Toronto Raptors Crush Chicago Bulls 135-92 in NBA Season Opener

Kawhi Leonard returned to Toronto with 23 points as the Raptors dominated the Chicago Bulls 135-92 in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night. Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley also finished with 23 points each, while RJ Barrett added 20 and Ja’Kobe Walter scored 10. Toronto led from start to finish and erupted for 43 points in the first quarter, nearly matching Chicago’s total for the first half. Leonard made 5 of 17 shots, hit 2 of 6 from three, and was perfect on 11 free throws. Chicago committed 27 turnovers, enabling 35 Raptors points. Caleb Wilson made his NBA debut and had 16 points, but went 7-of-21 overall.