Chris Bosh had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 110-78 victory over the Bulls on Saturday night.Coming off an overtime victory in Washington on Friday night that snapped a five-game losing streak, the Raptors had it easy this time.They led 37-16 after the first quarter, with Bosh again leading the way after scoring 31 points and grabbing 16 rebounds in the night before.He had 13 points in the opening quarter alone and hit 9 of 12 shots overall in just 22 minutes, sending the Bulls to their seventh loss in eight games.One night after getting danced on by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 101-87 loss, the Bulls never could get going against the Raptors. They shot 39 percent against a team that was next-to-last in opponents’ scoring and gave up 146 points in a loss to Atlanta earlier in the week.John Salmons and Jannero Pargo scored 13 apiece to lead the Bulls while Brad Miller added 11.Luol Deng finished with nine points after averaging 20 in his previous six games. Derrick Rose had nine points and five assists, and Joakim Noah had another frustrating night after jawing with the dancing James in Cleveland.This time, Noah directed his anger toward officials, resulting in technical fouls in the first and third quarters and an early exit.The Bulls had checked out of this one long before that.Bosh set the tone, scoring on a layup and swatting one by Rose in the opening minute of a dominant first quarter that saw the Raptors build a 21-point lead. DeMar DeRozan added all of his 11 in the period, and the Raptors converted 12 of 21 shots.The Bulls, meanwhile, kept settling for jumpers and were 5 of 17. Throw in six of their 14 turnovers and it added up to one of their ugliest quarters this season.
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The Raptors hit 23 of 26 free throws. … Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro didn’t notice the Cavaliers carrying on Friday, but he did like seeing Noah stand up to a superstar. “I was happy for Joakim,” he said. “I thought it was the right thing. Everybody was feeling the same way, I think. But we have to play better and not put ourselves in that situation.” … The Bulls continue to take a cautious approach with G Kirk Hinrich, who missed his fifth straight game with a sprained left thumb. “He wants to be out there,” Del Negro said. “It’s an unfortunate injury.”