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Zach LaVine added 20 points and Nikola Vucevic contributed 16
points and nine rebounds as the Bulls improved to 2-1 on their
six-game road trip.
Former Chicago forward Lauri Markkanen led all scorers with 32
points, hitting seven 3-pointers and grabbing nine rebounds, but
it wasn't enough to stop the Jazz from taking a season-worst
fifth consecutive loss.
Kelly Olynyk had 23 points and Collin Sexton 17 for Utah, which
kicked off a six-game homestand.
Chicago overtook the Jazz in the third quarter, then built its
lead to 12 in the fourth quarter before the Jazz made one last
push.
The Jazz trailed by four with 3:44 remaining when Olynyk lost
the ball. Sexton then committed a clear-path foul on Patrick
Williams, who hit both free throws. DeRozan scored on the same
possession after snagging an offense rebound off a miss from
Vucevic, who finished off a game-clinching 6-0 run with a layup
for a 10-point lead with 2:48 left.
Coby White, who finished with 15 points off the Chicago bench,
then hit a dagger of a 3-pointer with 1:10 left after the Jazz
got back within six.
Andre Drummond registered 10 points and 10 rebounds in the win
for the Bulls, who continue their road swing Wednesday in
Phoenix.
The teams were tied 27-27 after the first quarter, but the Jazz
created some space early in the second quarter with a 10-0 run
that began with five points from Markkanen.
Utah took a 60-53 lead into the break thanks in large part to
Markkanen's 24 first-half points, a career high for a single
half.
The Jazz re-established a double-digit lead when Olynyk hit a
3-pointer for the first points of the second half. The Bulls
used an 11-3 surge to tighten things up, and then scored 10
straight to seize a 78-73 lead.
Drummond scored a couple of buckets in a row to cap an 8-0 run
for Chicago early in the fourth quarter as the visitors
stretched their lead to 94-82.
Utah pulled within three after a 3-pointer by Malik Beasley and
an Olynyk layup midway through the fourth, but that's as close
as the Jazz would get.
--Field Level Media
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