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Wendell Carter Jr. scored 16 points and grabbed
13 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the season. Lauri
Markkanen finished with 15 points, and Tomas Satoransky added 13
to go along with eight assists.
Jonas Valanciunas scored 32 points and pulled down 13 rebounds
to lead the Grizzlies. Jae Crowder and Jaren Jackson Jr.
finished with 15 points apiece as Memphis lost for the eighth
time in its past nine games.
The Bulls won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Memphis opened the fourth quarter on a 23-10 run to cut the
deficit to 88-87 with 4:29 remaining. Crowder hit a 3-pointer
from the right corner to draw the Grizzlies within a point and
prompt a full timeout by the Bulls.
But Chicago responded with eight straight points to push the
lead back to 96-87. LaVine hit a 3-pointer and a long jump shot,
and Kris Dunn drained a 3-pointer to cap the run.
The Bulls led 78-64 entering the fourth quarter.
The Grizzlies had cut the deficit to six points in the third
quarter when Crowder made a 3-pointer with 6:07 remaining. But
Chicago regained a comfortable lead by finishing the quarter on
a 17-9 run, including a last-second putback layup by Daniel
Gafford.
Memphis missed its first 16 3-point attempts before Jackson
finally hit one with 7:31 to go in the third quarter.
Chicago led by as many as 22 points in the first half and
entered the intermission ahead 50-35.
LaVine provided a punctuation mark during a dominant first half
when he caught a lob pass from Satoransky from the top of the
key and threw down a dunk about four minutes into the game.
Grayson Allen gave chase a step behind LaVine but could not stop
the alley-oop play.
The Grizzlies fell behind 27-20 at the end of the first quarter.
Bulls guard Ryan Arcidiacono drained a 3-pointer as the buzzer
sounded at the end of the session.
The Bulls scored the first seven points of the game and led 13-2
before Memphis regrouped.
--Field Level Media
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