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RJ Davis scored 22 points to help No. 7 North Carolina race away from Syracuse for a 103-67 victory on Saturday. Armando Bacot added 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Tar Heels (13-3, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their sixth consecutive game. Harrison Ingram also had a double-double (11 points and 10 rebounds), while Jalen Washington had 11 points and Jae’Lyn Withers chipped in 10.
Coby White had 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and the Chicago Bulls welcomed back Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic with a 104-91 victory over Miles Bridges and the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. DeMar DeRozan added 17 points for Chicago, which had lost three of four. LaVine scored 15 points while playing almost 30 minutes in his first game since Nov. 28.
Alperen Sengun scored 30 points and Fred VanVleet added 21 points and 10 assists as the Houston Rockets beat the Brooklyn Nets 112-101 on Wednesday night. Sengun has hit the 20-point mark in seven consecutive games. “On offense they trust me,” Sengun said.
Trae Young had 40 points and 13 assists, Dejounte Murray added 32 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a slow start and spotty late foul shooting to beat the Washington Wizards 130-126 on Sunday. Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 24 points and had 13 rebounds on a day when four Hawks finished with double-doubles to help their team remain unbeaten against the Wizards this season. Clint Capela had 11 points and 17 rebounds.
The Jayhawks will take an 11-1 record into holiday break.