Rookie Tony Snell hit five 3-pointers en route to 17 points and Joakim Noah added 11 points and 18 rebounds for the Bulls, who were without leading scorer Luol Deng (Achilles) as well as guards Jimmy Butler (ankle) and Kirk Hinrich (back). Taj Gibson contributed 15 points off the bench and Mike Dunleavy scored 11 for Chicago, which improved to 7-5 at home.
Andrew Bynum had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead the Cavaliers, who dropped to 2-12 on the road. Leading scorer Kyrie Irving was limited to 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting a night after pouring in 39 points in an overtime win over Milwaukee.
Bynum and Jarrett Jack sparked the Cavaliers in the third quarter as they trimmed a 17-point halftime deficit to seven, but Augustin answered with a 3-pointer and Snell knocked down a pair of 3s to help Chicago push the margin back to 16 entering the final stanza. Matthew Dellavedova's 3-pointer cut it back to 85-76 with 8:33 left, but Augustin and Snell again came back with 3s on consecutive trips and the lead never dipped into single digits again.
The Bulls shot 56.4 percent to Cleveland's 38.3 percent in the first half while building a 60-43 lead. Chicago led wire to wire and ended the half on a 14-2 run, holding the Cavaliers without a field goal for the final 5:05 of the second quarter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cleveland SG Dion Waiters (wrist) missed his second straight game. … Augustin's double-double is his first since April 10, 2012, for Charlotte - also against Cleveland. … The Bulls were 10-of-15 from 3-point range and shot 53.6 percent overall.
Cleveland | Chicago | |
Andrew Bynum 19 | Scoring | Carlos Boozer 19 |
Jarrett Jack 6 | Assists | D.J. Augustin 10 |
Andrew Bynum 7 | Rebounds | Joakim Noah 18 |
Kyrie Irving 3 | Free Throws Made | Taj Gibson 5 |
CJ Miles 2 | Steals | D.J. Augustin 2 |
Matthew Dellavedova 2 | Blocks | Taj Gibson 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Cleveland | 84 | 40.0 | 4-18 | 8-9 | 21 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
Chicago | 100 | 53.6 | 10-15 | 16-24 | 27 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 24 |