But Donovan expects more from the players who are available. The Bulls are missing their two best perimeter defenders with Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso injured. And we've got to be able to do that ourselves.” “To start the game, it was almost like they forced us to play at a higher level. “I thought as the game wore on, we played at a higher and higher and higher standard,” Donovan said. The Bulls fell into a third-place tie in the Eastern Conference with Cleveland, 1 1/2 games behind Miami and a half-game back of defending NBA champion Milwaukee. But it was easy to see why coach Billy Donovan said the box score “without question” did not reflect how lopsided this one really was. Malcolm Hill scored the final eight points, including a layup at the buzzer. Zach LaVine added 32 points after missing the previous two games because of back spasms. JaVale McGee finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, and Mikal Bridges scored 15.Ĭhicago’s DeMar DeRozan scored 38, coming off a season-high 45-point performance in Sunday’s loss to Philadelphia. We have too many talented players out there."Ĭhris Paul added 19 points and 11 assists. I've been in this system for a minute now. “I understand that's how our team is built, there are gonna be opportunities to score at all times. “Just playing within the offense,” Booker said. The All-Star made 14 of 23 shots, including five 3-pointers. They improved to 43-10 overall and a league-leading 21-5 on the road.īooker hit the 30-point mark for the third time in four games. The Suns led by as many as 27 points in the third quarter and withstood a push down the stretch to win for the 13th time in 14 games.
The NBA-leading Suns remained in control the rest of the way and came away with yet another win.īooker scored 38 points, and Phoenix beat the Chicago Bulls 127-124 on Monday night. Booker scores 38, NBA-best Suns hang on, beat Bulls 127-124ĬHICAGO - Devin Booker got off to a big start while helping Phoenix build a huge lead.
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