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TORONTO - Although Fred VanVleet is thrilled with the birth of his third child, he was also excited to return to the Toronto Raptors' lineup.Pascal Siakam scored 20 and pulled down eight rebounds as Toronto held off the Chicago Bulls 101-96 on Tuesday. VanVleet only had three points but dished out nine assists and had six rebounds after missing three games to be with his fiancée, Shontai Neal, as she gave birth to Layla VanVleet last week.
"It's that time of year and with the league going to 10 teams now, every game has playoff implications," said VanVleet."There's going to be a heightened sense of urgency for both sides.O.G. Anunoby added 17 points and seven rebounds for Toronto , while Gary Trent Jr. had 19 points and Jakob Poeltl scored 14.
Nikola Vucevic's 23 points led Chicago , which had its two-game win streak end. Zach LaVine added 17. Former Raptors star DeMar DeRozan had 13 points.Trent drilled his third three-pointer of the game with 3:19 left in the third to make it 65-64 Toronto. It was the Raptors' first lead in 12:46 of play, stretching back to late in the second quarter.
VanVleet's three-point attempt bounced off the rim but Siakam rose up for a tip-in to make it 98-91 and force a Bulls timeout with 3:27 left in the game. "I thought we were making the right plays on offence," said Toronto head coach Nick Nurse."It wasn't going in as much as I'd like it to, but I thought the plays were pretty much right."
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