TORONTO (Interstat) — Immanuel Quickley scored 23 points and added seven assists and four rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors used a dominant first half and a lopsided fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 135-92 at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. Toronto improved to 1-0, while Chicago fell to 0-1 in front of an announced attendance of 19,800. The Raptors led for nearly the entire game and turned a comfortable advantage into a rout with a 43-point final quarter.

Toronto led 26-21 after the first quarter and pushed its margin to 69-44 at halftime. The Raptors carried a 103-71 lead into the fourth quarter and then scored 43 points over the final 12 minutes, while Chicago scored 23. Chicago finished with 21 points in the first quarter, 27 in the second and 21 in the third before adding 23 in the fourth. Toronto scored 26 in the first, 34 in the second, 32 in the third and 43 in the fourth.

The Raptors set an early tone as RJ Barrett opened the scoring with a driving layup, Kawhi Leonard hit a 25-foot running jumper and Barrett added another basket for a 7-0 lead. Smith made two free throws and a driving layup to keep Chicago close early, and Josh Giddey set up Smith for two dunks. Quickley helped Toronto pull away with 3-pointers from 25, 28 and 31 feet, and Scottie Barnes added a 26-foot 3-pointer and a layup. Toronto closed the first quarter with an 11-5 run to lead 43-23.

Toronto kept the pressure on in the second quarter. Jamison Battle made a 3-pointer, Quickley connected again from beyond the arc and Barnes scored on a running layup and a fadeaway jumper. Powell made a 16-foot pullup, a 28-foot 3-pointer and several free throws for Chicago, while Tre Jones made a driving layup and two free throws. The Raptors led 69-44 at halftime after Barnes made a 10-foot fadeaway just before the break.

The Raptors opened the third quarter with Leonard’s 17-foot pullup jumper, Barrett’s running layup and Barnes’ 10-foot step-back jumper. Quickley added a running layup and a free throw, and Barnes made two free throws and a driving dunk as Toronto moved ahead 103-71 through three quarters. Barrett made an 8-foot two-point shot and a free throw, then added two more free throws and a running dunk. Chicago got a late 3-pointer from Jaylin Sellers and baskets from Tobe Awaka and Leonard Miller, but Toronto remained in control.

Toronto put the game further out of reach at the start of the fourth. Leonard made a running dunk, Barrett scored on a tip-in, and Leonard added a technical free throw and two more free throws to push the lead to 40. Jamison Battle made a 24-foot 3-pointer, Trayce Jackson-Davis dunked, and Leonard hit a 26-foot running jumper as the Raptors extended their advantage to 121-75. Chicago’s Matas Buzelis scored 17 points and Caleb Wilson added several dunks late, but the Bulls could not mount a comeback. Toronto led by 46 after Leonard’s 26-foot running jumper.

Toronto shot 44 of 98 from the floor, 10 of 31 from 3-point range and 37 of 46 from the free throw line. Chicago shot 27 of 85 from the floor, 4 of 36 from beyond the arc and 34 of 47 from the line. Toronto had 15 assists, 16 offensive rebounds, six blocks, 10 turnovers and 29 fouls. Chicago had six assists, 21 offensive rebounds, five blocks, 27 turnovers and 34 fouls. Chicago scored 92 points from 113 possessions for an offensive rating of 81.2, while Toronto scored 135 points from 114 possessions for an offensive rating of 118.6.

Quickley led Toronto with 23 points, seven assists and four rebounds in 28 minutes. Leonard had 23 points, six rebounds, two assists and one block in 24 minutes. Barnes added 23 points, six rebounds and five assists in 26 minutes. Barrett finished with 20 points, four rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes, while Ja’Kobe Walter had 10 points, three rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes. Collin Murray-Boyles added six points, eight rebounds, three assists and one block in 20 minutes, and Battle had eight points and five rebounds in 11 minutes.

For Chicago, Smith had 15 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one block in 19 minutes. Buzelis scored 17 points with six rebounds and two blocks in 25 minutes. Powell added 15 points, five rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes. Toronto’s bench contributed several key baskets in the second half as the Raptors pulled away. Toronto next plays at Washington, while Chicago next plays at Milwaukee.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Toronto 113, Chicago 103. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Toronto with a 90.4 percent probability to win. Toronto had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 10.5. The total score of 227 went over the over/under line of 237.5.