DEMAR DeRozan had a game-high 37 points on 15-of-20 shooting and added seven rebounds, Zach LaVine had 26 points and seven assists, and the Chicago Bulls rallied past the Boston Celtics for a 128-114 road win on Monday night (Tuesday in Manila).
The Celtics led by as many as 19 points late in the third quarter before the Bulls responded with a 29-9 surge between quarters to take a 106-105 lead on Ayo Dosunmu’s 3-pointer with 6:54 remaining. Chicago outscored Boston 39-11 overall in the final quarter.
Dosunmu finished with 14 points, Lonzo Ball added 12 and Nikola Vucevic totaled 11 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Bulls, who earned their sixth win in seven games to open the season.
Jaylen Brown had 28 points and seven rebounds to lead the Celtics. Jayson Tatum scored 20, Al Horford chipped in 20 with 10 rebounds, and Marcus Smart scored 16 for Boston. Smart later criticized Brown and Tatum for not passing the ball enough.
In other games, it was the Sixers 113, Blazers 103; Grizzlies 106, Nuggets 97; Cavaliers 113, Hornets 110; Pacers 131, Spurs 118; Hawks 118, Wizards 111; Raptors 113, Knicks 104; Clippers 99, Thunder 94; and Magic 115, Timberwolves 97.
Sixers 113, Trail Blazers 103
Seth Curry scored 23 points, Georges Niang added 21 and host Philadelphia won its third in a row by defeating Portland.
Furkan Korkmaz added 15 points and Andre Drummond had 14 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and five steals for the short-handed Sixers, who were without Joel Embiid (rest), Ben Simmons (personal) and Tobias Harris, who was a late scratch for health and safety protocols.
Norman Powell led the Trail Blazers with 22 points, and Damian Lillard added 20 points and 10 assists. CJ McCollum had 20 points, and Anfernee Simons chipped in with 17.
