Zach LaVine had 28 points in 24 minutes with four of seven threes, Otto Porter Jr. added in 16 points, eight assists and seven rebounds
The Bulls outplayed the talented and young Pelicans until New Orleans stole the game late in a 41-18 fourth quarter among reserve players.
It was beginning to look like the morning of the Bulls new day Wednesday despite the 127-125 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans and rookie Zion Williamson's 29 points. The fog of defeat has hung over the Bulls for too long. But it seemed finally to be lifting in a spirited and skilled first three quarters during which the Bulls ran — and ran and passed and shot — up a 21-point lead.