The Chicago Bulls needed a basket. Their 16-point lead had dwindled to three with 68 seconds left as the Toronto Raptors launched a sloppy, desperate comeback. The options weren’t ideal.

With Santa in attendance at Scotiabank Arena, the Toronto Raptors fell to the Chicago Bulls 122-121 Monday night ... close towards the end when it didn’t seem like that was possible.

Toronto Raptors ... players this season, second most in the NBA behind the New Orleans Pelicans. Bulls: Continue their East Coast road trip with a stop in Boston against the NBA champion Celtics ...

After playing 40 minutes in the G League on Sunday night, Jamal Shead popped off Toronto’s bench for the entire fourth quarter as the last Raptors player ... t. A quarter later, the Bulls ...

The Chicago Bulls aren’t tanking. At least not if the players have anything to say ... margin at the bottom of the standings. The Toronto Raptors (minus-19) and Charlotte Hornets (minus-18.5 ...

TORONTO — Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and five rebounds as the Chicago ... Bulls: Continue their East Coast road trip with a stop in Boston against the NBA champion Celtics on Thursday. Raptors ...

TORONTO — Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and five rebounds as the Chicago Bulls held off the Toronto Raptors 122-121 on Monday. Cody White scored 19 points and added five assists for Chicago (12-15).

Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and five rebounds as the Chicago Bulls ... Toronto has had 11 players on its inactive list this season due to injury for a total of 107 games missed. The Raptors ...

The Toronto Raptors are no strangers to playing shorthanded — it’s been their reality for most of the season — and that’s the script again tonight against the Chicago Bulls. Still ...