Clippers’ six-game winning streak comes to an end in blowout loss to Bulls
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- The red-hot Clippers’ six-game winning streak ends in a 138-110 loss to the Bulls, who made a franchise record-tying 25 three-pointers.
- Coby White scored 27 points with six threes as Chicago dominated, leading 70-49 at halftime after scoring 45 points in the second quarter.
- Kawhi Leonard missed his third straight game because of a sprained ankle and bruised knee as James Harden led the Clippers with 24 points.
CHICAGO — Coby White scored 27 points and hit six of Chicago’s franchise record-tying 25 three-pointers, and the hot-shooting Bulls beat the surging Clippers 138-110 on Tuesday night.
White had the touch again after hitting a season-high seven threes in Sunday’s blowout win over Brooklyn, and the Bulls made 25 of 47 from beyond the arc.
Matas Buzelis added 21 points, Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 and Kevin Huerter added 14. All three players made four threes.
Nikola Vucevic added 19 points and eight rebounds, and the Bulls had their way with a team that came in rolling. The Clippers had won six straight and 13 of 15 since a 6-21 start.
Chicago led by 21 points at the half after matching a season high with 45 points in the second quarter and pulled away for good after the Clippers made a run in the third.
James Harden led the Clippers with 24 points. John Collins scored 23 and matched a season high with five three-pointers.
Kawhi Leonard missed his third straight game. The six-time All-Star has been dealing with a sprained right ankle and bruised left knee.
The Bulls led 70-49 at halftime after dominating the Clippers 45-19 in the second period.
The Bulls trailed 37-36 when Vucevic made a hook shot to spark a 22-6 run. Dosunmu finished it with a pair of threes, bumping the lead to 58-43 with 3:20 remaining in the half.
The Clippers pulled to within 80-74 midway through the third quarter after Collins made a three. But the Bulls quickly regained control. Tre Jones made a floater for Chicago to start a 17-3 run, capped by a fast-break layup by Huerter that made it 97-77.
