DeMar DeRozan scored 40 points (19 in the fourth quarter), and the Chicago Bulls beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 for their fourth straight win.
DeRozan’s driving layup put the Bulls ahead for good with 8:08 left in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs got within 106-105 on Dejounte Murray’s alley oop layup with 4:40 to play, but Nikola Vučević answered with a dunk, and the Spurs got no closer than 110-108.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Spurs 10-5. Vučević scored 4 of the Bulls’ 10 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Coby White had 4 of his 6 assists, all with the game within 5 points.
Vučević had 25 points and 16 rebounds, and White added 24 points and 6 assists. DeRozan scored 19 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Spurs, Lonnie Walker IV scored 21 points (12 in the paint) off the bench.
The Bulls shot 52.3% from the field and 41.7% from 3 to the Spurs’ 47.8% and 30.0%. The Spurs got 4 offensive rebounds, about 7 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Bulls 40-12 off the bench. Ayo Dosunmu fouled out.