Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls: did the North’s 40-point second quarter break the United Center game open?

The Toronto Raptors entered at 39-29 and left the United Center with a 139-109 result over the Chicago Bulls, who came in at 28-41. Toronto posted 139 points on 57 percent shooting while Chicago finished with 109 points on 47 percent shooting.

First quarter

The Toronto Raptors opened with 32 points in the first quarter while the Chicago Bulls were held to 17 points. Toronto’s early cushion showed up in the box score with a 60-58 edge in points in the paint at game end, built on 70 percent finishing on paint attempts.

Second quarter

The Raptors put up 40 points in the second quarter as the Bulls scored 28 points, and Toronto’s lead kept growing during a stretch that included an 11-point unanswered run. Toronto’s ball movement set the tone in this quarter and carried through to 33 assists for the night, a key piece of this Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls match summary.

Third quarter

The Raptors followed with 36 points in the third quarter and pushed the biggest lead to 38 as the Bulls scored 31 points in the period. Toronto’s shot profile stayed efficient with 67 percent on 2-point attempts and 42 percent from 3-point range, while Chicago hit 29 percent from beyond the arc.

Fourth quarter

The Raptors closed with 31 points in the fourth quarter while the Bulls scored 33 points, and Toronto finished the night with 53 bench points to Chicago’s 52. Toronto also turned 19 Chicago turnovers into 26 points off turnovers, and the Bulls’ 13 steals still didn’t flip the possession battle with Chicago committing 19 turnovers.

RJ Barrett led the Raptors in the previous game with 23 points on 60 percent shooting, and Scottie Barnes had 18 points with 7 rebounds. Immanuel Quickley posted 7 assists with 2 steals in that previous outing, and Jakob Poeltl added 17 points with 8 rebounds, which fits the Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls review and post game analysis focus on Toronto’s playmaking and interior scoring for a Toronto Raptors match rating discussion.

Toronto’s next broadcast comes on March 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM EDT with the Toronto Raptors as the away team against the the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Fans can watch on ALT2 or SportsNet, and readers can run it back by sharing this article with other Raptors fans.