NBA: Sharpshooting Bulls crush Blazers

Zach LaVine recorded 33 points on 12-of-20 shooting and had eight assists to lead the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls to a convincing 124-96 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

Nikola Vucevic added 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting and collected 15 rebounds for Chicago, which was without leading scorer DeMar DeRozan (quadriceps). Coby White had 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting and registered nine assists as the Bulls made 57.1 percent of their shots, including a torrid 17 of 28 from 3-point range.

Shaedon Sharpe scored 24 points for Portland, which played without Damian Lillard (calf) and fellow starters Jusuf Nurkic (knee), Jerami Grant (quadriceps) and Anfernee …

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