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Despite Nikola Vucevic’s 30 points and 18 rebounds, the Chicago Bulls fall to the Toronto Raptors 127-120 in overtime

The Chicago Bulls piled extra work onto an already grueling stretch of seven games in 10 days with an overtime thriller Thursday night in Toronto. But despite a big night from Nikola Vucevic, the Bulls couldn’t break a trend of underperformance on the road, falling 127-120 to the Raptors for their seventh loss in the last eight games away from the United Center. The Bulls often have needed a ...

The Chicago Bulls piled extra work onto an already grueling stretch of seven games in 10 days with an overtime thriller Thursday night in Toronto.

But despite a big night from Nikola Vucevic, the Bulls couldn’t break a trend of underperformance on the road, falling 127-120 to the Raptors for their seventh loss in the last eight games away from the United Center.

The Bulls often have needed a quieter version of Vucevic than fans were accustomed to during his days as the leading scorer for the Orlando Magic, filling a complementary role alongside Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. But there’s nothing quiet

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