Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls
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Josh Giddey, Coby White lead the way as the Bulls beat the Cavaliers 127-111
Giddey had 11 rebounds and 11 assists. He also matched a career high with five 3-pointers. Nikola Vucevic added 20 points and nine rebounds in the opener of the home-and-home series.
The Bulls shot 56.2% overall and made 14 of 36 3-pointers on the way to a rather convincing win after losing eight of nine. They led by 15 in the third quarter and went on a run in the fourth to break the game back open on the way to a rare win over Cleveland. They had dropped 12 of 13 against the Cavaliers.
Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 32 points, but the Cavaliers fell to 15-13 with their seventh loss in 10 games, the latest troubling performance for a team considered a favorite in the Eastern Conference. They didn’t sustain their 13th loss last season until March 19.
Jaylon Tyson scored 21. Darius Garland added 15 points and six assists
The Bulls led 106-97 midway through the fourth when Vucevic nailed a 3 to spark an 11-3 run. He also had a layup and a tip-in during that stretch. Giddey broke for a layup, and White added two free throws to make it 117-100 with 4:59 remaining.
Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu missed his third consecutive game because of a sprained right thumb. The Chicago product is fourth on the team in scoring at 15.2 points per game.
“Rest is probably going to be the best thing, but he's probably not going to have time to rest it for it to be fully healed,” coach Billy Donovan said.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 111 - 127 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 111 - 127 |
| 4th 5.5 |  |
shot clock turnover | 111 - 127 |
| 4th 27.1 | |
Josh Giddey defensive rebound | 111 - 127 |
| 4th 29.7 |  |
Josh Giddey blocks Thomas Bryant 's 2-foot dunk | 111 - 127 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 42-87 | FG | 50-89 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 12-39 | 3PT | 14-36 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 15-18 | FT | 13-18 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 26 | Assists | 35 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 68 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 9 | Lead Changes | 9 |
| 29 | Percent Led | 61 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Collins, F | Out | Jan 14 |
| Noa Essengue, F | Out | Dec 3 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Merrill, G | Out | Jan 22 |
| Darius Garland, G | Out | Jan 18 |
| Max Strus, G | Out | Jan 6 |
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