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Bulls outlast Wolves in OT; Devin Booker replaces Anthony Davis in All-Star Game

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ZACH LAVINE scored 35 points on 14-for-21 shooting, and the Chicago Bulls held on for a 133-126 overtime (OT) win against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolv­es on Wednesday night.

Coby White added 20 points for the Bulls, and Wendell Carter, Jr. finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Tomas Satoransky scored 16 points for Chicago, which won its third game in a row.

Malik Beasley had 25 points to lead the Timberwolv­es, who lost their sixth straight game. Karl-Anthony Towns notched 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists before he fouled out late in the fourth quarter.

Ricky Rubio calmly made three free throws with 4.9 seconds left in regulation to even the score at 119. That capped a late rally by Minnesota, which trailed by 10 points with 4:04 to go in the fourth quarter.

Chicago opened the overtime session on a 7-0 run to regain control. Garrett Temple made a jump shot on the opening possession, Carter followed with a layup on the next possession, and LaVine capped the scoring binge with a three-pointer off an assist from White.

At the end of the third quarter, Chicago held on to a 96-90 lead. A layup by Satoransky gave the Bulls a nine-point edge in the final minute of the quarter, but Towns answered with a three-pointer with only 4.7 seconds remaining to pull the Timberwolv­es within six. —

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