Cleveland (USA), Oct 10 (EFE) .- Forward Demar DeRozan scored 23 points and reserve Alize Johnson contributed a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds that helped the Chicago Bulls win this Sunday away 101-102 to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a preseason game.
The reserve point guard scored a 3-pointer to put Chicago up with a 98-99 run with 1:20 left, while rookie guard Ayo Dosunmu laid a layup to give the Bulls the final lead.
Following a Cavaliers fumble, Dosunmu threw a short shot to secure it with 13.8 seconds left.
Star guard Zach Levine added 13 points as the third-leading scorer for the perfect preseason Bulls (3-0).
Finnish power forward Lauri Markkanen scored 18 points as the Cavaliers leader, while rookie center Evan Mobley reached 15 points.
Another tall Cavaliers player, center Jarrett Allen had 12 points after scoring 6 of 8 shots from the field, grabbing eight rebounds and recovering three balls.
While the Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio came out for the first time as a starter with his new Cavaliers team and contributed nine points, although he did not have his best scoring inspiration.
Rubio played 17 minutes in which he scored 4 of 13 shots from the field, missed a triple attempt, hit 1 of 1 from the personnel line.
In the inside game, Rubio captured a rebound, but was the leader in the direction of the attack, distributing nine assists, recovering a ball, losing another three and committing a personal foul.
