Sat, 03/14 Bulls vs Hornets

A big, easy victory for Bulls

Here are some ideas for ending the Bulls' seven-game road losing streak:

• Mandatory pregame meal of hot dogs and deep dish pizza.

• Replace all music in their MP3 players with The Blues Brothers.

• Show the Dunkin' Donuts race inside the locker room at halftime.

They might stink on the road, but at the United Center things couldn't be better. The Bulls won their sixth straight home game on Saturday, and for the third time during the streak they blasted one of the league's best teams. They led by as many as 32 points during a big, easy 97-79 victory over the New Orleans Hornets, who were 9-1 in their previous 10 games.

"They played like the game meant something to them and we didn't," New Orleans coach Byron Scott said. "That's the bottom line."

While moving back into sole possession of eighth place in the East, the Bulls (30-37) knocked down 10 of 25 shots from 3-point range and had an impressive assist-to-turnover ratio of 25-7. Ben Gordon ended a brief shooting slump by hitting 11 of 17 shots for 27 points, while forward John Salmons knocked down 9 of 15 for 24 points.