CHICAGO _ Zach LaVine missed a driving shot over Marc Gasol in the final seconds of the Bulls' 93-92 loss to the Raptors on Monday night at the United Center.
The Bulls scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter to break a 71-71 tie, with Denzel Valentine scoring five of those points. They maintained an 85-77 lead after Daniel Gafford's alley-oop from Valentine with 8 minutes to play, but the Raptors scored the next nine points to take the lead.
The Bulls regained a 90-89 lead on a Lauri Markkanen 3-pointer, then went up 92-91 on Gafford's putback with 1:06 left. Kyle Lowry put the Raptors ahead with a layup with 51 seconds left, and neither team scored after that.
After the Bulls went ahead in the fourth they committed a series of mistakes that cost them momentum and points.
Coby White kicked out his leg on a 3-point attempt and was charged with an offensive foul. Thaddeus Young drew a technical for arguing a foul call, and the Bulls were docked a delay of game violation for Wendell Carter's untucked jersey.
LaVine led the Bulls with 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Tomas Satoransky added 10 points and 11 assists. Carter and Gafford scored 14 apiece points apiece, and Markkanen and Valentine each added 13.
Pascal Siakam led all scorers with 22 points for the Raptors, and Normal Powell added 17.
