DeRozan scores 28 as Bulls stop Celtics' win streak
Patrick Williams scored a season-high 17, and the Bulls made it look rather easy against the team with the NBA's best record.
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Patrick Williams scored a season-high 17, and the Bulls made it look rather easy against the team with the NBA's best record.
The Bulls' Nikola Vucevic had a chance to seal a win against his former team, but he missed two free throws.
DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Zach LaVine had 25.
Since the Bulls are winless in close games so far, Wednesday's rematch against the New Orleans Pelicans is an chance to get right.
Zach LaVine scored 23 but was 3 for 12 on 3s.
Bulls center Nikola Vucevic recorded his fourth consecutive double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
The Toronto Raptors overcame the absence of leading scorer Pascal Siakam to beat the Chicago Bulls 113-104 on Sunday.
The Bulls were denied their first three-game winning streak of the season.
The Bulls cruised to their second straight win despite an off night for stars DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.
Zach LaVine scored 20 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Bulls to a victory over Brooklyn on Tuesday night.
Joel Embiid scored 25 points and made a tiebreaking 3-pointer to help the Philadelphia 76ers squeeze by the Chicago Bulls 114-109 on Saturday night.
DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points, becoming just the 50th player in NBA history to reach 20,000.
The Bulls led by as many as 24 points in the second half before Pacers guard Buddy Hield hit three 3-pointers that cut the deficit to 95-91 late in the third quarter.
The Bulls went from trailing by 19 in the first quarter with Jayson Tatum providing an early spark for Boston to leading by 16 near the end of the half.
DeRozan had 32 points to lead all scorers, and the Bulls nearly won their second straight game to start the season without Zach LaVine.
Nikola Vucevic had 15 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, and Goran Dragic added 12 off the Chicago bench.
LaVine likely won't make his season debut until the team's home opener Saturday night against the Cavaliers.
Not only did the Bulls sell the most Lids gear of any NBA team this offseason, they're the top-selling NBA team in 28 states.
Head coach Billy Donovan believes the keys to beating the elite teams like the Heat are creating space and getting downhill faster.
The second-year guard will start as Lonzo Ball continues his lengthy recovery.
The Bulls have youngster Ayo Dosunmu, the defensive-minded Alex Caruso and veteran pickup Goran Dragic to pick up the slack.
Point guard Lonzo Ball shared an update about his continuing knee problems ahead of having a second surgery this year.
The Bulls added veteran guard Goran Dragic, 36, to the roster in the offseason.
CBS 2 Sports Director Marshall Harris reports from media day on how the Bulls are already missing the point.
Ball will have a procedure on the same knee he had surgery on in January, costing him the final 35 games.
