The Chicago Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors, 122-113, at Amalie Arena on Thursday evening.

The Bulls (22-28) delivered an impressive performance on both ends of the court and didn't have major problems to get past the Raptors (20-32) despite playing on the road, extending their winning streak to three games while the Raptors have now dropped two games in a row. Chicago grabbed the lead quickly and jumped out to a 33-27 lead in the first quarter and bolstered that advantage after posting a 31-24 score in the second quarter, meaning they held a 13-point lead at the break. Chicago didn't step the foot off the gas and made it an 18-point game following the third quarter after winning that 12-minute span by a 33-28 score, so the final quarter wasn't going to make a change on the final outcome of the contest. Toronto won the final quarter by a 34-25 score to make things closer, but there was no chance of a potential comeback and the Bulls won this game rather easily.

Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic both led the Bulls with 22 points, and the star duo seems to be playing better and better as games progress -- LaVine also added 13 assists, five rebounds and three steals, while Vucevic also supplied seven rebounds, four assists and a steal. Thaddeus Young and Patrick Williams produced 11-point tallies, though Young also had nine boards and six assists while Williams had seven boards. Lauri Markkanen had 18 points off the bench. Daniel Theis contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Chris Boucher paced the Raptors in this game, as he ended with 38 points and 19 rebounds. Pascal Siakam mustered 27 points and eight boards, while OG Anunoby filled the stat sheet with 13 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals. No other Toronto player scored in double digits.