Zach LaVine scored 35 points and Josh Giddey added 18 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists as the visiting Chicago Bulls ended a season-high five-game losing streak with a 112-99 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday in Inglewood, Calif.
Talen Horton-Tucker delivered 18 points and Nikola Vucevic had 14 as the Bulls pulled out the victory on the second night of a back-to-back after losing at Portland. Chicago was without Coby White (ankle) and Ayo Dosunmu (calf).
Giddey’s near-triple-double came after he was held scoreless Sunday for the first time this season.
Norman Powell scored 27 points and James Harden added 17 for the short-handed Clippers who were without Kawhi Leonard (rest) and Ivica Zubac (eye). Los Angeles also was playing for the second time in two nights after a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Terance Mann and Derrick Jones Jr. each scored 12 points and Mo Bamba had 10 in his first start for the Clippers, who saw their four-game winning streak come to an end.
After a back-and-forth first half, the Bulls outscored the Clippers 36-16 in the third quarter by using a 22-5 run in the period to take a 76-62 lead.
The Bulls led 84-66 through three quarters as Chicago shot 56.0 percent from the floor in the period while holding Los Angeles to 23.1 percent. Chicago won despite not making their first field goal of the fourth quarter until 5:58 remained in the game.
The Bulls shot 40.4 percent in the game, while the Clippers shot 39.4 percent.
The Bulls led by as many as 10 points in the first quarter before the Clippers rallied to take a seven-point lead in the second quarter before taking a 50-48 advantage into halftime.
The Clippers also were held under 20 points in the first quarter, scoring 18 on 28.6 percent shooting.
The Bulls were held to 35.4 percent shooting in the first half, while the Clippers were at 43.5 percent through two quarters.
–Field Level Media
