DeMar DeRozan made 2 free throws with 9.3 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz 119-117.
Jordan Clarkson’s free throw had tied it at 117 with 9.3 seconds left.
Clarkson missed a 29-foot 3-pointer with 7.9 seconds left, and Coby White stepped out of bounds with 4.6 seconds left. After a timeout, Collin Sexton missed a pull-up 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 12. DeRozan (No. 2 in clutch points, 2023-24) scored 9 of the Bulls’ 12 on 2 for 4 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Alex Caruso had 2 of his 4 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Bulls scored 2 points off them.
DeRozan had 29 points and 7 assists. White added 25 points (21 on 7 3-pointers) and 6 assists, and Nikola Vučević had 23 points (14 in the paint) and 12 rebounds. DeRozan scored 17 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Jazz, John Collins had a season-high 25 points and 13 rebounds, and Sexton added 24 points and 7 assists.
The Bulls outscored the Jazz 17-7 in 3 minutes with DeRozan, Drummond, Carter, White and Phillips on the floor together.