Lawson scores 27, helps Nuggets beat Bulls 108-91

Chicago Bulls' C.J. Watson, front, drives past Denver Nuggets' Al Harrington during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Chicago on Monday, March 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)

By Rick Gano

AP Sports Writer / March 26, 2012

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CHICAGO—Ty Lawson tied a season high with 27 points, Arron Afflalo added 22 and the Denver Nuggets shot 50 percent Monday night to beat the Chicago Bulls 108-91.

Denver, playing its third game in four nights as part of a seven-game road swing, got its first win three games into the trip. Al Harrington added 17 points and Andre Miller chipped in with 12 points and 10 assists for the Nuggets, who are scrapping for a playoff spot in the West.

C.J. Watson scored 17 points and John Lucas III, Carlos Boozer and Kyle Korver added 14 points each for the Bulls. Chicago star Derrick Rose sat out his seventh straight game with a groin injury and the Bulls seemed to be out of sync most of the night, especially on defense.