Bulls push past Nikola Jokic-less Nuggets

Zach LaVine put up a season-high 36 points, DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points and the visiting Chicago Bulls beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 114-108 on Friday night.

Derrick Jones Jr. had 16 points and Ayo Dosunmu had 10 for the Bulls.

Aaron Gordon had 28 points and nine rebounds, Will Barton scored 23 and Facundo Campazzo recorded 16 for the Nuggets, who played without Nikola Jokic.

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