DeMar DeRozan, center, celebrates with Coby White after hitting the winning shot Friday in a 108-106 win over the Indiana Pacers. Darron Cummings/Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — DeMar DeRozan made a 28-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Chicago Bulls a 108-106 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday.
DeRozan led the Bulls with 28 points, hitting 8 of 24 shots and 11 of 12 free throws. Coby White added 24 points, and Zach LaVine had 17 to help Chicago win its sixth consecutive game.
Caris LeVert topped the with 27 points. Domantas Sabonis had 24 points and 14 rebounds.
Trailing 94-90, the Pacers used a 9-0 run to take a 99-94 advantage. Chicago cut it to 104-103 on LaVine’s dunk with 1:40 to go.
Chicago was without Coach Billy Donovan for the fourth consecutive game because of COVID-19, with Chris Fleming directing the team. Fleming said Donovan is expected back next week.
Bulls starting guard Lonzo Ball remains sidelined as well because of health and safety protocols.
MAVERICKS 112, KINGS 96: Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points, nine rebounds and six assists to help Dallas roll to a win at Sacramento.
Jalen Brunson added 23 points and eight assists. Dwight Powell scored 13 points and made four consecutive dunks as part of a huge run in the third quarter.
Tyrese Haliburton had 17 points and 10 assists for the Kings.
HEAT 120, ROCKETS 110: Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 37 points and short-handed Miami built a big lead early and held on for a win at Houston.
The Heat extended their winning streak to five games in their return to action after Wednesday’s game at San Antonio was postponed because Miami didn’t have enough players.
Miami got a boost with the return of Kyle Lowry, who scored 12 points after missing two games because of health and safety protocols.
Jae’Sean Tate scored 22 points off the bench to lead the Rockets, who lost their sixth consecutive game.
RAPTORS 116, CLIPPERS 108: Pascal Siakam had 25 points and matched his career-high with 19 rebounds, Fred VanVleet scored 31 points and Toronto won at home.
OG Anunoby scored 26 points as the Raptors snapped a four-game losing streak against the Clippers.
Marcus Morris Sr. scored 20 points, Terance Mann had 18 and Reggie Jackson 17 as the Clippers lost for just the second time in 14 games when leading after three quarters.
THUNDER 95, KNICKS 80: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returned from a one-game absence to score 23 points, and Oklahoma City won at home against depleted New York.
Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning Western Conference Player of the Week, sat out Wednesday’s loss at Phoenix because of ankle soreness, but played a team-high 34 minutes on New Year’s Eve.
RJ Barrett scored 26 points for the Knicks, who were without Julius Randle and Kemba Walker, both in the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocol.
HAWKS 121, CAVALIERS 118: Trae Young scored 35 points, Clint Capela had 18 points and a season-high 23 rebounds, and Atlanta rallied from a 16-point deficit at Cleveland.
Kevin Love scored a season-high 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Cleveland, and Jarrett Allen had 21 points and eight rebounds. The Cavaliers dropped their third straight game and had their longest home winning streak of the season end at five.
GRIZZLIES 118, SPURS 105: Ja Morant had 30 points, eight assists and six rebounds, leading Memphis to a win at home.
Jakob Poeltl and Derrick White each scored 15 points for the Spurs.
NOTES
TRADE: The Los Angeles Lakers are trading veteran guard Rajon Rondo to Cleveland, a source with knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Los Angeles Times. The Lakers are expected to receive guard Denzel Valentine in return, though he’ll likely be released.
Final terms are still being discussed.
Rondo, 35, has played in 18 games this season after signing in the summer with a spoken knowledge that his role would largely be in the background. However, after Cleveland lost guard Ricky Rubio to a season-ending knee injury earlier this week, an opportunity to contribute to an ascending team with the Cavaliers presented itself.
PELICANS: New Orleans center Jonas Valanciunas has entered the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, Coach Willie Green.
Valanciunas has been among the team’s most productive players, averaging 18.5 points and 12 rebounds per game.
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