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Cavaliers Vs. Bulls Final Score: Cleveland Loses By 39 To Derrick Rose-less Chicago

Yes, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Chicago Bulls by 39 points on Friday night, 114-75, and no, Derrick Rose did not play. You could take out any one quarter for the Bulls and the remaining three quarters would still beat the Cavaliers' four-quarter total.

Looking to get back to .500, the Cavs probably thought they might have a chance with the league's reigning MVP sitting the game out with a toe injury, but they never had a shot after Chicago jumped out to a 6-0 lead and ultimately outscored Cleveland 34-26 in the first. The Bulls coasted from there.

Chicago shot well above 50-percent for the entirety of the game and 55-percent overall, led by Luol Deng's 21 points on 8-for-13 shooting. The Bulls starters were a combined 31-for-53 shooting and had 38 of the team's 54 rebounds.

Anderson Varejao was the leading scorer for the Cavs with 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting. Kyrie Irving had 13 points at the half, but did not score a single point in the final two quarters.

The Cavs will attempt to end their brief two game slump Saturday night in Atlanta against the Hawks.

If you're looking for more information on these two teams, visit Fear the Sword and Blog a Bull. You can also check out SB Nation's NBA hub at SBNation.com/NBA.

Photographs by spatulated, Triple Tri, and chrischappelear used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.