Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan was magnanimous in victory after his side inflicted a 144-115 rout upon a Dallas Mavericks team missing star man Luka Doncic.

The hosts ran rampant across a record-breaking first half, posting their highest points haul in franchise history with 82 at United Center.

DeMar DeRozan led the individual efforts with a 28-point haul, but it was a concentrated team performance as the Bulls backed up their prior win over the Washington Wizards.

The Mavericks were stung without Doncic, who was ruled out ahead of the match with a quad strain, and Donovan acknowledged his side's opponents had enjoyed less-than-ideal preparations for their matchup.

"Clearly, they had a tough game against Milwaukee and then a tough turnaround, and [with] some integral players out," he stated.

"But for us, I thought we generated good shots, found the open man, spaced the floor well. I think there's always things you can take from these games."

In addition to Doncic, the Mavericks were missing Maxi Kleber and Josh Green, with the pair also ruled out following Friday's one-point loss to the Bucks.

Meanwhile, the Bulls produced impressive displays across the board, with DeRozan one of seven players to post double-figure hauls.

"We scored 144 points, and it was spread around," Donovan added. "Zach [LaVine] and DeMar are unselfish players, and it gets other guys involved.

"It's not that we've got to lead the league in three-point shots, [it is] just that there are opportunities for us to take more threes that are good shots. I thought we did a good job taking the ones we should take tonight."