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Bulls edge Raptors in OT for NBA-best 40th win

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Luol Deng hit a follow-up shot at the buzzer in overtime and the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 102-101 on Saturday night for their NBA-leading 40th victory.

nba.com

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah was ejected with 1:28 left in the first half Saturday night against the Toronto Raptors after picking up two technical fouls on a play under the basket.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan was out of the starting lineup for Saturday night's game with the Chicago Bulls because of a left ankle injury and fell one start short of tying the franchise record.

nba.com

Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose missed his sixth straight game Saturday night because of an injury to his right groin and there is no timetable for his return.

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

The Toronto Raptors blew out an uninspired New York Knicks team last night 96-79 at Air Canada Centre. Not uninspired (in fact, inspired)? This young woman's hairstyle.

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

It doesn’t matter if it took two extra overtimes, seeing a game end up with 289 points is crazy. Kevin Love channeled his recent anger to go berserk for a career-high 51 points, and yet the Thunder dominated the final overtime. Russell Westbrook scored …