Zach LaVine ended the Toronto Raptors on Thursday with a big-time dagger trey to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 122-113 win. This was in spite of a career performance from Toronto big man Chris Boucher.
LaVine drained a contested triple with less than a minute remaining in the ballgame which pretty much ended all hope for a potential Raptors comeback (h/t ClutchPoints on Twitter):
Zach LaVine put an end to the Raptors late run to seal the game 🙌pic.twitter.com/Rpb8mD3fik
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 9, 2021
Zach put Chicago ahead by 12 points with his clutch triple. No nerves from the first-time All-Star in this particular play. It was another outstanding effort from LaVine, who finished with 22 points, six rebounds, 13 assists, three steals, and a block in 38 minutes of play.
On the other end of the floor, however, it was Chris Boucher who stepped it up for the Raptors:
Despite the loss, Chris Boucher has a career night for the Raptors 😳
38 points (career-high)
19 rebounds
1 block
1 steal14-24 FGM
3-7 3PM pic.twitter.com/zCNmIWTCwN— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 9, 2021
With Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet both out of action in this one, Boucher came out with his best performance as a pro, logging a massive 38-point, 19-rebound double-double.
That's now three straight wins for a surging Bulls side that are now closing in on the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. They travel to Atlanta after Thursday's win to take on the Hawks on Friday in the second night of a back-to-back set.
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