DeRozan, Bulls halt Celtics’ win streak

DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points, Zach LaVine added 22 and the Chicago Bulls stopped Boston’s nine-game win streak, beating the Celtics 121-107 on Monday night in Chicago.

Patrick Williams scored a season-high 17, and the Bulls made it look rather easy against the team with the NBA’s best record. They led by 13 at halftime, got it up to 21 in the third quarter and withstood a push to come away with the win after dropping four straight and five of six.

DeRozan, who scored 41 in Friday’s loss to Orlando, scored eight in a span of just over a minute late in the third. He also spun and fed Alex Caruso for a reverse layup that made it 116-101 with just under three minutes left in the game.

LaVine bounced back after scoring four against the Magic and getting benched in the closing minutes. He had nine points in the fourth quarter.

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 28 points. Jaylen Brown scored 25, and Malcolm Brogdon finished with 23 points, nailing 5 of 6 3-pointers.

Cavaliers 114, Hawks 102:

Donovan Mitchell had 29 points and nine assists, and Darius Garland scored 26 points, sending host Cleveland to a victory over Atlanta.

Trae Young had 25 points and 10 assists, and Onyeka Okongwu had a season-high 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks. Key offseason acquisition Dejounte Murray scored 11 points on 4for-18 shooting.

Garland also had nine assists and tied his career high with eight turnovers, and Cedi Osman scored a season-best 23 off the bench.

Pacers 123, Magic 102:

Bennedict Mathurin scored 22 points to lead Indiana to a rout of visiting Orlando.

Knicks 129, Thunder 119:

Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 34 points while RJ Barrett and Julius Randle had 25 points each to lead visiting New York to a win over Oklahoma City. Timberwolves 105, Heat 101: Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and Anthony Edwards scored 10 of his 22 in the third quarter as host Minnesota outlasted Miami.

Embiid out: Joel Embiid has a sprained left foot and will miss at least the next two games, joining teammates James Harden and Tyrese Maxey as Philadelphia 76ers stars sidelined by injuries. The Sixers said Monday that Embiid’s status beyond those absences will be evaluated “in the coming days.”