CHICAGO (AP) — Kevin Huerter made a 3-pointer simply earlier than the buzzer, lifting the Chicago Bulls previous the Boston Celtics 114-111 earlier than retiring Derrick Rose’s jersey quantity on Saturday night time.
Coby White scored 22 factors and hit 5 of Chicago’s 21 3s, serving to the Bulls win their fourth straight.
Rose entered rarified air after the sport when the Bulls despatched his No. 1 to the rafters, placing the Chicago product alongside Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Jerry Sloan and Bob Love as the one gamers with numbers retired by the workforce.
The Bulls gave their crowd a lot to cheer earlier than they honored the South Facet product and former MVP by squeezing out a win over the Japanese Convention’s second-place workforce, although Jaylen Brown scored 33 for Boston.
Chicago led 111-109 when White missed a driving layup and Smith missed the putback with 20 seconds remaining. Brown acquired the rebound and drove for a layup to tie it with 14 seconds left.
The Bulls referred to as a timeout and labored the ball to Huerter, who nailed a 3 from the nook with lower than a second remaining. Huerter arrived at United Middle carrying a No. 1 jersey in honor of Rose.
Nikola Vucevic scored 16 for Chicago, and Smith and Matas Buzelis added 14 factors apiece.
Anfernee Simmons completed with 21 factors for Boston. Derrick White added 15 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists.
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Celtics: Host Portland on Monday.
Bulls: Host Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA
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