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Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 23 points, but the depleted
Bulls couldn't keep pace and lost a second straight following a
five-game winning streak that had lifted them back to .500.
Chicago shot just 40.9%, and committed 16 turnovers compared to
three by Minnesota.
White, Chicago’s leading scorer, exited with a right calf strain
in the first quarter.
Giddey, Chicago’s second-leading scorer, walked off the court
gingerly with an apparent left hamstring injury in the first
minute of the second half after scoring 11 points.
White, who entered averaging 20.5 points, missed the first 11
games this season with similar calf injury. Giddey entered
averaging 19.5 points, 9.2 assists and 9.1 rebounds. He is
second in the NBA with seven triple-doubles.
Before the game, Bulls coach Billy Donovan said Zach Collins
will probably miss several games with a sprained right big toe.
Minnesota’s Mike Conley played in his 1,200th game.
The Timberwolves took charge in the third quarter after the
Bulls tied it at 55 in the opening minute of the period.
Minnesota outscored Chicago 40-28 in the frame and took a 95-78
lead into the fourth.
The Timberwolves led 55-50 at the half after trailing by as much
as nine midway through the second quarter. Edwards led the
comeback, scoring his first 11 points consecutively on three 3’s
and a pair of free throws.
Up next
Timberwolves: At Atlanta on Wednesday night.
Bulls: Host New Orleans on Wednesday night.
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