The Chicago Bulls defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, 106-99, at United Center on Wednesday night.

The Bulls (8-14) came out of the gates hot versus the undermanned Grizzlies (6-15), building a 50-35 lead that gave the impression a dominant home win was in the works for Chicago. However, Memphis had other plans, battling back after being down by as much as 22 in the second half to get to get as close as 88-87 with 4:29 remaining. The Bulls would manage to finish on an 18-12 run from that point forward, with Zach LaVine scoring seven of his squad's next 10 points to help regain separation.

Jonas Valanciunas led the Grizzlies with 32 points and added 13 rebounds, one assist, three steals and one block. Jaren Jackson, Jr. and Jae Crowder had matching 15-point tallies while pulling down seven and six rebounds, respectively. Grayson Allen supplied 12 points, seven boards, one assist and one steal.

LaVine led the Bulls with 25 points and complemented them with six rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block. Wendell Carter, Jr. posted a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double that also included four blocks. Lauri Markkanen registered 15 points, five boards, one assist and two blocks. Tomas Satoransky filled out the stat sheet with 13 points, eight assists, six rebounds and three steals. Kris Dunn contributed 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and one steal.

The Grizzlies continue on the road to take on the Utah Jazz on Saturday night, while the Bulls remain home to take on the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.