Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Chicago Bulls, 126-111, at United Center on Thursday.

The Clippers (41-23) secured a comfortable victory against the Bulls (32-34) despite playing on the road. Los Angeles raced to a 37-26 lead in the first quarter and never looked back, establishing a double-digit advantage they’d never relinquish. The Bulls seemed to have enough to fight back, as the second and third quarters ended 27-27 and 28-27, respectively. However, the Clippers’ win was never in doubt. Los Angeles closed things out with a 34-31 score in the final 12 minutes of action when the game was already decided from a scoreline perspective. With the win, the Clippers moved to a 19-13 record away from home. Meanwhile, the Bulls fell to 16-16 at home.

Paul George led the way for the Clippers with 28 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Kawhi Leonard recorded 27 points, five rebounds and three assists. Bones Hyland posted 17 points and 11 assists while starting over James Harden, who missed the game with a shoulder injury. Terance Mann had 12 points, and Norman Powell added 18 points coming off the bench.

DeMar DeRozan had 21 points, five rebounds and four assists to lead the Bulls. Nikola Vucevic ended with 19 points, six rebounds and five assists. Alex Caruso finished with 17 points, six assists, three rebounds and three steals. Torrey Craig had 12 points and six rebounds. Andre Drummond came off the bench to deliver 15 points and seven rebounds across 16 minutes.