CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 38 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the slumping Sacramento Kings 122-114. The Bulls bounced back after getting dominated by Joel Embiid in a tight loss at Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia on Friday night. They withstood a fourth quarter push and handed the Kings their sixth loss in a row. LaVine made 15 of 20 shots in his fourth straight game with 30 or more points. He also had three steals. Coby White scored 19 points, hitting 5 of 8 3-pointers. Thaddeus Young added 18 points and made a key layup in the closing minute.
In other NBA news:
— The Los Angeles Lakers have been held under 100 points in two straight home games while playing without starters Anthony Davis and Dennis Schröder. Kendrick Nunn scored 27 points and the Miami Heat won a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals by downing the defending champs, 96-94. Jimmy Butler had 24 points and eight rebounds for the Heat, who managed to hang on despite scoring just 15 in the fourth quarter. LeBron James had 19 points, nine assists, and nine rebounds for the Lakers. James also stole the Heat’s inbounds pass with 8.4 seconds left to create one last chance for L.A. However, the 17-time All-Star passed off to Alex Caruso, who missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
— Devin Booker nailed five of the Suns’ franchise-record 24 3-points and finished with 23 points in a 128-97 romp over the Grizzlies. Mikal (mih-KAYL’) Bridges and Cam Payne each had 19 points as Phoenix won for the eighth time in nine games.
— The Wizards ended the Trail Blazers’ six-game winning streak as Russell Westbrook registered a triple-double of 27 points, 13 assists and 11 boards in Washington’s 118-111 victory at Portland. Bradley Beal poured in 37 points for the Wizards, who outscored the Blazers 30-12 in the second quarter and 29-19 in the fourth en route to their fourth straight win.
— The Hornets pulled out a 102-100 win over the Warriors on Terry Rozier’s off-balance jumper as time expired. Rozier scored 20 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of free throws to tie it.
