In a Smoothie King Center stocked with Chicago fans, the Lonzo Ball/DeMar DeRozan-less Bulls managed to fumble away stellar turns from Zach LaVine and Coby White as the Pelicans broke loose in the fourth quarter to win a largely defense-free affair tonight. The final margin: 126-109. The Pelicans were missing two stars themselves, in Brandon Ingram and of course the MIA Zion Williamson.
With Bulls All-Star DeMar DeRozan sidelined, head coach Billy Donovan started Alex Caruso at point guard, Ayo Dosunmu at shooting guard, Zach LaVine at center, Javonte Green at power forward, and Nikola Vucevic at center.