Western Conference Recaps, March 17: DeMar DeRozan And Zach LaVine Lead The Chicago Bulls To A Victory Against Timberwolves

The Chicago Bulls are still trying to keep their play-in tournament hopes alive.

They used huge performances from DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine to grab a 139-131 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves in double overtime. DeRozan led the way with a season-high 49 points and 14 rebounds. It was the most points he scored since Mar. 31, 2022 and the most rebounds he had since Mar. 20, 2019.

“When we've got it rolling like that, it makes everything so much easier not even just to score, just to get everybody else involved,” DeRozan said.

LaVine had 39 points and Nikola Vucevic had 21. Since Anthony Edwards left the game in the first quarter due to an ankle injury, Mike Conley scored 28 points to lead the Timberwolves. Jalen McDaniels had 25 and Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 19 rebounds.

NEXT BULLS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 18 in Chicago

OTHER GAMES:

-Jabari Smith hit a last second 3-pointer to give the Houston Rockets a 114-112 victory against the New Orleans Pelicans. Jalen Green led the Rockets with 25 points and Kevin Porter had 20. Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 31 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 17 rebounds.

-The Memphis Grizzlies completed the largest comeback in franchise history. They rallied back from a 29-point deficit in the third quarter to grab a 126-120 victory in overtime. Jaren Jackson led the way with 28 points and Desmond Bane had 21.

Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 25 points and Zach Collins had 24.

-Maxi Kleber’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer against the Los Angeles Lakers secured a 111-110 victory for the Dallas Mavericks. With Luka Doncic sidelined a fourth straight game due to thigh injury, Kyrie Irving led the Mavericks with 38 points. Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 26 points and 10 rebounds while Austin Reaves had 16 off the bench.

NEXT MAVERICKS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Apr. 1 at Miami

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