Bulls snap out of lull, beat Warriors in OT

Luol Deng scored 21 points, Joakim Noah finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds, and the Bulls beat the Golden State Warriors 96-91 in overtime on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak.Deng and Derrick Rose had back-to-back baskets to put the Bulls, who never trailed in overtime, up 93-89 with 2:54 left. Deng made another jumper to make it 95-89 with 1:35 left.The Bulls won for just the second time in 11 games, with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers next on the schedule.Monta Ellis finished with 27 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Warriors, who have lost five of six.Rose turned it over coming off an inbounds play with 29 seconds left in regulation, but Ellis missed a driving layup attempt with 9 seconds remaining to give the Bulls one more chance. Rose missed a 13-footer at the buzzer.Rose finished with 15 and John Salmons had 11 for the Bulls, who got a much-needed win after two straight embarrassing losses to the New Jersey Nets and the Atlanta Hawks.With the Bulls trailing 58-52 midway through the third quarter, Deng scored nine points during a 15-0 run. He made a jumper to give the Bulls a 59-58 lead and later capped off the run with a fadeaway jumper to put the Bulls up 67-58. The lead was quickly erased by the Warriors, who responded with a 12-2 run, highlighted by a drive in the lane by Stephen Curry to give Golden State a 70-69 lead at the end of the third quarter.The Bulls bounced back after a two-point loss Tuesday to New Jersey, which came into the United Center with only one win, then a 118-83 defeat in Atlanta on Wednesday in one of their worst performances of the season.Oak Park’s Corey Maggette had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors. Anthony Morrow added 12 points.The Warriors led 51-44 at the half. Ellis led the Warriors with 18 points. Brad Miller led the Bulls with 12 points, all coming in the first quarter.