Raptors hold on

Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points and 10 rebounds — and just the second three-point shot of his NBA career — as the Toronto Raptors held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 119114 on Tuesday.

DeMar DeRozan had 24 points for Toronto (6-4), while Kyle Lowry finished with 17 points and Serge Ibaka chipped in with 16.

Bobby Portis had 21 points to top the Bulls (2-7), while Robin Lopez had 20.

Valanciunas, who scored the first threepointer of his five-season NBA career just last April, drilled the step-back three late in the first quarter.

The big Lithuanian was one of eight Raptors who scored on three-pointers on the night.

The three was one of the few highlights on an otherwise largely forgettable game. The Raptors had assembled a 20-point lead before halftime against the rebuilding Bulls, who are in for a long season. They stretched it to 23 in the third quarter and led 98-81 with one quarter to play.

Ten points in four minutes from Portis — who was playing his first of the season after serving an eight-game suspension — pulled the Bulls back to within 13 points with 7:20 to play. A three-pointer from Kris Dunn made it a 10point game with five minutes to play.

Raptors coach Dwane Casey subbed his starters back in, but the Bulls continued to chip away at the advantage, pulling to within three points several times in the final two minutes.