LOS ANGELES: Zach LaVine inspired a fightback as the Chicago Bulls eliminated the Toronto Raptors from the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), while rising Australian star Josh Giddey helped the Oklahoma City Thunder end the New Orleans Pelicans' season.

LaVine finished with 39 points — 30 of them scored after half-time — in a 109-105 road victory for the Bulls, who will now face Miami on Friday with the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs up for grabs.

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