G Jimmy Butler scored 28 points to lead the Bulls to a 128-100 rout of the Thunder on Wednesday. Butler shot 11 of 17 from the field and added five assists and four rebounds.

G Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 28 points and added eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals as the Bulls beat the 76ers on Sunday.Butler and G Dwyane Wade were benched by coach Fred Hoiberg for the start of Chicago's home loss Friday against the Heat due to earlier criticism of teammates, but both started against the Sixers.

F Jimmy Butler and G Dwyane Wade each came off the bench Friday as discipline for criticizing teammates two nights earlier. Their remarks prompted G Rajon Rondo to fire back on social media with comments that indirectly called out Wade and Butler.Butler checked in 5:07 into the first quarter and finished the game with three points on 1-for-13 shooting. Wade entered 28 seconds later and went on to notch 15 points on 6-for-17 shooting.

G Jimmy Butler scored 40 points Wednesday.

G Jimmy Butler had 20 points and eight rebounds Tuesday in the Bulls' win at Orlando.

G Jimmy Butler had 17 of his 19 points in the first half for the Bulls, but the other starters struggled.Butler was voted an Eastern Conference starter and will make his third straight All-Star Game appearance on Feb. 19 at New Orleans.

G Jimmy Butler scored 16 points, including back-to-back jumpers in the final minutes.

G Jimmy Butler finished with 28 points after missing two games with the flu as the Chicago Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak with a 107-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

G Jimmy Butler and F Nikola Mirotic were sidelined Tuesday due to illness.

F Jimmy Butler, who was named the NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week earlier Monday, played just 28:48 and finished with one point. He went 0 of 6 from the field, 0 of 2 from 3-point range and was removed in the second half because of an illness.

F Jimmy Butler's Chicago Bulls teammates know what to expect when a game is hanging in the balance. Butler scored 42 points, the last of which came on a step-back, turnaround 3-point field goal with 17.3 seconds left in overtime, as the Bulls rallied for a 123-118 victory over the Raptors on Saturday night. The offensive output was Butler's second 40-plus point effort this week after he scorched the Charlotte Hornets for 52 points in a victory. "It's just basketball," Butler said. "When (coach) Fred Hoiberg says, 'Hey, get the ball to Jimmy, you better do something with it."

G Jimmy Butler scored 20 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and drew a key charge on LeBron James in the Chicago Bulls' 106-94 win over the injury-depleted Cleveland Cavaliers.Butler started slowly two nights after scoring 52 points against the Charlotte Hornets, but he scored 10 straight for the Bulls during one stretch of the fourth quarter when the Cavs were rallying and finished with 20.

G Jimmy Butler took charge late and finished with 52 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as the Bulls defeated the Charlotte Hornets 118-111 at the United Center."I think it's an understatement to say Jimmy was phenomenal tonight," Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said. "He did it every which way."Butler, who was 15 of 24 from the field and 21 of 22 from the free-throw line, took over in the final minutes when the Bulls created some distance from the Hornets. Butler scored eight straight points and split two free throws with 23 seconds remaining to give Chicago a 112-106 lead.Butler then capped the scoring with two free throws with 7.1 seconds remaining for the Bulls, who outscored the Hornets 36-26 in the final 12 minutes."I was just playing basketball," Butler said. "I just had a groove."

G Jimmy Butler led the Bulls (16-17) with 25 points Friday.

G Jimmy Butler hit a 20-foot jump shot for his first career buzzer-beater, lifting the Bulls to a 101-99 win over the Nets on Wednesday.Butler finished with a season-high-tying 40 points on 14 of 29 shooting. He also grabbed 11 rebounds to post his fourth double-double of the season.

G Jimmy Butler hit for 19 points and the Bulls have lost six of their eight outings since beating San Antonio 95-91 at home on Dec. 8.Butler scored 26 points on Friday at Charlotte, his 12th straight road performance with 20-plus points. The 12-game streak was tied with Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook for second most behind only Boston's Isaiah Thomas (15). That streak ended Sunday.

G Jimmy Butler led the Bulls with 26 points.

G Jimmy Butler scored a team-high 20 points Wednesday in the Bulls' loss to the Wizards.

G Jimmy Butler had 19 points on a night when the Bulls shot 59.8 percent from the field, 50 percent from 3-point range and 100 percent from the free-throw line as they rolled to a 113-82 win over the Detroit Pistons.

G Jimmy Butler led all scorers with 27 points in the Bulls' loss to the Wolves on Tuesday. He added nine rebounds and six assists.