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Chicago outrebounded Cleveland 74-39 and
snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Cavaliers.
Evan Mobley led Cleveland with 25 points and 13 rebounds, while
Darius Garland made a season-high seven 3-pointers and scored 23
points. Donovan Mitchell added 19 points, Caris LeVert chipped
in 14 points and a career-high 15 assists, Isaac Okoro scored
13, and Jarrett Allen and Max Strus each had 11.
Vucevic hit one of two foul shots with 38.4 seconds left in
regulation to tie the score at 103, and the game went to
overtime after DeRozan missed a potential game-winning jumper
with two seconds remaining.
DeRozan was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 12.3 seconds left
in the first overtime and hit all three foul shots to tie the
score at 115. Mitchell missed a jumper with 1.5 seconds left
that would have won it for Cleveland.
Chicago took a 127-121 lead in double overtime after Bitim hit
two foul shots with 34.7 seconds left and held on for the win.
The loss was Cleveland's first overtime loss since May 4, 2021,
snapping a streak of 11 straight wins.
Cleveland led 32-23 at the end of the opening quarter after
shooting 51.9 percent from the floor.
The Bulls responded in the second quarter and moved ahead 48-45
on Vucevic's 3-pointer with 2:45 left in the half.
Mobley scored 14 points in the first half for Cleveland, which
held a 53-52 advantage at the break. Vucevic had 12 points to
lead the Bulls.
After Chicago pulled ahead 74-71 late in the third quarter,
Cleveland closed on a 10-4 run to lead 81-78 at the end of the
period.
Cleveland opened the fourth quarter on an 11-4 run before the
Bulls battled back and pulled within 97-92 with 5:04 remaining
after Dosunmu hit back-to-back 3-pointers.
Chicago played without guard Alex Caruso, who sat out with a
right hamstring strain.
--Field Level Media
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