National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chicago 100, Cleveland 84
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 21, 2013
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #46 Ben Taylor, #28 Zach Zarba, #18 Matt Boland
Attendance: 21658

Bulls 100, Cavaliers 84:
Carlos Boozer collected 19 points and nine rebounds and D.J. Augustin tallied 18 points and 10 assists as short-handed Chicago easily handled visiting Cleveland to snap a four-game losing streak.

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.

Top Game Performances
 
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 Stats Summary
 
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
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.