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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan each scored 23 points and the Chicago Bulls routed the injury-plagued Charlotte Hornets 121-91 on Friday night. Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls, who are now three games ahead of the Washington Wizards for the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference standings. James Bouknight had 22 points behind six 3-pointers to lead the Hornets. They had their three-game winning snapped and lost yet another key player to injury. Charlotte's P.J. Washington, who scored a career-high 43 points Tuesday night in a 137-134 win over Oklahoma Cityr, left in the second quarter with a sprained foot and did not return.
