Neighbors in the Eastern Conference table met in Chicago, where the tenth-ranked team hosted the ninth-ranked team. The Bulls had lost eight of their last nine games before this match, but this time they found the right shooting rhythm. They led throughout the second half, and they definitely broke the opponent in the middle of the last quarter with a series of 11:3, when they increased the advantage to 17 points.
Josh Giddey recorded his sixth triple-double of the season with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Coby White added 25 points, while Nikola Vucevic scored 20 points with nine rebounds. For Chicago, this was only the second victory in the last 14 meetings with Cleveland, for which Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points.
Something more uncertain was in Minneapolis, but there was no great drama in the end either. With the result 106:103, Jock Landale hit a three-pointer for the visitors, and after a miss by the home team, Jaren Jackson increased the lead to eight points. Jackson was the most effective player of the game with 28 points. With this loss, Minnesota lost only the second time in the last nine games.
– results:
Chicago Bulls – Cleveland Cavaliers 127:111
Minnesota Timberwolves – Memphis Grizzlies 110:116
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
