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Chicago forced 22 Jazz turnovers, shot 51.6
percent and led by as many as 25 points.
Lauri Markkanen had a game-high 29 points, including five
3-pointers, but the Jazz posted a third consecutive loss.
Walker Kessler contributed 15 points, 15 rebounds and four
blocked shots and John Collins scored 14 for Utah, which has two
more games on a four-game road trip. Kelly Olynyk added 13
points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the struggling
Jazz.
This was Utah's fourth loss by 16-plus points in eight games.
The Jazz jumped ahead early and held a 22-21 lead after an
alley-top score by Markkanen when the Bulls seized control with
an 11-2 push.
Chicago continued that surge to go up by double-digits, 47-35,
while limiting the Jazz to only three points in the first 3 1/2
minutes of the second quarter.
Utah ended up scoring only 20 points in the second quarter as
the Bulls took a 66-52 lead into the break. The Jazz had 15
first-half turnovers, leading to 13 second-chance points for
Chicago.
Chicago kept its momentum in the second half, quickly taking a
19-point lead after LaVine followed a DeRozan layup with a
3-pointer for the first five points of the third quarter.
The Jazz closed to within 13 on Collins' three-point play that
made it 82-69 midway through the third quarter, but the Bulls
managed to maintain and build on their big advantage from that
point.
--Field Level Media
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