People are supposed to talk about you, have opinions about you,” LaVine said. “If you're not at that level, they wouldn't talk about you at all.’’

Zach LaVine scored 33 points and Nikola Vucevic added 23 points with 13 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls extended their home winning streak to four games with a 138-105 victory Friday over the Washington Wizards.

Zach LaVine scored 33 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 138-105 on Friday night. Nikola Vučević had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Coby White and Jalen Smith each scored 15 points for the Bulls.

Amid his organization’s rather rudderless season and as he sits on the trade market with little movement surrounding his name lately, Bulls star guard Zach LaVine is playing some of the best basketball of his NBA career.

Donovan wasn’t crying. He certainly could have been after the Bulls sad effort — trailing by double digits the last three quarters and by as much as 34 points — in a 129-113 loss.

Bulls Top Performers Zach LaVine – 33 points, 5 rebounds, 3 3PM 5th straight game with 30+ points Nikola Vučević – 23 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists Wizards Top Performers Jordan Poole – 22 points, 6 3PM Jared Butler – 18 points,