LaVine leads Bulls over Clippers 112-99 as Chicago snaps 5-game skid with rare win in back-to-back
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Zach LaVine scored 35 points and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 112-99 on Monday night to snap a five-game skid.
Talen Horton-Tucker added 18 points off the bench. Josh Giddey had 18 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Bulls improved to 2-6 in back-to-backs this season.
The Clippers' four-game winning streak ended without starters Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac. Norman Powell scored 27 points and James Harden added 17 points and 10 assists.
The Clippers closed to 101-92 on a three-point play by Derrick Jones Jr. before the Bulls ended the game on an 11-7 surge.
Bulls: LaVine notched his 109th career game with at least 30 points, tying the late Bob Love for second-most such games in franchise history.
Clippers: Zubac sat out for the first time this season after being poked in the eye in Sunday’s win over the Lakers. Los Angeles missed his rebounding, with the Bulls controlling the boards, 54-40. Leonard is being held out of back-to-backs as part of injury management for his right knee.
LaVine led a dominant third quarter with 15 points. The Bulls outscored the Clippers 36-16 to turn a two-point halftime deficit into an 18-point lead going into the fourth.
The Bulls made 15 3-pointers, led by five from LaVine. The Clippers were 9 of 42 from long range.
The Bulls visit Golden State on Thursday. The Clippers host defending NBA champion Boston on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Nikola Vucevic vs. Mo Bamba (Josh Giddey gains possession) | |||
11:43 | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | |||
11:38 | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | |||
11:27 | Norman Powell misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:25 | Mo Bamba offensive rebound | |||
11:25 | +2 | Mo Bamba makes two point putback layup | 0-2 | |
11:07 | Mo Bamba kicked ball violation | |||
10:57 | James Harden personal foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul) | |||
10:45 | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 3-2 | |
10:24 | Lonzo Ball blocks Mo Bamba's two point layup | |||
10:22 | Kris Dunn offensive rebound | |||
10:22 | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | |||
10:22 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
10:12 | Mo Bamba misses three point jump shot | |||
10:08 | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | |||
9:47 | Lonzo Ball misses three point fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:47 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
9:47 | Bulls turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
9:34 | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
9:31 | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | |||
9:26 | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point running jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 6-2 | |
9:08 | James Harden misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
9:04 | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | |||
8:56 | Zach LaVine misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
8:53 | James Harden defensive rebound | |||
8:47 | Norman Powell turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | |||
8:40 | Lonzo Ball misses three point bank jump shot | |||
8:37 | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | |||
8:28 | James Harden turnover (bad pass) (Lonzo Ball steals) | |||
8:22 | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 8-2 | |
8:04 | Norman Powell misses two point driving layup | |||
8:02 | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | |||
7:56 | Josh Giddey turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:38 | +3 | Mo Bamba makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 8-5 | |
7:16 | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 10-5 | |
6:48 | Clippers turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
6:47 | Clippers 60 second timeout | |||
6:29 | Zach LaVine misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
6:25 | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | |||
6:18 | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 10-8 | |
5:49 | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 13-8 | |
5:24 | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 13-10 | |
5:16 | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point cutting dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 15-10 | |
4:57 | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
4:54 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
4:39 | Nikola Vucevic blocks James Harden's two point stepback jump shot | |||
4:36 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
4:26 | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving reverse layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 17-10 | |
4:25 | Clippers 60 second timeout | |||
4:02 | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:58 | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | |||
3:46 | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | |||
3:41 | Matas Buzelis offensive rebound | |||
3:40 | James Harden blocks Matas Buzelis's two point putback layup | |||
3:36 | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | |||
3:29 | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
3:29 | Bulls defensive rebound | |||
3:03 | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving dunk | |||
3:00 | Dalen Terry offensive rebound | |||
2:58 | Zach LaVine turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
2:41 | Amir Coffey misses three point bank jump shot | |||
2:37 | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | |||
2:35 | Terance Mann turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
2:21 | Jalen Smith misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
2:19 | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | |||
2:03 | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
2:00 | Dalen Terry defensive rebound | |||
1:53 | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 20-10 | |
1:44 | +3 | James Harden makes three point pullup jump shot | 20-13 | |
1:30 | Lonzo Ball offensive foul (Amir Coffey draws the foul) | |||
