The Latest Breaking News from Patrick Beverley

The Lakers' Anthony Davis had an interesting response to former teammate Patrick Beverley saying he wants to knock them out of the playoffs.

The addition of Beverley has helped, but coach Billy Donovan is also seeing a group that now understands the moment of a game where adversity hits, and when it’s time to finally hit back.

The 17 points against Miami was great on Saturday, but it’s Beverley’s mentality and toughness that continue showing up on a daily basis. The Bulls are 7-4 since he arrived, and he disputes that the record should be even better than that.

Far too often this season, the Bulls have built a lead and watched it crumble. After being up 27 in the first half, that appeared to be happening again. But the Bulls drew a line in the sand and threw the knockout punch.

CHICAGO — The good news for the Miami Heat is that to advance out of the play-in round, you only have to win one game in a row.

Losing his starting job to Patrick Beverley hasn’t helped his numbers, but coach Billy Donovan considers what Dosunmu is going through as just part of the growth process.

DeRozan and LaVine combined for 88 points in the win over Minnesota.

The Bulls fell short in yet another clutch game situation on De'Aaron Fox's game-winning shot for the Kings.

DeMar DeRozan’s four-point play with 12 seconds left tied the score at 114. But Kings guard De’Aaron Fox responded with a three-point shot with 0.7 seconds left to snap the Bulls’ two-game winning streak.

The second-year guard lost his starting spot when the Bulls acquired Beverley, but he’s making the most of the new role, and getting valuable lessons from the fellow Chicagoan. “A lot of those little tricks, only someone who’s been in the league 10-plus years would know,” he said.

After three days off, the Bulls look to win their third game in a row on Wednesday.