CHICAGO — Dwyane Wade scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler added 22 and the Chicago Bulls rallied to beat the Phoenix Suns 128-121 in overtime Friday night.

Devin Booker scored 27 points for Phoenix, but missed a chance to win it in regulation after Wade fouled him on a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left. Booker hit the first two free throws to tie it, then missed the third.

Wade and Butler led the Bulls as they rallied from 11 down in the fourth quarter to beat the Western Conference’s last-place team. Both players scored 14 points after the third quarter to help the Bulls win their third straight.

Nikola Mirotic scored 20 points and hit four 3-pointers. Robin Lopez added 19 points. Denzel Valentine, who figures to get more playing time after Doug McDermott was traded to Oklahoma City along with Taj Gibson on Thursday, had 15 points. The rookie hit 5 of 8 3-pointers.

Eric Bledsoe added 17 points and 10 assists for Phoenix. The Suns lost for the sixth time in eight games.

76ERS 120, WIZARDS 112: Robert Covington had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Dario Saric added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the depleted 76ers beat Washington at Philadelphia.
Bradley Beal had 40 points and John Wall scored 29 for the Southeast Division-leading Wizards.

PACERS 102, GRIZZLIES 92: CJ Miles made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, Paul George had nine points and nine rebounds after remaining with Indiana following the trade deadline, and the host Pacers snapped a six-game losing streak.

THUNDER 110, LAKERS 93: Russell Westbrook scored 17 points in his 28th triple-double of the season, and new teammates Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott fit in seamlessly as Oklahoma City won at home.

JAZZ 109, BUCKS 95: Gordon Hayward scored 29 points, Derrick Favors added 19 and Utah dominated in the paint to win at Milwaukee.

HEAT 108, HAWKS 90: Tyler Johnson scored 23 points and resurgent Miami helped add new lift to its playoff hopes by winning at Atlanta.

TIMBERWOLVES 97, MAVERICKS 84: Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 18 rebounds and Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points to help Minnesota win in Minneapolis.

NOTES

CAVALIERS: Forward Kevin Love expects to be ready for the playoffs after having what he calls “very minor” knee surgery. Doctors have told the All-Star he will need six weeks to recover. Love expects to have the stitches taken out this weekend, and he believes he’s on schedule to return late in March.

76ERS: The team says No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons will miss the rest of the season because his surgically repaired right foot hasn’t healed as quickly as expected.

 

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