TORONTO – Greivis Vasquez poured in 22 points on Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough to lift the Toronto Raptors past the Chicago Bulls in a 116-103 loss.
Toronto would have officially clinched a playoff spot with a victory, but it wasn’t to be on a night the Raptors fell apart down the stretch. The Raptors clinched their second-consecutive playoff berth later in the night, thanks the Boston Celtics’ loss to Miami.
Jimmy Butler topped the Bulls (44-29) with 23 points, while Aaron Brooks added 16.
DeMar DeRozan added 20 points for Toronto (42-30), who were playing without injured all-star Kyle Lowry (sore back). Lou Williams added 18 points, while Terrence Ross finished with 16, and Jonas Valanciunas grabbed 12 rebounds.
On a night that Lowry sat on the bench alongside the coaches dressed in a charcoal suit, a special cushion propping up his sore back, Vasquez filled in admirably, drilling his sixth three-pointer about two minutes into the fourth quarter that put the Raptors up by five points.
Vasquez would shoot 6-for-11 from three-point range.
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