Raptors rout Bulls 135-92 behind three 23-point scorers

Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley and Kawhi Leonard each scored 23 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Chicago Bulls 135-92 on Wednesday, October 21, after a 43-point first quarter.

Barnes shot 8-of-19 and had five assists. Quickley hit 4 of 9 threes and handed out seven assists. Leonard made all 11 of his free throws and had four steals. RJ Barrett scored 20 on 8-of-14 shooting.

Toronto (1-0) led 43-23 after the first quarter, and Chicago (0-1) never led at any point. The Raptors scored 34 in the third and 32 in the fourth, and the lead reached 48 at 134-86 with 3:24 left.

Ja'Kobe Walter had 10 points and three steals off the bench. Toronto's reserves outscored Chicago's 43-27.

Matas Buzelis led Chicago with 17 points, most of them at the line, where he went 13-of-16. He made only 2 of 8 shots from the field. Caleb Wilson scored 16 on 7-of-21 shooting and committed nine turnovers.

Chicago turned the ball over 27 times to Toronto's 10 and made 4 of 36 three-point attempts. The Raptors turned those mistakes into 15 steals and a steady stream of early baskets.

Alijah Martin's free throw with 1:20 left made it 135-90, Toronto's last point. Buzelis hit two free throws with 44.3 seconds left to set the final score.

Up next

Bulls: at the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, October 23.

Raptors: at the Washington Wizards on Friday, October 23.