Chris Bosh has 28 points, 11 rebounds in Raptors' 99-89 win over Bulls

Associated Press

Last update: November 11, 2009 - 8:43 PM

TORONTO - Chris Bosh had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Jose Calderon added 18 points to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Chicago Bulls 99-89 on Wednesday night.

Andrea Bargnani had 16 points, and Hedo Turkoglu 11 as Toronto evened its record at 4-4. The Raptors won for the third time when playing at home against an opponent playing the second game of a back-to-back.

Joakim Noah fouled out with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and rookie Taj Gibson scored a career-high 18 points for Chicago, which had a 6:14 scoreless drought in the fourth quarter and lost its second straight following a three-game winning streak.

Luol Deng also had 18 points, and Derrick Rose had 14 for the Bulls, who shot a miserable 10 for 40 in the second half.

After piling up 60 points in the first half, Chicago looked set to eclipse its season high of 93 points. But after outrebounding Toronto 28-18 and building a 14-0 edge in second chance points in the first two quarters, the Bulls were outworked after the break. Toronto finished with a 47-46 edge in rebounding.

Trailing 88-85 with 6:24 to play, Toronto surged ahead with an 8-0 run. Bosh made a pair of free throws, Calderon's driving layup gave the Raptors their first lead of the second half, Bargnani made two free throws after a clear path foul by Noah and Calderon capped the run with a jumper, making it 93-88 with 5:04 left.

Chicago didn't score again until Kirk Hinrich hit a free throw with 10 seconds to go.

Down 25-18 late in the first, Hinrich scored five quick points to pull the Bulls to within two, 27-25, after one.

After scoring eight in the first, Gibson opened the second by tying it with a breakaway dunk off a Toronto turnover. Deng scored eight in the second, including a jumper with 23 seconds left, as the Bulls took a 60-53 edge into the break.

Toronto began undoing the rebounding disadvantage in the third, outrebounding Chicago 15-7. Rookie DeMar DeRozan had seven for the Raptors, who cut the deficit to 78-77 heading into the fourth.

NOTES: With Aaron Gray (left leg), Jerome James (right Achilles) and Tyrus Thomas (left arm) all injured, the Bulls again played with just 10 men. ... Chicago's next plays Saturday, when it hosts Philadelphia. After that, the Bulls aren't at home again until Dec. 2, forced onto the road for six games by a circus at the United Center.

(This version CORRECTS Raptors 99, Bulls 89. SUBS 3rd graf to correct to 6:14.)

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