Best of NBA: Jimmy Butler drops 42 as Bulls beat Raptors

Jordan scored 39 points in the second half against the Milwaukee Bucks on February 16, 1989, ending the game with 50 points on 16-of-26 shooting.

Asked about breaking Jordan’s record, Butler said: “Do not compare me to him”.

Butler’s 3-pointer gave Chicago the lead with 30.6 seconds to play in a game that they had trailed by as many as 15 points. “I just came out and was aggressive after that”.

“It’s not just that he scored a lot of points, he did it in a very efficient way and he did it in a way that was critical for us to win the ballgame, ” said Pau Gasol, who registered his 17th double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Jimmy Butler has stood up for the Chicago Bulls this season and has helped the franchise transition out of their dependence on the injury-ravaged Derrick Rose.

Lowry made a twisting, turning jumper to put Toronto back in front, but Butler answered with a 3-pointer from the corner to give Chicago the lead for the first time since there was 9:13 remaining in the second quarter. Cory Joseph had nine points off the bench during the quarter. The Knicks missed their first 10 shots and needed nearly 4 minutes to score their first points of 2016, a layup for rookie Kristaps Porzingis with 8:05 left in the opening quarter.

The Chicago Bulls need to carry some of their momentum in their upcoming games.

TORONTO – DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points and Toronto defeated Charlotte.

The Bulls have won four of their last five and will be going for a fourth straight win after making light work of the Knicks in a 108-81 victory on New Years Day.

Jimmy Butler might have bested Michael Jordan’s record, but don’t compare the two just yet.

Butler shot 15-of-23 from the field overall including 2-of-3 from behind the arc and 10-of-11 from the free throw line, adding 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Brooklyn Nets point guard Jarrett Jack will miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealled he had a torn ACL and a partially torn MCL in his right knee, the team announced Sunday. He was hurt during Saturday’s win over the Boston Celtics.

MIAMI – Hassan Whiteside had 25 points and 19 rebounds to lead Miami past Dallas at AmericanAirlines Arena.

“I’m just happy we won, to tell you the truth”, Butler added.

Rose is averaging 14.4 points per game this season, and considering he has apparently been dealing with this hamstring thing for a while and also worrying about his fresh orbital fracture from the preseason, the PG is playing quite well, though shooting poorly.