WASHINGTON (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 23 points, including nine straight in the third quarter, and Coby White added 18 to lead the Chicago Bulls to their first victory of the season, 115-107 over the winless Washington Wizards. Chicago improved to 1-4 while Washington fell to 0-4, its worst start since beginning the 2012-13 season with 12 straight losses. Russell Westbrook, who sat out Sunday’s game, had his third straight triple-double with 21 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists for Washington. Bradley Beal scored 29 points and Davis Bertans added 20 for the Wizards, who shot just 10 for 37 from 3-point range. They missed 10 of 11 in the second quarter, when Chicago took the lead.
Also on the NBA Schedule:
— The Miami Heat knocked out the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals this year before advancing to the NBA Finals. The Bucks gained a modicum of revenge with a 3-point barrage in a 144-97 pounding of the Heat. The Bucks set an NBA record by nailing 29 3-pointers, breaking the old mark midway through the fourth quarter. They shot 29 for 51 from beyond the arc, two nights after going 7 for 38 in a loss to New York. Khris Middleton had four 3′s on his way to 25 points. Jrue Holiday made six 3′s in his 24-point night, and Donte DiVincenzo was 5-for-6 from deep to finish with 17 points. One of the few things the Heat did well was holding Giannis Antetokounmpo to nine points. Tyler Herro had 23 points for Miami.
— The Celtics erased a 17-point, second-half deficit as Jayson Tatum provided 14 of his 27 points during a fourth-quarter run in a 116-111 triumph over the Pacers. Jaylen Brown added 20 points for Boston, which outscored Indiana, 33-18 in the final period.
— The 76ers earned a 100-93 victory over the winless Raptors as Joel Embiid furnished 29 points and 16 rebounds. Embiid suffered an apparent leg injury in the third quarter, but he returned a few minutes later with Philadelphia down by 11.
— Stephen Curry dropped in 31 points and Andrew Wiggins had 27 in the Warriors’ 116-106 decision over the winless Pistons. The injury-plagued Warriors have won two in a row after dropping their first two games by a combined 65 points.
— Tyrese Haliburton scored eight of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Kings pulled away to beat the Nuggets, 125-115. Sacramento won despite Nikola Jokic, who had 26 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in his team-record 44th career triple-double.
— The Magic are 4-0 for the first time in team history after Nikola Vucevic had a season-high 28 points and 10 rebounds in a 118-107 downing of the Thunder. Dwayne Bacon went 9 of 10 from the field and scored 18 points to go with eight rebounds for Orlando.
— Julius Randle recorded his first triple-double in two years by collecting 28 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in the Knicks’ 95-86 victory over the Cavaliers. Randle scored 18 in the first half as New York built a 16-point lead before completing its second straight win since an 0-2 start.
— Lou Williams led seven Clippers in double figures with 20 points in a 124-101 crushing of the Timberwolves. Paul George added 18 points, Serge Ibaka had 16 and Luke Kennard scored 15 for Los Angeles.
— Jae Crowder delivered a season-high 21 points and Cameron Johnson added 18 in the Suns’ 111-86 rout of the Pelicans. Six Suns scored in double figures as they improved their record to 3-1.
