Bulls beat Nets, snap 6-game skid
Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Zach LaVine added 25 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-107 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.
The Canadian Press Zach Lavine Kyrie Irving , The Canadian Press
CHICAGO Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Zach LaVine added 25 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-107 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.
Tomas Satoransky had a season-high 19 points and 11 assists as Chicago won for the first time since acquiring Vucevic before the trade deadline.
“We understand it’s going to take some time, and we’ve had some guys out of the lineup,” said Vucevic, who has played five games with the Bulls.
Bulls beat Nets 115-107, snap 6-game skid
By JOHN JACKSONApril 4, 2021 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Zach LaVine added 25 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-107 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.
Tomas Satoransky had a season-high 19 points and 11 assists as Chicago won for the first time since acquiring Vucevic before the trade deadline.
“We understand it’s going to take some time, and we’ve had some guys out of the lineup,” said Vucevic, who has played five games with the Bulls.
“What I really like is it’s a motivated group of guys and they want to win. It’s all been positive. Hopefully, we can grow together and get some wins.”
Booker scores season-high 45, Suns beat Bulls
Devin Booker scored a season-high 45 points, Chris Paul added 19 points and 14 assists, and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 121-116 on Wednesday night.
The Canadian Press Thaddeus Young, Devin Booker , The Canadian Press
PHOENIX Devin Booker scored a season-high 45 points, Chris Paul added 19 points and 14 assists, and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 121-116 on Wednesday night.
The Suns built a 16-point lead midway through the third quarter, but the Bulls cut that advantage to 94-86 by the start of the fourth. Chicago hung close throughout the final minutes, pulling within three points multiple times. Thaddeus Young s bucket in the paint brought the Bulls within 115-112 with less than a minute left.
“I was just making shots,” Booker said. “Getting good screens, getting in the paint and taking what the defense gives me. Got a few transition ones early to get in a rhythm.”
Booker had another All-Star performance in a season full of them, making 17 of 24 shots from the field and 9 of 10 free throws. He was especially effective on mid-range jumpers, finishing time and again over Chicago‘s defense.
“He’s one of the rare guys in the league who can score on all three levels, with the ball, without the ball and he can post up,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “He did it every way you can describe or imagine tonight.”
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The LA Lakers are hosting the Chicago Bulls this evening in the second part of a back-to-back clash in the Staples Center after losing to the San Antonio Spurs last night.
Expected to continue their development this season, the Chicago Bulls have instead proven that they could be contenders for a playoff berth in the East. Led by exciting guards Coby White and Zach LaVine, the Chicago Bulls twice prevailed on the road in Washington and once against the Portland Trail Blazers while also knocking off the Mavericks at home.