TORONTO --
Zach LaVine scored 24 points, Lauri Markkanen added 20 and the Chicago Bulls beat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 114-102 on Thursday night.
The Bulls pulled within two games of idle Washington with two remaining for 10th place in the Eastern Conference and the final play-in spot. Chicago led by 24 in the third quarter, with the Raptors holding out their best players, and came away with the win despite a big effort by Stanley Johnson.
LaVine, coming off a 41-point in Tuesday's loss to Brooklyn, scored 16 in the second half.
Markkanen made six 3-pointers - one shy of his season high.