Bulls blast Mavs by 29 as Luka Doncic sits out

DeMar DeRozan collected 28 points and nine rebounds and Nikola Vucevic added 20 and eight, respectively, to propel the host Chicago Bulls to a 144-115 blowout victory over the short-handed Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.

DeRozan and Vucevic combined to make 17 of 24 shots from the floor for the Bulls, who took advantage of the absence of Luka Doncic to record 82 points in the first half and a season-high point total overal