The Bulls pulled within 104-103 on Zach LaVine's dunk with 9.5
seconds left and had a chance to complete their comeback after
New York's Julius Randle missed two free throws with 5.1 seconds
left. New York escaped when DeMar DeRozan shot an airball on a
midrange jumper as time expired.
Zach LaVine scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half for the
Bulls, who were seeking their first 5-0 start since the 1995-96
season.
Jazz 122, Rockets 91
Rudy Gobert paired 16 points with 14 rebounds as visiting Utah
remained unbeaten with a victory over Houston.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 19 points, Jordan Clarkson had 16 and
Donovan Mitchell chipped in 15 to underscore another balanced
attack for the Jazz. Seven Utah players produced double-figure
point totals.
Christian Wood scored 16 points and grabbed seven boards for the
Rockets, who shot 32.6 percent overall while missing 35 of 44
3-point attempts.
Wizards 122, Hawks 111
Bradley Beal scored a season-high 27 points to lead four
Washington players with 20-plus points as the Wizards rolled
past visiting Atlanta.
Beal was 11 of 26 from the floor and had eight rebounds and
eight assists to help Washington win for the fourth time in five
games. The Wizards also got 25 points, 13 rebounds and five
assists from Montrezl Harrell and 21 points and eight rebounds
from both Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Kuzma.
Atlanta's John Collins tallied 28 points and 12 rebounds to post
his second straight double-double, and Cam Reddish came off the
bench to score 20 points. Trae Young was limited to 15 points,
but he had 13 assists.
Mavericks 104, Spurs 99
Luka Doncic scored 25 points and Jalen Brunson added 19 off the
bench as Dallas rallied from a slow start to earn a victory over
visiting San Antonio.
Maxi Kleber had 12 points and 10 rebounds in a reserve role for
the Mavericks, who trailed by 20 points in the first quarter
before a furious rally gave them the lead five minutes into the
second quarter.
Dejounte Murray recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds for the
Spurs. Bryn Forbes added 15 points as San Antonio lost its
fourth consecutive game since a season-opening victory.
76ers 110, Pistons 102
Joel Embiid had 30 points and 18 rebounds to lift host
Philadelphia past winless Detroit.
Embiid was 8 of 19 from the field and 13 of 15 from the
free-throw line. Tobias Harris added 17 points and Tyrese Maxey
contributed 16 with six rebounds and six assists for the 76ers.
Villanova product Saddiq Bey paced the Pistons with 19 points
while Jerami Grant and Kelly Olynyk added 14 each. Detroit has
dropped all four games and remains the lone team in the league
without a victory.
--Field Level Media
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