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The Bulls trailed by six points entering the fourth quarter but
then DeRozan took charge, scoring 13 of Chicago's next 15 points
to give the Bulls the lead. The Bulls never trailed again, as
DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic dominated down the stretch.
DeRozan has scored 30 or more points in seven consecutive games
(improving on a career-high) and established a franchise record
with his sixth straight game of at least 35 points, supplanting
the mark set by Michael Jordan in the 1996-97 campaign. Vucevic
added 25 points and 16 rebounds, with Coby White scoring 24
points.
Lonnie Walker IV led San Antonio with 21 points off the bench.
Doug McDermott and Dejounte Murray added 19 points each, with
Murray contributing 11 assists.
Clippers 119, Warriors 104
Terance Mann scored a season-high 25 points and Reggie Jackson
added 19 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as host Los
Angeles pulled away in the second half to hand Golden State its
third loss in four games.
Ivica Zubac finished with 18 points and eight rebounds as the
Clippers won consecutive games for just the second time since
mid-January.
Stephen Curry scored 26 of his 33 points in the first half for
Golden State. Andrew Wiggins had 13 points, and Klay Thompson
managed just seven points while going 3 of 14 from the field and
1 of 5 from 3-point range.
Jazz 135, Rockets 101
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and Rudy Gobert played well
after a nine-game absence but then was ejected as Utah pummeled
Houston in Salt Lake City for its sixth win in a row.
Gobert, who had been out due to a left calf strain, recorded 14
points and seven rebounds. He played 22 minutes before his night
ended when he was tossed midway through the fourth quarter after
getting whistled for his second technical foul.
Houston's Kenyon Martin Jr. scored 16 points, while Eric Gordon,
who had missed three games with a left heel injury, and Jae'Sean
Tate each added 14. The Rockets lost their fifth straight game
and fell for the ninth time in the past 10.
Nets 109, Kings 85
Seth Curry scored 23 points in his debut for Brooklyn, which
shot 51.2 percent in ending an 11-game losing streak by beating
Sacramento in New York.
Curry added seven rebounds and five assists. LaMarcus Aldridge
returned from missing seven games with a sprained left ankle and
added 19 points and eight rebounds. Bruce Brown contributed a
season-high 19 points to go along with six rebounds, six
assists, five steals and three blocked shots.
De'Aaron Fox scored 26 points, but the Kings shot 34.4 percent.
Rookie Davion Mitchell added 13 points and Donte DiVincenzo
chipped in 12 for Sacramento.
Nuggets 121, Magic 111
Nikola Jokic scored 26 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and dished
out seven assists to lead host Denver past Orlando for its
fourth win in five games.
Jeff Green and Will Barton added 17 points apiece for the
Nuggets.
Franz Wagner scored 26 points to pace the Magic, who fell for
the third game in a row and the fifth time in six contests.
Wendell Carter Jr. had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Jalen
Suggs scored 16 points.
Wizards 103, Pistons 94
Kyle Kuzma scored 17 of his 23 points in the third quarter as
Washington notched a win over visiting Detroit.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 16 points and Deni Avdija recorded
his second double-double of the season with 12 points and a
career-high 15 rebounds for Washington, which has won its first
two meetings against Detroit this season.
Detroit lost its eighth straight despite a strong outing from
Saddiq Bey, who scored 24 points. Jerami Grant scored 14 points,
Cade Cunningham added 12, Isaiah Stewart had 11, and Marvin
Bagley III and Hamidou Diallo had 10 apiece.
Thunder 127, Knicks 123 (OT)
Tre Mann scored a career-high 30 points and Josh Giddey recorded
his second straight triple-double, lifting Oklahoma City to
victory in New York.
Giddey scored a season-high 28 points to go along with 12
assists and 11 rebounds. Darius Bazley collected 23 points and
eight rebounds for the Thunder, who snapped a five-game losing
skid.
New York's Julius Randle collected 30 points, 13 rebounds and 10
assists for his first triple-double of the season and the 13th
of his career. Evan Fournier had 29 points and Quentin Grimes
added 19 for the Knicks, who have lost 12 of their past 15
games.
Trail Blazers 122, Bucks 107
Anfernee Simons scored at least 30 points for the second
straight game as visiting Portland defeated Milwaukee to extend
its winning streak to three games.
Simons poured in 31 points on 12-of-24 shooting to hand the
Bucks just their second loss over the last six games. Josh Hart
contributed 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and
Jusuf Nurkic totaled 23 points and 16 rebounds to notch his
seventh straight double-double.
With Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined due to an ankle injury,
Jrue Holiday paced Milwaukee with 23 points and six assists.
Pelicans 120, Raptors 90
CJ McCollum scored 23 points as New Orleans dominated visiting
Toronto from start to finish.
Jonas Valanciunas added 18 points, Jaxson Hayes scored 14, and
Herbert Jones and Garrett Temple had 11 each. Brandon Ingram had
10 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, falling two assists
shy of what would have been his first career double-double after
sitting out the fourth quarter.
Fred VanVleet scored 20, Pascal Siakam added 18 and Chris
Boucher had 15 to lead the Raptors, who lost their second
straight game after an eight-game winning streak.
-Field Level Media
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