FINAL FROM THE UNITED CENTER: Cleveland 103 Bulls 102. (Bulls: 16-20, 9-9 at home).
LEADING SCORERS: Bulls: DeRozan: 21 pts. Cavs: LeVert: 23 pts.
LEADING REBOUNDERS: Bulls: Vucevic: 11. Cavs: Allen: 10.
LEADING ASSISTS: Bulls: DeRozan and Drummond each with 3. Cavs: Mitchell: 6.
CCI STAT OF THE GAME: The Bulls dished out just 14 assists and committed 15 turnovers.
CCI RECAP: DeMar DeRozan's off-balance right side jumper as time expired was off the mark, enabling Cleveland to snap a three game losing streak and in the process, win for the second time in as many games in Chicago.
The Cavs survived despite the absence of two starters in Darius Garland and Evan Mobley and committing 21 turnovers leading to 20 Bulls points.
Ayo Donsumu played a solid game with 19 points and five steals. Nikola Vucevic recorded his 17th double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds. DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Vucevic combined for only 47 points .
Caris LeVert and Kevin Love combined for 46 Cleveland points. Donovan Mitchell was held to 15 points. He also committed seven turnovers.
Robin Lopez made his only three point field goal attempt of the season. It turned out to be a difference maker. Lopez is a career 29% shooter beyond the arc.
NEXT: At Cleveland Monday.
CCI 24 SECONDS NBA NEWS AND NOTES
Indiana 131, Los Angeles Clippers 130. Tyrese Haliburton scored 14 points in the final four minutes as the Pacers improved to 20-17.
New York 108, Houston 88. The Knicks ended a five game losing streak.
Dallas 126, San Antonio 125. Luka Doncic scored 51 points. The Mavs have won five straight. Doncic has scored at least 50 points in three of his last five games.
Brooklyn 123, Charlotte 106. The Nets win streak stands at 11 games.
Miami 126, Utah 123. The Jazz are under .500 for the first time this season. Bam Adebayo had an impressive 32-8-5 game.
Detroit 116, Minnesota 104. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 17 of his 28 points in the third quarter. The Pistors bench contributed 65 points.
Philadelphia 115, Oklahoma City 96. Joel Embiid recorded his fifth career triple-double: 16-13-10.
Memphis 116, New Orleans 101. Ja Morant had 32 points and eight assists.
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