CHICAGO _ Down two points with fewer than 25 seconds to play, the Bulls had the ball in Zach LaVine's hands. He took it straight at imposing Jazz center Rudy Gobert and shot a layup, but it missed off the rim and into the Jazz's hands.
Donovan Mitchell made two free throws to put the Jazz up by four, LaVine and Lauri Markkanen took two more cracks at it from 3-point range, but their shots and the Bulls fell short in a 102-98 loss Thursday night at the United Center.
LaVine led all scorers with 26 points, and Wendell Carter added 18 points and 13 rebounds, but five Jazz players scored in double figures.
Bojan Bogdanovic led the Jazz with 19 points, and Gobert added 17 points and 12 rebounds. Joe Ingles had 10 assists and eight points.
The Jazz shot 48.7% from the field and 36.7% from 3 while the Bulls went 39.4% and 30.6%, respectively.
The Bulls took a 51-47 halftime lead and scored the first seven points of the third quarter, but they went ice-cold in the middle of third, missing 10 straight shots as the Jazz went on a 12-0 run. They took a 59-58 advantage on Mitchell's 3-pointer, then gained the lead for good on Emmanuel Mudiay's jumper that made it 63-63 with 4:52 left in the third. The Jazz held off a couple of second-half surges to win.
The Jazz had their droughts, too, missing their last five shots of the second quarter. The game featured 13 lead changes.
