SALT LAKE CITY — Forward Gordon Hayward scored a team-high 27 and had a big overtime session Monday night to lead the Utah Jazz to a 105-96 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
Hayward, who missed a game-winning jumper at the end of regulation, scored eight points in overtime to help the Jazz improve to 22-25. Hayward added 12 rebounds and seven assists as Utah earned its first three-game winning streak of the season.
Guard Rodney Hood totaled 19 points before fouling out early in overtime for the Jazz.
Guard Jimmy Butler scored 26 points with seven rebounds and six assists for the Bulls, who fell for the second consecutive day. The Bulls, now 26-21, have lost five of seven games.
Hayward put the Jazz up 99-95 in overtime after the Bulls struggled to get their offense going thanks to a couple of turnovers, and that proved to be enough of a lead.
Chicago only managed to score three points in the overtime period, on free throws by forward Taj Gibson and Butler.
Bulls center Pau Gasol scored 19 points with eight rebounds before fouling out in overtime.
Guard Derrick Rose added 14 points for the Bulls, but was outplayed for the most part by his Jazz counterpart, point guard Raul Neto. The Brazilian rookie had a career-high 14 points and played tough defense all night for Utah.
Jazz forward Derrick Favors finished with 13 points and eight rebounds, center Rudy Gobert contributed 16 points and 12 boards, and guard Trey Burke added 10 points off the bench in the win.
The end of regulation was a bit wild.
Rose gave the Bulls a 93-90 lead with a 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining, and he even bowed at halfcourt after nailing the clutch shot.
Hayward was fouled on the Jazz’s next possession and hit the first of two free throws with 13 seconds left.
Utah got a lucky bounce after the missed Hayward free throw, and after Hood got the ball the Jazz took a timeout, Hayward drove past Gasol to tie it up with a tough inside shot with 4.5 seconds left.
Hayward then forced Butler into a turnover, tipping the ball off of the Bulls’ star’s hand with 3.8 left. The Jazz small forward, however, missed a potential game-winning jumper off the side of the backboard.
The Jazz improved to 4-0 all-time in regular-season overtime games against Chicago and 5-0 including playoffs.
NOTES: Bulls G/F Mike Dunleavy was assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League on a flexible assignment. Dunleavy, who hasn’t played for the Bulls yet this season, continues to rehab his way into shape after undergoing a lower back microdiscectomy procedure in September. … Jazz F Derrick Favors revealed the cause of his back injury, which kept him out of 16 games the past month. He was sleeping on his stomach on an old mattress. “I’m in the process of changing my mattress now,” he told reporters at Monday’s shootaround. … Jazz G Dante Exum and F Joe Ingles and the Bulls F Cameron Bairstow are from Australia. The Aussies played together in the 2014 FIBA World Cup. … Bulls associate head coach Jim Boylen was the head coach of the University of Utah’s basketball team from 2007-11.