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Chicago (38-40) rallied from down 23 points in
the first half with a dominant third quarter on both ends of the
court. The Bulls held the Grizzlies to just 16 points in the
period on 5-of-18 shooting, while knocking down 17 of 27 for 40
points on the other end.
Runs of 19-6 and 19-2 flipped a 17-point Memphis advantage in
the opening minute of the third to a nine-point Chicago lead by
the end of the period.
Memphis (49-29) cut the deficit to three midway through the
final period on Jaren Jackson Jr.'s 3-pointer, part of his
team-high 31 points, but Chicago responded with an immediate 11
unanswered points. LaVine was responsible for seven in a row
during the surge.
The Bulls' 11-0 spurt was part of a larger, 24-6 run to close
out the game.
Nikola Vucevic recorded his 48th double-double of the season
with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Reserves Coby White and Patrick
Williams added 19 and 12 points, respectively, part of Chicago's
41-18 edge in bench points.
The Bulls also leveraged a staggering 18 Grizzlies turnovers
into 31 points. Chicago committed just three total turnovers.
The second half was a mirror opposite of a first half that
Memphis dominated with runs of 17-4 from the late first into the
second quarter, and a 16-2 burst midway through the second.
Four Grizzlies scored at least 11 points by intermission, but
the same quartet finished as Memphis' only double-figure scorers
for the game. Desmond Bane scored 21 points, Ja Morant notched
17 -- part of a triple-double along with his 10 rebounds and 10
assists -- and Dillon Brooks scored 14 points.
The loss marked just the Grizzlies' second in its last 10 games.
--Field Level Media
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