Rudy Gobert had 19 points (12 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz went on a 16-4 run in the third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 113-106 for their eighth straight win.
It was tied at 62 when Bojan Bogdanovic’s driving layup put the Jazz ahead for good with 7:37 left in the third quarter. He scored 9 points as they pulled away to a 78-66 lead with 3:28 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 17 in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls got within 109-106 on Nikola Vučević’s 3-pointer with 26 seconds to play, but Donovan Mitchell answered with 2 free throws, and the Bulls got no closer.
Mitchell scored 26 points but shot 7 for 21.
For the Bulls, Thaddeus Young scored a season-high 25 points (22 in the paint) on 11 for 17 shooting, and Zach LaVine added 23 points.
The Jazz went 26 for 27 at the line to the Bulls’ 13 for 17. The Bulls outscored the Jazz 68-40 in the paint.