Deng helps club avert disaster

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November 4, 2009

NEWS-SUN PRESS SERVICES

CHICAGO -- Luol Deng scored 24 points while grabbing a career-high 20 rebounds, and the Bulls rallied from 18 down to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 83-81 on Tuesday night.

The Bucks had a chance to win it after Joakim Noah missed two free throws, but Ersan Ilyasova missed a 3-pointer, the ball landing out of bounds with 1.8 seconds left.

Derrick Rose scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as the Bulls rebounded from back-to-back losses.

NBA SCOREBOARD

TUESDAY'S RESULTS

� Cleveland 102, Washington 90 (LeBron James 27)

� Denver 111, Indiana 93 (Camelo Anthony 25)

� Boston 105, Philadelphia 74 (Paul Pierce 21)

� Detroit 85, Orlando 80 (Ben Gordon 23)

� Phoenix 104, Miami 96 (Steve Nash 30)

� Chicago 83, Milwaukee 81

� Dallas 96, Utah 85

� Lakers 101, Oklahoma City 98 (ot)

� Atlanta at Portland, late

TODAY'S GAMES

� Phoenix at Orlando

� Miami at Washington

� Detroit at Toronto

� Denver at New Jersey

� Indiana at Knicks

� Boston at Minnesota

� Lakers at Houston

� Dallas at New Orleans

� Atlanta at Sacramento

� Memphis at Golden State

BULLS 83, BUCKS 81