Siakam leads as Raptors fend off Bulls 104-98; VanVleet has nine assists in return
TORONTO — Pascal Siakam scored 20 and pulled down eight rebounds as the Toronto Raptors held off the Chicago Bulls 101-96 on Tuesday.
Point guard Fred VanVleet only had three points but nine assists and six rebounds in his return to the Raptors’ (31-32) lineup after missing three games following the birth of his third child.
O.G. Anunoby added 17 points and seven rebounds for Toronto, while Gary Trent Jr. had 19 points and Jakob Poeltl scored 14.
Nikola Vucevic’s 23 points led Chicago (28-34), which had its two-game win streak end. Zach LaVine added 17.