Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 33 factors, Norman Powell added 27 and Paul George notched a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double to guide the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 108-103 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday evening.
Los Angeles capitalized on 20 Chicago turnovers to enhance to 2-1 on a six-game highway journey and win for the sixth time in seven video games. Ivica Zubac additionally had a double-double, contributing 14 factors and 12 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan, who scored 20 factors as one in every of six Bulls in double figures, had a career-high eight turnovers.
The Clippers rallied from a 19-point, second-quarter deficit, however needed to repel Chicago down the stretch.
Fouled on a 3-point try with the Bulls trailing 104-102 with 1:03 left, Zach LaVine made simply one in every of three photographs from the free-throw line. DeRozan missed a possible go-ahead layup with 36 seconds to go.
Powell and Leonard every swished a pair of free throws within the ultimate 10-plus seconds to assist the Clippers shut the sport.
Nikola Vucevic had 23 factors and 14 rebounds for Chicago for his thirteenth double-double previously 15 video games. LaVine collected 18 factors to go together with a career-high 14 rebounds whereas including eight assists.
Ayo Dosunmu and Patrick Williams scored 11 factors apiece for the Bulls, whereas Alex Caruso had 10.
Chicago led 58-54 at halftime behind 51.2 p.c capturing, together with an 8-for-15 effort from past the arc.
The Clippers fell behind 46-27 on a LaVine runner with 7:22 remaining within the second quarter, however erased the deficit quickly sufficient. Los Angeles used a 23-4 run to tie the sport at 50 simply over 5 minutes later.
Powell, who had 20 factors off the bench earlier than the break, contributed eight factors throughout the surge.
The Bulls responded by scoring eight of the following 12 factors earlier than the break, however creating a bigger cushion proved to be a problem. Los Angeles began the third quarter on a 9-3 run, taking its first lead of the evening when Terance Mann hit a pair of free throws on the 8:00 mark.
