CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls put together a 19-0 points run spanning the second and third quarters to overturn a deficit and beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-85 Saturday, closing within three games of the NBA Central Division lead. Joakim Noah had 21 points and 10 rebounds while Carlos Boozer scored 20 points for the Bulls, who began March on a winning note after going 5-8 in February; just their second losing month in 2½ seasons under coach Tom Thibodeau. Chicago's Noah followed up the third triple-double of his career with another terrific performance that also included four blocks. He committed five turnovers, but it was an impressive follow-up to Thursday's gem, when he had 23 points, 21 rebounds and a career-high 11 blocks in a win over Philadelphia. Carlos Boozer added 20 points for Chicago, while Jimmy Butler contributed 13 points off the bench. The Nets, who lost at home to Dallas Friday, have now dropped four of their last five games. Center Brook Lopez led Brooklyn with 22 points, while guard Deron Williams added 14 and forward Andray Blatche scored 13. Bucks 122, Raptors 114 (OT): Ersan Ilyasova scored 29 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the Bucks took control in overtime for a 122-114 victory over Toronto at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Monta Ellis finished with 23, including a 3-pointer with 1:03 left in overtime to put the Bucks ahead by six. J.J. Redick went 6-of-12 from the field to finish with 16 points while Larry Sanders added 13 points with 12 rebounds and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had 10. Brandon Jennings scored 11 points and finished with a career-high 19 assists — 10 of them in the first half — for Milwaukee, which had help on 32 of its 46 shots. Alan Anderson paced the Raptors with 21 points. Demar DeRozan scored 18 while Amir Johnson added 19 with nine rebounds and Landry Fields finished with 15. 76ers 104, Warriors 97: Jrue Holiday scored 27 points and Evan Turner had 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-97 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Royal Ivey scored a season-high 17 points for the Sixers (23-34), who eclipsed the 100-point mark for the first time in 13 games. Thaddeus Young had 14 points and 16 rebounds, and it was his basket with 3:18 left, which came after Turner rebounded Holiday's miss and found Young underneath, that broke a 94-94 tie and put the Sixers ahead to stay. Turner added jumpers with 2:38 and 2:03 left, respectively, pushing the Philadelphia lead to 100-94. And after Klay Thompson hit a 3-pointer with 1:51 left, Holiday had two baskets in the final minute. Blazers 109, T-wolves 94: Portland earned only their second win in almost a month by defeating Minnesota. J. J. Hickson had 18 points and 16 rebounds as Portland held off visiting Minnesota despite a near triple-double from Ricky Rubio, who had 12 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. — Agencies
