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NBA: Chicago 132, Sacramento 92

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Published: March. 21, 2011 at 11:19 PM

CHICAGO, March 21 (UPI) -- Derrick Rose and Kyle Korver each scored 18 points Monday and the Chicago Bulls reached 50 wins with a 132-92 rout of Sacramento.

Luol Deng added 17 points and Carlos Boozer returned from a five-game absence to score 16 for the Bulls, who reached the 50-victory plateau for the first time since their final NBA Championship season of 1997-98.

Chicago shot a sizzling 61.3 percent from the floor, draining 12 three-pointers and scoring 35 points off 22 Sacramento turnovers to keep pace with Boston atop the Eastern Conference at 50-19.

Marcus Thornton led the Kings with 25 points.

Topics: Carlos Boozer, Kyle Korver, Luol Deng
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