DeMar DeRozan had 35 points (9 during an 11-0 run across overtime and second overtime) and a season-high 10 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-123 in double overtime.
It was tied 103-103 at the end of regulation and 115-115 after the first overtime.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Cavaliers 33-18. DeRozan (No. 2 in clutch points, 2023-24) scored 13 of the Bulls’ 33 on 3 for 9 shooting and 6 for 6 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Coby White had 6 of his 12 assists, 3 of them on baskets by Nikola Vučević, Ayo Dosunmu and DeRozan that put the Bulls ahead. In that stretch, Caris LeVert had 2 steals.
Vučević had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Dosunmu added 21 points, and Andre Drummond had 17 points (16 in the paint), a season-high 26 rebounds and 3 blocks on 8 for 12 shooting. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Cavaliers, Evan Mobley had 25 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Darius Garland added 23 points with 7 3-pointers. LeVert had 14 points and a career-high 15 assists off the bench. The Cavaliers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Cavaliers made 22 3-pointers, 7 of them by Garland and 4 by Donovan Mitchell. They gave up 25 offensive rebounds, about 12 more than usual for the shots the Bulls missed. The Cavaliers outscored the Bulls 16-6 in 6 minutes with LeVert, Garland, Wade, Okoro and Mobley on the floor together. Vučević fouled out.