Patrick Beverley receives the ball to get things going during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Chicago. Beverley signed with the Bulls on Tuesday and made his team debut. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 32 points on 12 of 17 shooting as the Chicago Bulls routed the Brooklyn Nets 131-87 on Friday to end a six-game skid.

Chicago held Brooklyn to its fewest points of the season; his previous worst was 92 in a loss to Boston in December. The Nets lost by the biggest margin of the season, one point less than the loss to the Celtics on Feb. 1.

Nikola Vucevic and Andre Drummond each had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls. All-Star DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Williams added 17 points each.

Cam Thomas came off the bench to lead the Nets with 22 points. Seth Curry had 19 and Mikal Bridges finished with 13.

Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith are trying to fit in as starters for the Nets, who acquired them earlier this month in trades for stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

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