The return of Paris was well digested by the Bulls, who chained a third straight victory over the Hawks. For Atlanta, on the other hand, it was their second straight loss. There was no pass of three for the Hornets, victims of their awkwardness in 3-pts, against the Jazz. Thus Utah recorded its third victory in four games.
Finally, after losing three straight and eight of their last ten games, Portland smiled again with a win over San Antonio. The Texans have won just two of their last twelve games…
No winner at the buzzer this time, unlike the first two matches between these two teams. The Bulls controlled most of the game, especially Zach LaVine’s lead in the first half. The Hawks lost 18 balls and Trae Young was harmless early in the game.
At the end of the game, Atlanta point guard found John Collins and the Hawks trailed by just three points. Zach LaVine hit a 3-pointer and made two free throws, DeMar DeRozan (26 points for his 1,000th career game) added the game-winning shot and the Bulls took a breather. They even fired when Patrick Williams scored a 3-pts two minutes from time to seal this victory. The third in a row for Chicago.
Chicago / 111
Shots
Bounces
Players
minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
Or
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Score
P. Williams
31
6/11
2/4
4/5
3
7
10
2
2
1
2
0
+4
18
23
D. DeRozan
37
11/21
1/2
3/4
0
1
1
6
2
3
1
0
+20
26
24
N. Vucevic
39
6/14
1/5
1/2
6
11
17
7
1
1
1
0
+19
14
29
Z. LaVine
35
7/17
2/7
4/7
0
6
6
2
3
2
1
0
+1
20
16
A. Dosunmu
29
1/4
0/1
0/0
0
1
1
5
5
1
1
1
+7
2
6
D. Jones Jr.
16
2/5
1/2
0/0
3
1
4
1
3
0
1
1
-7
5
7
A. Drummond
3
2/2
0/0
0/0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
+2
4
5
C. White
22
4/12
2/9
0/0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
-1
10
8
A. Caruso
28
5/9
2/4
0/0
2
2
4
2
1
3
0
1
+10
12
18
44/95
11/34
12/18
15
32
47
28
20
13
9
3
111
136
Atlanta / 100
Shots
Bounces
Players
minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
Or
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Score
J. Collins
36
5/11
1/4
0/0
3
6
9
0
3
2
5
1
+2
11
12
C. Chapel
36
7/12
0/1
2/3
3
9
12
1
2
2
2
2
-9
16
25
Q. Child
38
7/16
0/5
7/10
1
2
3
13
1
0
6
0
+6
21
19
B. Bogdanovic
33
4/12
3/8
0/0
1
0
1
4
3
1
2
0
-20
11
7
D. Murray
36
9/19
2/7
0/0
0
7
7
4
1
0
2
0
-21
20
19
F. Kaminsky
5
1/2
0/1
0/0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
-1
2
3
A. Griffin
31
4/7
3/5
0/0
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
-8
11
13
J. Johnson
15
1/4
0/1
1/4
1
5
6
0
3
0
0
0
-13
3
3
Vacation
11
1/2
1/1
2/2
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
+9
5
5
39/85
10/33
12/19
9
34
43
24
14
6
18
4
100
106
Utah-Charlotte: 120-102
How can you now exist in a meeting with only two 3-point baskets on the counter? This is the equation Charlotte had to solve in Utah. The Hornets, still without LaMelo Ball, are as clumsy as ever, going a terrible 2/16 from behind the arc… However, they will stay in the game.
Terry Rozier finally found the target early in the second period (he was the only 3-pointer) and Steve Clifford’s players entered the final quarter trailing by just ten points. Lauri Markkanen (25 points) and his band went on an 18-4 run in six minutes to put them aside for good.
Utah / 120
Shots
Bounces
Players
minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
Or
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Score
L. Markkanen
32
8/14
4/8
5/6
0
11
11
2
3
1
2
1
+23
25
31
W. Kessler
22
5/6
0/0
3/4
4
5
9
0
5
0
2
0
+15
13
18
Mr. Conley
27
5/12
4/8
0/0
0
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
+21
14
15
J. Clarkson
29
8/16
2/7
0/0
0
0
0
2
2
0
3
0
+4
18
9
Mr. Beasley
20
3/6
3/6
0/0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
+4
9
10
J. Vanderbilt
21
0/3
0/1
4/4
1
5
6
4
2
2
0
0
+10
4
13
S. Fontecchio
4
1/1
1/1
0/0
1
1
2
0
1
0
2
0
-7
3
3
R. Gay
10
1/3
0/1
2/2
1
4
5
0
2
0
1
0
+1
4
6
U.Azubuike
4
0/1
0/0
0/0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
-7
0
-1
C. Sexton
20
3/8
0/1
5/5
2
0
2
3
2
0
2
0
+3
11
9
N. Alexander-Walker
4
1/1
0/0
2/2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
-7
4
6
T. Horton-Tucker
22
3/6
0/1
1/3
0
2
2
6
1
1
0
0
+19
7
11
L. Bolmaro
3
0/2
0/1
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-7
0
-2
O. Agbaji
20
3/7
2/5
0/0
0
4
4
2
3
1
1
0
+18
8
10
Total
41/86
16/40
22/26
9
37
46
25
26
8
16
4
120
138
Charlotte / 102
Shots
Bounces
Players
minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
Or
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Score
J. McDaniels
28
4/9
0/2
1/2
1
8
9
3
4
1
3
1
-2
9
14
PJ Washington
27
1/7
0/2
1/2
0
3
3
1
5
1
3
0
-20
3
-2
Mr. Hayward
24
4/7
0/0
3/4
0
2
2
1
1
1
4
0
-22
11
7
Mr. Plumlee
26
5/6
0/0
8/11
4
4
8
5
0
0
2
1
-6
18
26
T. Rozier
35
9/23
2/8
3/5
1
4
5
2
3
1
1
0
-12
23
14
K. Jones
4
2/2
0/0
0/0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
+7
4
5
J. Thor
17
0/3
0/1
2/2
1
3
4
0
1
1
0
0
-5
2
4
N. Richards
4
2/3
0/0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
+7
4
6
Mr. Williams
18
5/7
0/0
1/2
3
0
3
0
3
2
1
3
-19
11
15
D. Smith Jr.
29
6/11
0/1
3/4
0
3
3
9
3
0
0
0
-15
15
21
B. McGowens
28
0/7
0/2
2/2
1
3
4
1
3
0
0
0
-3
2
0
38/85
2/16
24/34
11
31
42
22
23
8
14
7
102
110
Portland–San Antonio: 147-127
After struggling for a few days, the Blazers are improving their attack. Because Portland’s defense stayed in the locker room (like their opponent). Because of this, the Spurs had a chance until the third quarter, when Portland went on a 13-0 run to make the difference.
Damian Lillard (37 points and 12 assists) scored baskets, Shaedon Sharpe joined him and the Blazers cruised to a quiet final quarter. They moved up to 24 points with this victory which was their first after three losses.