1:30 | Lonzo Ball turnover (offensive foul) | |||
1:12 | Lonzo Ball shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | |||
1:12 | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-14 | |
1:12 | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-15 | |
1:04 | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving layup | 22-15 | |
0:50 | Terance Mann misses three point jump shot | |||
0:48 | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | |||
0:41 | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point running layup | |||
0:39 | James Harden defensive rebound | |||
0:34 | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 22-18 | |
0:12 | +3 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes three point jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 25-18 | |
0:02 | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:02 | Bulls defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Lonzo Ball misses three point floating jump shot | |||
0:00 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:48 | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 25-20 | |
11:27 | Lonzo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:27 | Dalen Terry offensive rebound | |||
11:26 | Dalen Terry misses two point tip layup | |||
11:25 | Matas Buzelis offensive rebound | |||
11:25 | Matas Buzelis misses two point tip layup | |||
11:23 | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:17 | Terance Mann misses three point running jump shot | |||
11:15 | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | |||
11:08 | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | |||
11:06 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
11:06 | Dalen Terry personal foul (Loose ball) (Terance Mann draws the foul) | |||
10:55 | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | |||
10:55 | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | |||
10:39 | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:39 | Clippers defensive rebound | |||
10:29 | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 25-22 | |
10:18 | Nicolas Batum shooting foul (Matas Buzelis draws the foul) | |||
10:18 | +1 | Matas Buzelis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-22 | |
10:18 | +1 | Matas Buzelis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-22 | |
10:09 | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 27-24 | |
9:53 | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | |||
9:49 | Amir Coffey defensive rebound | |||
9:44 | +2 | Amir Coffey makes two point running pullup jump shot | 27-26 | |
9:40 | Bulls 60 second timeout | |||
9:25 | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | |||
9:20 | Matas Buzelis offensive rebound | |||
9:18 | Josh Giddey misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
9:16 | Clippers defensive rebound | |||
9:13 | Jump ball. Kevin Porter Jr. vs. Jalen Smith (Norman Powell gains possession) | |||
9:11 | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point running layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 27-28 | |
8:45 | Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Amir Coffey steals) | |||
8:41 | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Amir Coffey assists) | 27-30 | |
8:31 | Terance Mann blocks Talen Horton-Tucker's two point cutting layup | |||
8:29 | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | |||
8:26 | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point running dunk | 27-32 | |
7:59 | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point driving layup | |||
7:55 | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | |||
7:55 | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point tip layup | 29-32 | |
7:40 | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point cutting dunk (Nicolas Batum assists) | 29-34 | |
7:27 | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
7:22 | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | |||
7:18 | Nicolas Batum blocks Patrick Williams's two point driving layup | |||
7:16 | Terance Mann defensive rebound | |||
7:09 | Jalen Smith personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | |||
7:01 | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
6:57 | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | |||
6:52 | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | |||
6:48 | Julian Phillips offensive rebound | |||
6:48 | Julian Phillips misses two point tip layup | |||
6:48 | Julian Phillips offensive rebound | |||
6:48 | Nicolas Batum shooting foul (Julian Phillips draws the foul) | |||
6:48 | Julian Phillips misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:48 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
6:48 | +1 | Julian Phillips makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-34 | |
6:31 | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point stepback jump shot (James Harden assists) | 30-37 | |
6:09 | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 33-37 | |
5:43 | Zach LaVine shooting foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | |||
5:43 | Bulls 60 second timeout | |||
5:43 | Norman Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:43 | Clippers offensive rebound | |||
5:43 | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-38 | |
5:22 | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 36-38 | |
5:06 | Norman Powell turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | |||
5:06 | Terance Mann personal foul (Julian Phillips draws the foul) | |||
4:57 | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 39-38 | |
4:38 | James Harden misses three point jump shot | |||
4:35 | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | |||
4:24 | Zach LaVine misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:20 | Patrick Williams offensive rebound | |||
4:19 | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point putback layup | 41-38 | |
4:04 | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
4:00 | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | |||
3:53 | Terance Mann blocks Nikola Vucevic's two point hook shot | |||
3:50 | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | |||
3:46 | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | |||
3:42 | Norman Powell defensive rebound | |||
3:38 |