Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
13
11
24
2552
2516
15
4
27
87
38
44
19
14
74
29
13
42
6
20
7
9
16
94
4
24
20
83
2221
168
8
44
42
95
93
23
116
20
95
31
22
3818
6060
36
11
31
2222
77
3
74
44
59
98
44
142
31
24
12
32
1919
6060
2
2
100
22
16
73
4
4
100
9
2
11
2
9
3
2
38
60
4
0
0
21
8
38
4
2
50
3
3
6
0
5
1
2
18
60
3
1
33
22
7
32
7
4
57
9
4
13
3
2
1
3
19
60
6
1
17
22
7
32
4
4
100
8
4
12
1
4
2
2
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
38
9
22
41
1
2
50
8
9
89
1
8
9
6
3
1
2
2
27
-15
none
Robin
Lopez
Robin Lopez
True
32
7
9
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
5
0
0
4
2
1
14
-16
none
Dwyane
Wade
Dwyane Wade
True
32
4
13
31
1
3
33
3
6
50
1
4
5
8
2
1
2
2
12
13
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
True
27
5
11
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
0
0
2
4
10
-5
none
Jerian
Grant
Jerian Grant
True
19
3
6
50
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
8
-3
none
Doug
McDermott
Doug McDermott
False
26
4
8
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
3
8
-2
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
26
3
9
33
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
6
-8
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
False
20
1
5
20
0
4
0
3
4
75
1
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
none
Cristiano
Felício
Cristiano Felício
False
15
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
1
0
0
0
2
4
11
none
R.J.
Hunter
R.J. Hunter
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Bobby
Portis
Bobby Portis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Denzel
Valentine
Denzel Valentine
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Paul
Zipser
Paul Zipser
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
15
December
2016
Thursday
BMO Harris Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Bucks
Milwaukee
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
7
18
25
3538
3539
21
6
29
86
38
44
22
17
77
34
14
48
8
24
3
14
14
99
4
64
31
48
2123
912
43
28
15
54
49
26
75
11
88
11
43
2230
6060
65
11
17
2220
116
5
48
38
79
129
25
154
51
44
10
34
2621
6060
6
3
50
21
9
43
2
1
50
4
2
6
1
8
1
4
22
60
4
1
25
23
12
52
8
5
62
9
6
15
1
8
1
3
30
60
6
1
17
22
11
50
4
3
75
12
2
14
5
4
1
3
26
60
5
1
20
20
6
30
8
8
100
9
5
14
1
4
0
4
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
43
10
18
56
1
4
25
3
4
75
1
5
6
6
0
1
2
3
24
3
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
39
8
17
47
2
4
50
5
6
83
3
6
9
3
1
1
1
3
23
12
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
38
6
21
29
1
8
12
3
4
75
1
10
11
2
1
3
4
1
16
12
double
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
37
7
12
58
1
2
50
1
2
50
2
5
7
2
0
2
1
3
16
15
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
34
3
6
50
1
1
100
4
4
100
2
3
5
10
1
0
2
0
11
11
double
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
13
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
-5
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
13
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
3
1
2
-6
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
10
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
1
0
2
2
-10
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
9
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
-7
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
17
December
2016
Saturday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Rockets
Houston
True
Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau has been known since his days in Chicago as someone who plays his starters heavy minutes , and the same thing appears to be happening with his young legs in Minnesota . The Wolves ' three stars - - Karl-Anthony Towns , Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine - - each played over 39 minutes Tuesday against the Bulls , with LaVine playing a game - high 43 minutes . This also was n't just a one - time instance , as LaVine currently ranks second in the NBA in minutes per game behind just Anthony Davis , with Wiggins being eighth on the list and Towns playing the 18th highest minutes . And while some may see it as Thibs playing his starters too much , he does n't have much of a choice given the lack of production coming from his bench , as the Timberwolves also rank dead last in the NBA in bench scoring per game , as well as minutes per game . The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the host Chicago Bulls , 99 - 94 , Tuesday at United Center . This game looked as if it was going to come down to the final moments and become a game of free throws , but Dwyane Wade managed to change all that after one possession . After attacking the basket and not getting a call , Wade complained to the official and ended up getting ejected from the game . The Timberwolves ( 7 - 18 ) , who needed a miraculous comeback after being down as much as 21 points , sunk the free throws that came as a result of the fiasco and put the game firmly out of reach . The victory ended what was a four - game losing streak and came after the team had lost 11 of their previous 13 games . Zach LaVine led the way for Minnesota , scoring 24 points on top of six assists and six rebounds in a game - high 43 minutes . Andrew Wiggins was not far behind , posting 23 points and nine rebounds , while Karl-Anthony Towns recorded a double - double of 16 points and 12 rebounds . For the Bulls ( 13 - 11 ) , the loss ends a brief two - game win streak and makes for their fifth loss of the season against a team with a losing record . Jimmy Butler led the way for Chicago in his first game against his former head coach , Tom Thibodeau , scoring a game - high 27 points , but he did so on just 9 - of - 22 shooting from the field . Butler has , however , scored at least 26 points in each game he 's played in during the month of December . The next highest scorer for Chicago was big man Robin Lopez , who scored 14 points on 7 - of - 9 shooting from the field . As a team , the Bulls shot a sorry 4 - of - 15 from behind the arc in defeat . Up next , the Timberwolves will look to build on their victory when they take on the Rockets on Saturday , while the Bulls will look to get back on track in Milwaukee on Thursday against the Bucks .
Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau has been known since his days in Chicago as someone who plays his starters heavy minutes, and the same thing appears to be happening with his young legs in Minnesota. The Wolves' three stars - - Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine - - each played over 39 minutes Tuesday against the Bulls, with LaVine playing a game - high 43 minutes. This also wasn't just a one - time instance, as LaVine currently ranks second in the NBA in minutes per game behind just Anthony Davis, with Wiggins being eighth on the list and Towns playing the 18th highest minutes. And while some may see it as Thibs playing his starters too much, he doesn't have much of a choice given the lack of production coming from his bench, as the Timberwolves also rank dead last in the NBA in bench scoring per game, as well as minutes per game.
Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau has been known since his days in Chicago as someone who plays his starters heavy minutes, and the same thing appears to be happening with his young legs in Minnesota. The Wolves' three stars - - Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine - - each played over 39 minutes Tuesday against the Bulls, with LaVine playing a game - high 43 minutes. This also wasn't just a one - time instance, as LaVine currently ranks second in the NBA in minutes per game behind just Anthony Davis, with Wiggins being eighth on the list and Towns playing the 18th highest minutes. And while some may see it as Thibs playing his starters too much, he doesn't have much of a choice given the lack of production coming from his bench, as the Timberwolves also rank dead last in the NBA in bench scoring per game, as well as minutes per game. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the host Chicago Bulls, 99 - 94, Tuesday at United Center. This game looked as if it was going to come down to the final moments and become a game of free throws, but Dwyane Wade managed to change all that after one possession. After attacking the basket and not getting a call, Wade complained to the official and ended up getting ejected from the game. The Timberwolves (7 - 18), who needed a miraculous comeback after being down as much as 21 points, sunk the free throws that came as a result of the fiasco and put the game firmly out of reach. The victory ended what was a four - game losing streak and came after the team had lost 11 of their previous 13 games. Zach LaVine led the way for Minnesota, scoring 24 points on top of six assists and six rebounds in a game - high 43 minutes. Andrew Wiggins was not far behind, posting 23 points and nine rebounds, while Karl-Anthony Towns recorded a double - double of 16 points and 12 rebounds. For the Bulls (13 - 11), the loss ends a brief two - game win streak and makes for their fifth loss of the season against a team with a losing record. Jimmy Butler led the way for Chicago in his first game against his former head coach, Tom Thibodeau, scoring a game - high 27 points, but he did so on just 9 - of - 22 shooting from the field. Butler has, however, scored at least 26 points in each game he's played in during the month of December. The next highest scorer for Chicago was big man Robin Lopez, who scored 14 points on 7 - of - 9 shooting from the field. As a team, the Bulls shot a sorry 4 - of - 15 from behind the arc in defeat. Up next, the Timberwolves will look to build on their victory when they take on the Rockets on Saturday, while the Bulls will look to get back on track in Milwaukee on Thursday against the Bucks.
<GAME> <DATE> 13 December 2016 <DAY> Tuesday <STADIUM> United Center <CITY> Chicago <HOME> <TEAM> Bulls <CITY> Chicago <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 94 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 11 <QTRS> 38 18 19 19 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 9 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 15 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> BMO Harris Bradley Center <NEXT-CITY> Milwaukee <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Milwaukee <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Bucks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 7 18 <QTRS> 22 30 26 21 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 17 <TEAM-REB> 48 <TEAM-TO> 14 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 17 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Rockets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 27 <FG> 9 22 41 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 8 9 89 <REB> 9 <AST> 6 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robin Lopez <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 9 78 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwyane Wade <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 13 31 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 8 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Taj Gibson <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Doug McDermott <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jerian Grant <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Canaan <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cristiano Felício <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul Zipser <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Denzel Valentine <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bobby Portis <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> R. J. Hunter <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 43 <PTS> 24 <FG> 10 18 56 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 23 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 9 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 21 29 <FG3> 1 8 12 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 11 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 10 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none