson chipped in with 13 off the bench.
The loss dropped Toronto's record on this seven-game homestand to 5-2, and it was only the Raptors' second loss at the Air Canada Centre in their last 17 outings.
More bad news for the Raptors came when they lost Jonas Valanciunas with 2:25 left in the first quarter, when the forward headed to the locker-room holding his left hand.