Carlos Boozer had a season-high 34 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Chicago Bulls to their seventh straight win, an easy 110-93 victory over the host Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.
Boozer made 13-of-17 shots and posted his fourth double-double in six games for Chicago (16-8). Leandro Barbosa scored 21 points for Toronto (9-17).
Bulls All-Star guard Derrick Rose played despite wrist, hip and elbow injuries sustained during a hard fall Monday. He scored a season-low six points but had 11 assists in 29 minutes.
Luol Deng scored 19 points, Kyle Korver had 13 points and six assists and Joakim Noah had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Chicago. After the game, the Bulls announced Noah will have surgery on his thumb and miss at least eight weeks.
Chicago scored 40 points in the second quarter and led 63-44 at halftime. The Bulls led by 27 entering the final quarter.
Jerryd Bayless scored 20 points for the Raptors. Joey Dorsey had 12 points and 13 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan scored 12 points.
Andrea Bargnani, Toronto’s leading scorer, missed the game with knee soreness.
Chicago | Toronto | |
Carlos Boozer 34 | Scoring | Leandro Barbosa 21 |
Derrick Rose 11 | Assists | Sonny Weems 5 |
Carlos Boozer 12 | Rebounds | Joey Dorsey 13 |
Carlos Boozer 8 | Free Throws Made | Leandro Barbosa 5 |
Carlos Boozer 2 | Steals | DeMar DeRozan 2 |
Taj Gibson 4 | Blocks | Joey Dorsey 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Chicago | 110 | 53.1 | 7-18 | 17-24 | 28 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
Toronto | 93 | 44.2 | 3-12 | 14-16 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 10 |