“Dominant, outstanding”, centre Pau Gasol said of Butler’s 42-point afternoon which was really more about the 40-point second half in the Bulls’ 115-113 win over the Raptors.
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Butler now holds the Bulls’ record for points in a half, previously set by Jordan in 1989 (39 points in the second half against the Milwaukee Bucks).
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“It was just extremely frustrating to miss all those shots”, rookie Kristaps Porzingis said.
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Still, Golden State’s offense was percolating out of the gate, with the Dubs scoring 33 points in the first quarter. The guard had 36 points and 12 assists for the Thunder, while Kevin Durant contributed 23 points.
Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler drives to the basket in front of Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams. The Bulls found themselves down by 12, and that’s when Butler chose to go en fuego. He closed out scoring on a free throw with 4.6 seconds left.
Dallas had 10 points in the first quarter – its low for any period this season – and shot 36 percent for the game, compared to 56 percent for Miami.
Kobe Bryant sat out a second straight game because of a sore shoulder. Also noted before the start of the game was that Jimmy Butler was listed as probably with a left thigh strain and Tony Snell as well with a sprained right ankle. Toronto has now lost seven straight meetings to Chicago.
DeMar DeRozan led the way for the Raptors with 24 points and Kyle Lowry had his fifth double-double of the season with 22 points and 10 assists. “I’m trying, but we’re nowhere near the same player”.
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Guard Cory Joseph added 13 points and forward Carroll had 10 for the Raptors.
Two three-pointers from Williams tied the score 94-94 with less than five minutes to play, but Lowry got the Raptors over hump with another three-pointer, followed by one from the corner for Carroll.
The Bulls coach was also full of praise for the way his team responded in the second half, commenting that the four-game winning streak that his club is now on closed out “a very important week for us”.
Brooklyn Nets point guard Jarrett Jack will miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed he has two torn ligaments in his right knee, the team said Sunday.
Jack, 32, will require surgery to fix the damage. He was injured in Saturday’s 100-97 victory at Boston.
Afflalo made 7 of 8 three-point shots.
NUGGETS: Forward Kenneth Faried says he’s “doing much better” after being taken off the court on a stretcher with a neck injury following a loss to Golden State the night before.
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Faried is averaging 12.6 points and 9.7 rebounds this season. More impressive was the Bulls finished the game with 27 assists to only a mere seven turnovers as the Bulls ran off with a 108-81 win in their first contest in the new year.
