The Lakers' slump extends against the Bulls; Davis gets ejected

DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 38 points and Zach LaVine had added 26 in the Chicago Bulls' 121-103 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on NBA Monday night.

Lonzo Ball had a season-high 27 points, eight assists and seven rebounds against his former team as the promising Bulls rolled to their fourth win in five games, following up their win over the Clippers on Sunday night by sweeping back-to-back games at Staples Center.

Chicago also snapped an eight-game skid against the Lakers dating to November 2016.

DeRozan and LaVine combined for 39 points in the first half at Staples Center, hitting seven 3-pointers in a dynamic two-man display.

He kept it up after halftime, following up his 35-point effort against the Clippers with another dominant night on his hometown floor.

DeRozan was close to the Lakers

DeRozan and the Lakers flirted with each other in free agency during the summer, but the Lakers eventually went with Russell Westbrook over DeRozan, his fellow Los Angeles-area native.

Anthony Davis had 20 points and six rebounds before getting ejected by referee Scott Wall with 2:20 left in the third quarter.

The Lakers already were well on their way to their fourth loss in the last seven games without LeBron James, who is out with an abdominal strain.

Talen Horton-Tucker scored a career-high 28 points against his hometown team and Westbrook got 19 of his 25 in the first half for the Lakers, who wrapped up a five-game, eight-day homestand with three narrow wins and two embarrassing defeats.

Three days after Minnesota routed the Lakers with a dominant third quarter, Chicago went ahead by 25 in the third while scoring 37 points.

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