CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 35 points, Nikola Vucevic added 26 and the Chicago Bulls used a big fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-122 on Friday night.
Tied with Milwaukee and Cleveland for second place in the Eastern Conference coming in, the Bulls went on a 15-2 run early in the fourth and outscored the Timberwolves 42-31 in the period.
DeRozan scored 16 in the final quarter on the way to his fifth straight game with more than 30 points.
Vucevic had eight rebounds and seven assists. Javonte Green tied a career high with 23 points.