Bulls 113, Bucks 90
Derrick Rose scored 26 points and had 13 assists as the visiting Chicago Bulls started fast and coasted to a 113-90 rout of the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.
Luol Deng celebrated his return to the lineup from a seven-game absence with 21 points and nine rebounds and Kyle Korver tied a season high with 18 points as Chicago became the first team to 20 wins.
The Bulls buried a season-high 14 3-pointers in 30 attempts in beating Milwaukee for the sixth consecutive time.
Rose ignited Chicago by scoring 16 points in the first six minutes of the game to spark the Bulls to an early 18-8 lead. They never looked back, taking a 30-16 lead after one quarter and extending the advantage to 67-43 at halftime.
Joakim Noah contributed 14 points and nine rebounds to help Chicago to a dominating 53-39 edge on the backboards.
Drew Gooden scored 24 points and rookie Tobias Harris added 19 for Milwaukee, which lost its second straight.