LaVine scores 39, Bulls beat Raptors 109-105 in play-in game

Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine (8) goes up for a shot against New York Knicks' Julius Randle (30) and RJ Barrett (9). (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Zach LaVine scored 39 points, DeMar DeRozan had 23 against his former team and the Chicago Bulls overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 in a play-in tournament game Wednesday night.

Nikola Vucevic had 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls, who trailed 66-47 in the third quarter before LaVine carried them back. He scored 17 points in the third as Chicago cut the gap to nine, then added 13 more in the fourth to help the Bulls advance.