The Chicago Bulls defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 104-88, at Quicken Loans Arena on Monday afternoon.

The Bulls (11-36) and the Cavaliers (9-39) have been two of the worst teams in the entire Association this season and in this battle of struggling teams, the one with the better record - by a slim margin - came out on top with little to no problems. Chicago quickly jumped to a decent lead following the first quarter since they were up 31-18 following the first 12 minutes of action, and they would never let that lead slip away. Cleveland showed some signs of life when they won the second quarter by a seven-point differential (24-17), but Chicago would close the door on a potential comeback when they won the remaining two quarters by 28-25 and 28-21, respectively.

Zach LaVine was the top scorer for the Bulls since he finished with 25 points while shooting 9-16 from the field. Lauri Markkanen chipped in with 13 points while adding eight rebounds, and Kris Dunn filled the stat sheet admirably since he finished with 13 points, nine assists, four rebounds and two steals. Bobby Portis (15 points) and Jabari Parker (10 points) also reached double-digit scoring while coming off the bench.

Rookie point guard Collin Sexton led the way for the Cavaliers since he finished with 18 points and three rebounds, but didn't deliver a single assist during the entire contest. Ante Zizic looked productive, as the big man chipped in with 13 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes. Jordan Clarkson had 12 points, five rebounds and four assists off the bench. Cameron Payne had 11 points as well.