Another good match for Nikola Vučević in his 15th season in the NBA, Chicago's second triumph in a row, or seventh in the last nine games.
The Bulls were better than Orlando (121:114), and Our ace scored 17 points, had 10 rebounds and five assists. against the club whose colors he defended from 2012 to 2021.
Vučević thus had double-digit points and rebounds for the 572nd time in his NBA career and is 11th on the all-time list for double-doubles. To make it into the Top 10, he will have to surpass the legendary Patrick Ewing, who reached 580.
Matas Buzelis played a key role in Chicago's victory, scoring 17 of his 21 points in the second half.
For Orlando, who was without Franz Wagner this time as well, Paolo Bankero was the most efficient with 31 points.
The LA Lakers and Oklahoma City both celebrated last night.
The team from California, led by the super tandem of Luka Dončić (34 points) and LeBron James (31), defeated Memphis (128:121), while Shai Gilges-Alexander (30 points) dominated the champions' convincing triumph over Golden State (131:94).
It's getting harder for Denver without Nikola Jokić - the Nuggets star missed another game due to injury, and his team couldn't achieve a triumph against Cleveland (113:108).
The Colorado team was not helped by Jamal Murray's excellent performance, who scored 34 points. On the other hand, the Cavs were led by the brilliant Donovan Mitchell with 33 points to a 20-16 score.
For Denver, this was their third loss in the last four games.
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