Zach LaVine scored a game-high 32 points Monday night to lead five players in double figures as the shorthanded Chicago Bulls made it five wins in their last six games, stopping the visiting Denver Nuggets (-4) 109–97. LaVine canned 13 of 23 field goal attempts and dished out eight assists as the Bulls made up for the absence of Demar DeRozan, who before the game was placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols. DeRozan is fourth in the league in scoring at 26.4 points per game. But Chicago didn’t need him on this night as it got others to pick up the slack. Nikola Vucevic and Lonzo Ball each added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Derrick Jones tallied 12 points and rookie Ayo Dosunmu hit for 11 in his first NBA start. Nikola Jokic supplied a triple-double of 17 points, 15 assists, and 12 rebounds for Denver, although he …