Nikola Vucevic scored 25 points and added seven rebounds
with five assists as the
Chicago Bulls defeated the visiting
Cleveland Cavaliers 106-96 on Saturday night.
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Lauri Markkanen added 16 points off the bench as the Bulls'
losing streak ended at five games.
Denzel Valentine scored 13 points off the bench and Patrick
Williams had 12 points.
Darius Garland had 22 points and 12 assists for Cleveland.
Collin Sexton also had 22 points, Kevin Love added 14, Isaac Okoro had 13 and
Jarrett Allen had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
The Cavaliers led by two points at halftime, but the Bulls
outscored them 33-21 in the third quarter to lead by 10 entering the fourth
quarter.
The Cavaliers opened the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run. The
Bulls regained a 10-point lead on a 3-pointer by Daniel Theis with 7:37 left,
but Cleveland cut the lead to three when Garland hit a 3-pointer with 3:23
remaining. Markkanen and Vucevic made consecutive 3-pointers and Chicago led by
nine with 1:49 to play. And 33 seconds later, Vucevic's dunk bumped the lead to
11.
The Bulls led 29-24 after one quarter.
Valentine opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer. The
Bulls still led by eight after Vucevic made a layup with 3:12 to play in the
first half. The Cavaliers scored the next 11 points, taking a three-point lead
on Garland's 14-footer with nine seconds remaining. Coby White made one free
throw to cut the lead to 49-47 at halftime.
The Bulls scored the first five points of the third quarter.
They then took a seven-point lead on White's 3-pointer with 7:07 left in the
third. Vucevic's 3-pointer put Chicago into a 69-58 lead with 4:26 remaining.
Markkanen made a jumper and a layup consecutively, and the
Bulls led by 16 with 2:49 to go. The Bulls led 80-70 after three quarters.
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