BOSTON — Derrick Rose scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half and hit three of Chicago’s seven 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Bulls pulled away to beat the Boston Celtics 119-103 on Friday night.

Rose also had 10 assists for his second double-double of the season. Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, and Pau Gasol had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Chicago, which had lost two straight and 4 of 5.

The Bulls were 27 of 41 in the second half and outscored Boston 31-17 in the fourth quarter.

Aaron Brooks added 15 points for the Bulls. Chicago used only eight players as center Joakim Noah sat out with a sprained right ankle.

Jared Sullinger had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics, who shot 60 percent in the first half but could not keep up with the Bulls in the second.

“We weren’t as tight as we need to be against that level of talent,” Boston Coach Brad Stevens said. “We were loose in our coverages and a little loose on the ball and it hurt us.”

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Kelly Olynyk added 14 points and nine rebounds, Brandon Bass scored 16 and Tyler Zeller had 12 points for Boston.

The Celtics took advantage of Noah’s absence while outrebounding Chicago 45-36 and led 58-55 at halftime. But the Bulls picked up their defense early in the third and capitalized on a series of Boston turnovers. Chicago didn’t turn the ball over in the third.

Butler started an 11-1 run with a steal and took it in for a dunk, then later in the spurt converted another steal before Rose hit a 3-pointer that put Chicago up 79-72.

After Boston pulled to 88-86 at the end of the third, Chicago started strong again in the fourth with an 11-4 run. E’Twaun Moore and Aaron Brooks hit consecutive 3s as the Bulls pulled ahead 99-90, then after a basket by Bass, Chicago went further ahead with a 12-2 spurt, with Brooks and Rose hitting back-to-back 3-pointers for a 111-94 lead.

NETS 102, WIZARDS 80: Brook Lopez and Jarrett Jack each scored 26 points as Brooklyn broke a seven-game losing streak with a win at Washington.

HAWKS 110, RAPTORS 89: Al Horford scored 22 points, Paul Millsap had 16 and Atlanta extended its winning streak to 11 games, winning at Toronto.

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76ERS 96, PELICANS 81: Nerlens Noel had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Michael Carter-Williams scored 22 points to lead Philadelphia to a win at home against New Orleans.

GRIZZLIES 106, MAGIC 96: Jeff Green had 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and Memphis held on in Orlando.

Zach Randolph added 18 points to help the Grizzlies win their third straight.

PISTONS 98, PACERS 96: Brandon Jennings scored a season-high 37 points and Andre Drummond tipped in the last-second winning shot to lead Detroit at Indiana.

THUNDER 117, WARRIORS 115: Russell Westbrook scored 17 points, had a career-high 17 assists and matched a career best with 15 rebounds to help Oklahoma City win at home.

SPURS 110, TRAIL BLAZERS 96: Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points in his return from a 15-game absence and host San Antonio rolled over Portland.


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