Despite a game-high 37 points from DeMar DeRozan, including 15 in the fourth quarter, the Bulls fell 109-104, settling for a season split with the Knicks. The Raptors, who beat the Celtics in overtime in Boston, now have the same 43-32 record as the Bulls but lose the tie-breaker based on the teams’ season series, which keeps the Bulls at fifth place in the conference standings and the Raptors at sixth. The Cavaliers are now a game back at No. 7.
The Bulls still can’t figure out how to get out of their own way, and DeRozan wasn’t pulling punches afterward.
