After going down by as many as 25 points late in the first half and trailing by 18 at halftime, the Chicago Bulls needed a spark. Billy Donovan shuffled his lineup and switched out three starters at the start of the third quarter, with Thaddeus Young, Tomas Satoransky and Denzel Valentine joining Zach LaVine and Garrett Temple on the floor, pushing Wendell Carter Jr., Coby White and Patrick Williams to the bench after the veterans closed the first half strong.
The gambit worked, but the real spark once again came from LaVine. He had a monstrous opening to the second half, scoring 15 points in the third quarter alone to get Chicago back into the ball game.