Behind a huge third quarter and a balanced effort from the starting lineup, the Chicago Bulls blasted the Houston Rockets 111-87 on Thursday night.

Starting the half with an eight-point lead, the Bulls outscored the Rockets 35-16 in the third to put the game away.

Mike Dunleavy led the way for Chicago with 21 points and seven rebounds while Kirk Hinrich and Carlos Boozer chipped in with 19 and 18 points respectively.  Joakim Noah also played well and finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.

The Rockets were led by Jeremy Lin who finished with 21 points off the bench.  No other Houston player scored more than 12 points in the loss.

Even though the Bulls won by a huge margin Jimmer played just 3:31 and finished with three points on 1-of-2 shooting from behind the arc.

The Bulls are back on the floor on Saturday night as the Sacramento Kings come to town.