Basketball: Nuggets tame Bulls for eighth straight win
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Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng (back), chases down a loose ball with Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets' 128-96 victory in an NBA basketball game in Denver on Thursday, Feb 7, 2013. Nuggets have rolled to their eighth successive win with a 128-96 demolition of the Chicago Bulls at home on Thursday. -- PHOTO: AP
DENVER (REUTERS) - The Denver Nuggets have rolled to their eighth successive win with a 128-96 demolition of the Chicago Bulls at home on Thursday.
Denver pushed to 32-18 on the National Basketball Association season with victory over the Bulls (29-20), who were blown away in a third quarter blitz.
Leading by just five at half-time, the home side posted 37 points in the third term while holding the Bulls to just 16, ending the game as a contest.
Wilson Chandler led the way from the bench for the Nuggets with 24 points while Kenneth Faried added 21 points and 12 rebounds.
