Chicago Bulls beat Minnesota Timberwolves 117-106 to end their five-game win streak as Norman Powell scores 24

Norman Powell scored 24 points, Matas Buzelis added 18 and 9 rebounds, and the short-handed Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-106 at Target Center on Saturday, November 14, ending Minnesota’s five-game winning streak. Buddy Hield and Tre Jones scored 16 each off the bench.

Chicago won for the second straight night after Friday’s overtime win over Atlanta had snapped an eight-game losing streak, and improved to 3-9. The Bulls did not arrive in Minneapolis until the day of the game after travel delays. Minnesota fell to 9-4.

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Bulls jump out early

Chicago played without Caleb Wilson (hand), Nic Claxton (hamstring), Jalen Smith (finger) and Tobe Awaka (back). Minnesota was again without Anthony Edwards (knee) and Donte DiVincenzo (Achilles).

After LaMelo Ball’s jumper made it 7-6 Timberwolves, Powell, Josh Giddey and Buzelis hit three straight threes in a 9-0 Chicago run. The Bulls’ bench kept it going, with Tre Jones scoring 5 points in the final 44 seconds of the quarter, and Chicago led 29-17 after one. Minnesota did not make a three until Ball connected with 9:02 left in the second quarter.

Buzelis scored 9 points in the second quarter, opening with a three and later scoring 6 straight on free throws, a tip-in dunk and a driving layup to make it 42-28. Patrick Williams hit a three with 1:21 left, and Powell’s driving layup gave Chicago a 58-45 halftime lead. Buzelis had 14 points at the break.

Dosunmu’s third quarter

Powell scored 7 straight Chicago points early in the third, and his floater with 8:56 left made it 65-51. Then the Timberwolves scored the next 13 points. Ayo Dosunmu, facing his former team, had a three-point play and a driving layup, and after Williams was called for a technical foul, Jaden McDaniels’ basket cut the lead to 65-64 with 6:01 left.

Chicago answered with Hield, who scored 8 points in the quarter, including two threes. Dosunmu finished with 14 points in the third, but Zach Collins’ dunk and tip-in, both late in the period, sent the Bulls into the fourth leading 88-80.

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Closing it out

Powell scored 7 points early in the fourth, and Giddey’s three from Powell made it 102-91 with 8:05 left. Hield’s three and a Williams layup pushed it to 109-94, and Leonard Miller’s free throws made it 111-95 with 4:33 to go, Chicago’s biggest lead.

Minnesota made one more push. Terrence Shannon Jr. and Dosunmu scored the next 7 points, and Dosunmu’s running layup and a Shannon layup cut it to 113-106 with 1:28 left. Williams answered with a three from Tre Jones with 1:10 remaining to put it away.

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Around the box

Powell shot 10-of-19 and 3-of-5 from three with 2 blocks. Buzelis made all 6 of his free throws, Hield shot 4-of-6 from three, Jones went 7-of-9, and Williams had 14 points and 3 steals. Isaac Okoro added 9 points and 7 rebounds, and Giddey had 8 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. The Bulls made 14 of 30 threes, had 29 assists and 8 blocks, and scored 27 fast-break points, though they committed 19 turnovers.

Dosunmu led Minnesota with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting and 3 steals. Ball scored 19 with 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals but shot 7-of-25 and 4-of-19 from three. McDaniels had 18 points and 6 assists, Shannon 14 and 7 rebounds, Bones Hyland 12 and Jonathan Kuminga 11. Rudy Gobert had 10 rebounds but went 0-of-7 from the field. The Timberwolves made 9 of 38 threes. Attendance was 18,054.

What’s next

The Bulls visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, November 16, at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time). The Timberwolves host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, November 16, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time).

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