RJ Barrett provided 23 points and Toronto Raptors began a journey of five meetings on Wednesday, correcting the Chicago Bulls at the count of 139-109.
Toronto took an 8-0 lead in 2:16, en route to its third straight victory.
Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes and Ja’Kobe Walter had 18 points each. Jakob Poeltl et Sandro Mamukelashvili added 17 each. Immanuel Quickley for its part obtained 10 points.
Poeltl had eight rebounds and Quickley had seven assists.
The Raptors increased their cushion to 38 points, en route to a sweep of their three games against Chicago this season.
Matas Buzelis led the Bulls with 19 points.
Toronto is fifth in the East, one game ahead of Orlando. On Friday, the Raptors will visit the Nuggets de Denver
The miserable Nets
The miserable season of Nets de Brooklyn continued Wednesday night with an embarrassing first half performance.
The Nets were held to a combined 24 points in the first two quarters in a 121-92 loss to the powerhouse Thunder d’Oklahoma City.
Brooklyn scored just 11 points in the first quarter, before adding 13 in the second quarter. Midway through the game, the Nets trailed by 36 points.
Besides Aaron Wigginsno Thunder starter reached the 30-minute mark of play. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was only used for 26 minutes, amassing 20 points and six assists.
SGA has now amassed at least 20 points in 130 straight games.
Jared McCain amassed 26 points for the Thunder, while Luguentz there was not in uniform.
OKC has now won its last ten games.
Elsewhere in the NBA
Lakers 124 – Rockets 116
LAL : Luka Doncic was great with 40 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds. LeBron James for his part scored 30 points by hitting 13 of his 14 shots.
NEW : Alperen Sengun scored a double of 27 points and 10 assists, whileAmen Thompson scored 26 points and 11 rebounds.
Warriors 99 – Celtics 120
GS : In the absence of Stephen Currythe most productive were Gary Payton II et Pat Spencer with 14 points each.
BOS : Jaylen Brown was his team’s most efficient player with 32 points. Jayson Tatum added 24 points.
Trail Blazers 127 – Pacers 119
BY : Deni Avdija had a double of 32 points and 11 rebounds.
IND : The Pacers suffered a 15th defeat in a row. Evening of 18 points and 8 rebounds for Ivica Zubac.
Jazz 111 – Timberwolves 147
UTA : Despite the setback, Brice Sensabaugh shone with 41 points, the second best performance of his career.
MIN : As a replacement forAnthony Edwards in the starting lineup. Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 points. Doubled with 21 points and 12 rebounds for Rudy Gobert.
Clippers 109 – Pelicans 124
LAC : In particular thanks to four shots from the city center, Kawhi Leonard pressed 25 points.
N.-O : Saddiq Bey scored 25 points and Dejounte Murray concluded his evening with a double of 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Nuggets 118 – Grizzlies 125
IT : Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists, but was guilty of 10 turnovers.
MEM : You Jerome stood up by narrowly missing the hat-trick with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
Hawks 135 – Mavericks 120
ATL : Jalen Johnson was once again the powerhouse of the Hawks with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.
DAL : Cooper Flagg was limited to 17 points. He missed all three of his attempts from outside the perimeter.
