Derrick Rose Leads Bulls Past Jazz, 92-85
CHICAGO (AP) — Derrick Rose scored 22 points to lead the short-handed Chicago Bulls to a 92-85 victory over Utah on Saturday night, snapping the Jazz's four-game winning streak.
Taj Gibson had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Nikola Mirotic added 15 points for Chicago.
Rose was 10 for 15 from the field as the Bulls won their second straight. Chicago (35-33) remained in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
The Bulls were playing without Pau Gasol (right knee swelling) and E'Twaun Moore (left hamstring).
Derrick Favors led the Jazz with 24 points.
Gordon Hayward, Utah's leading scorer with 20.1 points per game, had nine points on 4-for-13 shooting after missing two games with plantar fasciitis of the right foot.
Rose, who has had his own injury woes the last few years, got the Bulls off to a fast start. He put in 16 first-half points on 7-for-10 shooting (including 2 for 2 on 3-pointers) in just 15 minutes.
That was enough to stake Chicago to a 50-40 halftime advantage.
Utah inched closer early in the third quarter, trimming the deficit to 58-52, but the Bulls responded with a 14-5 run for a 72-57 advantage. Chicago took a 79-67 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Bulls had an 87-73 edge midway through the fourth, but had to survive a 10-2 Utah run to hang on for the win.
TIP-INS
Jazz: Coach Quin Snyder said Hayward is not under a minutes limit. "The nature of the injury is it's pain-related," Snyder said. "Rest and treatment is really the only thing that can improve it. We'll just take it day-by-day and see how he's doing."
Bulls: Gasol missed a fourth straight game, but coach Fred Hoiberg is optimistic the veteran will be able to return soon. "He did a little bit of spot shooting (Friday) and did some lateral movement (Saturday)," Hoiberg said. "We hope to get him back doing a little bit in practice (Sunday)."
UP NEXT
Jazz: Visit Milwaukee on Sunday.
Bulls: Host Sacramento on Monday night.
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