NEW YORK (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 31 points, DeMar DeRozan had 29 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-107. Nikola Vucevic and Ayo Dosunmu each added 11 points for the Bulls. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 28 points and LaMarcus Aldridge had 20. James Harden added 14 points and 14 assists but shot 5 for 21 from the field. The Bulls trailed by as many as 11 in the third quarter, but opened the fourth on a 13-4 run and took their biggest lead at 92-86 on DeRozan’s short jumper with 7 minutes remaining. Aldridge’s layup brought the Nets within 101-100, but they never got closer.
In other NBA action:
— Pat Connaughton made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat 124-102 despite playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo. Milwaukee led by as many as 31 points in the second half against a depleted Heat that was missing Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo due to injuries.
— The San Antonio Spurs held off a furious rally to beat the Golden State Warriors 112-107. Derrick White scored 25 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:43 left in the game to give the Spurs a 107-106 lead.
— The Boston Celtics rode a sizzling start to a 145-117 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Jayson Tatum and Dennis Schroder scored 31 points apiece and Enes Freedom grabbed 15 rebounds off the bench for the Celtics.
— Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and had 11 rebounds in just 27 minutes, leading the Denver Nuggets over the New York Knicks 113-99. Denver never trailed in winning for only the third time in 10 games.
— The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Dallas Mavericks 97-90. Desmond Bane scored a career-high 29 points, and Tyus Jones had 16 points and seven assists for the Grizzlies. They haven’t trailed at all while going 4-0 since star guard and leading scorer Ja Morant was sidelined with a left knee sprain.
— Terrence Davis scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half and the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers for the second time in four nights with a 104-99 victory.
