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Lillard rallies Blazers to 112-107 victory over Bulls
The Bulls had won 4 of 5 and lead 63-48 at the half, but Portland rallied in the 3rd and the teams battled in the final minutes.
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The Bulls had won 4 of 5 and lead 63-48 at the half, but Portland rallied in the 3rd and the teams battled in the final minutes.
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DeRozan and LaVine combined for 39 points in the first half at Staples Center, hitting seven 3-pointers in a dynamic two-man display. DeRozan kept it up after halftime, following up his 35-point effort against the Clippers with another dominant night on his hometown floor.
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A bit of a homecoming for many Bulls starters. DeRozan is a LA native who went to USC, while LaVine and Lonzo Ball attended UCLA.
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Zach LaVine scored 23 points and DeMar DeRozan had 18 to lead the Bulls, who missed star Nikola Vucevic during his absence with COVID-19.
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Dallas had won three straight and four of five overall, but couldn't keep up with LaVine and Chicago in the second half. Five players scored in double figures for Chicago during its second consecutive victory.
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Brooklyn held a 78-76 edge entering the final quarter. Aldridge hit a pair of free throws to open the scoring in the fourth, but Chicago responded with 13 straight points and closed out the night.
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Furkan Korkmaz matched his career best with seven 3-pointers and added 25 points for the Sixers, who topped Chicago for the second time in four nights and secured coach Doc Rivers’ 1,000th career win.
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DeMar DeRozan tied a season high with 37 points for Chicago and grabbed 10 rebounds. Zach LaVine scored 27 for the Bulls, who nearly came back from a double-digit deficit in the second half for the second straight game.
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Ayo Dosunmu, a second-round draft pick who had his first double-digit NBA game with 14 points, hit a 3-pointer with 6:53 left to put the Bulls up 106-105. The Celtics briefly retook the lead before Chicago scored 18 of the next 20 points.
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The long and the short of it is... Bulls good.
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Before the game, the Bulls celebrated the career of former center Joakim Noah and named him a team ambassador.
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DeRozan scored 26 against his former team, including four of Chicago's final five points as the Bulls survived a late Toronto challenge.