Coby White scores 28 and Bulls secure a spot in play-in tournament with 137-118 win over Raptors
Baku, April 2, AZERTAC
Coby White scored 28 points, Talen Horton Tucker had 27 points and the Chicago Bulls locked in a spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament with a 137-118 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night, AP reports.
Nikola Vucevic shot 9 for 12, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range to finish with 22 points, while adding 10 rebounds and seven assists.
The Raptors were led by Ja’Kobe Walter, with 17 points while Immanuel Quickley added 17 points and nine assists.
The Bulls took the lead with 1:22 left in the first quarter and never looked back. The score was 70-57 by halftime. Horton-Tucker led the way with a team-high 18 second-half points.
The Raptors came in having won four straight and six of their last 10 to keep their faint hopes at the play-in tournament alive. This loss eliminated those hopes.
Bulls: This victory locked in a spot in the play-in tournament for Chicago. Hours after White was named the Eastern Conference player of the month for March, his 28 points came in 34 minutes.
In another match, Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit two of three free throws with 0.1 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a career-best 61-point performance from Nikola Jokic to outlast the Denver Nuggets 140-139 in double overtime.
