DeMar DeRozan drained the go-ahead free throws with 49 seconds left and Amir Johnson scored in the paint 33 seconds later as the Toronto Raptors spoiled the return of Joakim Noah with a surprising 118-113 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
DeRozan and Andre Bargnani scored 24 points each to hold off a 20-point fourth quarter by Chicago point guard Derrick Rose, who finished with 32 points and 10 assists.
Noah, who missed the previous 30 games with a thumb injury, grabbed 10 rebounds in the first eight minutes and finished with seven points and 16 rebounds as Chicago had its four-game winning streak snapped. Carlos Boozer scored 24 points for the Bulls.
Johnson scored 17 points and Jose Calderon collected 17 assists for the Raptors, who had lost 18 of their last 20 and were coming off a listless 114-101 defeat at Charlotte on Tuesday.
James Johnson, acquired from Chicago on Tuesday for a first-round pick, started at small forward and scored nine points as Toronto beat a team above .500 for the first time since defeating Dallas on Dec. 28.
Toronto led 107-100 with 2:49 left before Rose rallied the Bulls and got them even with a transition 3-pointer with 1:59 to go.
Chicago | Toronto | |
Derrick Rose 32 | Scoring | Andrea Bargnani 24 |
Derrick Rose 10 | Assists | Jose Calderon 17 |
Joakim Noah 16 | Rebounds | Andrea Bargnani 8 |
Derrick Rose 14 | Free Throws Made | Andrea Bargnani 10 |
Ronnie Brewer 3 | Steals | Jose Calderon 3 |
Kurt Thomas 1 | Blocks | Amir Johnson 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Chicago | 113 | 43.7 | 7-15 | 30-37 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
Toronto | 118 | 58.1 | 0-5 | 32-34 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 15 |