Chicago won overnight from Wednesday to Thursday in Toronto against the Raptors (109-105), recovering from a 19-point deficit.
Enough to send the Bulls to Miami to compete for a place in the play-off against the Heat, which will decide Milwaukee's opponent in the first round.
A victory largely due to the performance of Zach LaVine (39 points), but also to the daughter of DeMar DeRozan.
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Toronto missed 18 free throws in total during the game.
The reason ?
On every Raptors free throw, DeMar DeRozan's daughter, who sat in the front row, was screaming as loud as she could to distract her dad's opponents.
And the least we can say is that it worked well.
Without her, maybe Chicago wouldn't have won that game and the Bulls' season would be over.
After the meeting, DeMar DeRozan spoke about it at a press conference.
“I told her she might miss a day of school to attend a game.
I did well !"
he joked.