Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-131 in a game resolved with double overtime in which DeMar DeRozan has gone to 49 points, the DeRozan-LaVine has added 88 goals and the visitor Anthony Edwards has been injured.
Wild game by DeRozan, with 52 minutes of action from the Bulls player to frame. He finished the night with 49 points (season high), 14 rebounds, 15 of 25 from the field, which included 2 3-pointers made, and 17 of 18 free throws. With all that volume of play in his hands, he only lost one ball.
At his side was a great Zach LaVine, who went to 39 points, also with a 15 of 25 shooting.
That is to say, between DeRozan and LaVine they added 88 points with 30 of 50 in the shot to the basket, a 60% effectiveness.
Only one other Bulls pair had ever scored 39 or more points each in the same game before. Were Michael Jordan (44 points) and Scottie Pippen (40) in a match played in 1996, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Nikola Vucevic he joined the party with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Bulls, who made 54.3% of their shots and only lost 11 balls in 58 minutes, forced the first overtime with a basket by DeRozan (113-113), sent the game to the second overtime with a basket by LaVine ( 123-123) and resolved in the second extension with a partial of 16-8.
Minnesota lost their big star in the first quarter. It was 8 minutes into the game when Anthony Edwards suffered a sprained right ankle that left him KO
Wolves, who have lost 4 of their last 5 games, had Mike Conley with 28 points, 6 assists and a whopping 8 of 12 from 3-pointers, Jaden McDaniels with 25 points, to Rudy Gobert with 21 points, 19 rebounds and 5 blocks already Kyle Anderson with a new triple-double, and he already has 3 this season.
