LOS ANGELES _ No Dwyane Wade, no problem.
Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 40 points, Isaiah Canaan added a season-high 17 off the bench and Nikola Mirotic and Robin Lopez added double-doubles as the Bulls improved to 3-1 on their circus trip with a 118-110 victory over the Lakers on Sunday night at Staples Center.
Butler shot 14-for-23 from the field and 12-for-14 from the line in a dominant performance that included seven rebounds and six assists.
Mirotic's 15 rebounds marked a career-high.
As for Wade, he and coach Fred Hoiberg have said consistently their communication regarding Wade's usage has been strong.
On Sunday, that conversation led to the Bulls resting Wade in the second of back-to-back games at Staples Center. Wade logged a season-high 35 minutes, 48 seconds in Saturday's loss to the Clippers, scoring 28 points including five 3-pointers.
The Bulls also were without Doug McDermott, Michael Carter-Williams and Paul Zipser on Sunday. Rajon Rondo landed in the starting lineup after being listed as questionable with his sore left ankle. Rondo played Saturday after missing the prevoius two games with the injury. He had TK assists against the Lakers.
