The Toronto Raptors were playing shorthanded once again on Sunday evening, missing both Kyle Lowry and Jonas Valanciunas. Even without Lowry and JV, Toronto is talented enough that any contest with the Chicago Bulls should have been decided before the game started.
Nobody told the Bulls. They slowed the pace, completely halted the Toronto offense, and had the lead well into the third quarter. However, over the long run, the Raptors talent proved to be too much, and Toronto won relatively easily.
They didn’t play their best basketball, but they played good enough to win.