Reid scores 33 points, T-Wolves rout Bulls 136-101 after Chicago loses White, Giddey to injuries

CHICAGO (AP) — Naz Reid scored a season-high 33 points off the bench, Anthony Edwards added 23, and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Bulls 136-101 on Monday night after Chicago lost top scorers Coby White and Josh Giddey to injuries.

Julius Randle had 17 points as Minnesota pulled away in the third quarter in the opener of a four-game trip. Donte DiVincenzo and Bones Hyland scored 12 each as Minnesota shot 53.7% after a cold start.

Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 23 points, but the depleted Bulls couldn't keep pace and lost a second straight following a five-game winning streak that had lifted them back to .500. Chicago shot just 40.9%, and committed 16 turnovers compared to three by Minnesota.

White, Chicago’s leading scorer, exited with a right calf strain in the first quarter.

Giddey, Chicago’s second-leading scorer, walked off the court gingerly with an apparent left hamstring injury in the first minute of the second half after scoring 11 points.

White, who entered averaging 20.5 points, missed the first 11 games this season with similar calf injury. Giddey entered averaging 19.5 points, 9.2 assists and 9.1 rebounds. He is second in the NBA with seven triple-doubles.

Before the game, Bulls coach Billy Donovan said Zach Collins will probably miss several games with a sprained right big toe.

Minnesota’s Mike Conley played in his 1,200th game.

The Timberwolves took charge in the third quarter after the Bulls tied it at 55 in the opening minute of the period. Minnesota outscored Chicago 40-28 in the frame and took a 95-78 lead into the fourth.

The Timberwolves led 55-50 at the half after trailing by as much as nine midway through the second quarter. Edwards led the comeback, scoring his first 11 points consecutively on three 3’s and a pair of free throws.

Timberwolves: At Atlanta on Wednesday night.

Bulls: Host New Orleans on Wednesday night.

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Minnesota Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert (27) dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago Bulls' Nikola Vucevic (9) battles Minnesota Timberwolves' Naz Reid (11) for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Minnesota Timberwolves' Bones Hyland (8) celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago Bulls' Josh Giddey (3) goes up to shoot against Minnesota Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Minnesota Timberwolves' Naz Reid celebrates during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Zach Benson and Alex Tuch scored and the Buffalo Sabres beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday night for their ninth straight victory.

Noah Ostlund also scored, Peyton Krebs had an empty-netter and Alex Lyon made 16 saves for Buffalo. The Sabres have their longest streak since winning 10 straight in November 2018.

Lyon has started seven games during Buffalo’s nine-game surge, stopping 170 of 185 shots for a .919 save percentage.

Jimmy Snuggerud and Brayden Schenn scored for St. Louis, and Joel Hofer made 30 saves. The Blues are 3-2-1 in their last six games.

Benson scored his fourth goal of the season when he batted a shot from Jack Quinn that was heading wide into the net 1:46 into the third period to give Buffalo a 3-2 lead.

Tuch tied it 2 with his 12th goal of the season. His wrist shot evaded Hofer’s blocker with 4:43 remaining in the second period.

Sabres: At Dallas on Wednesday night

Blues: At Colorado on Wednesday night.

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Buffalo Sabres center Josh Norris celebrates his empty net goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)