m out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. Derbyshire 248 (Hosein 108, Leach 5-60) and

LOS ANGELES -- Jimmy Butler called his shot before Sundays 118-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Chicago Bulls All-Star swingman knew he would have to score more on Sunday with the Bulls playing without Dwyane Wade, who was sitting out the game to rest on the second night of a back-to-back.So Butler, who is averaging 24.0 points per game this season, told his head coach, Fred Hoiberg, that he would take matters into his own hands as the Bulls tried to bounce back from a tough loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.He told me before the game, Coach, Im going for 40 tonight, Hoiberg said. And he did it.Butler finished the game with a season-high 40 points, going 14-for-23 from the field and 12-for-14 from the foul line. He also added seven rebounds and six assists in 40 minutes. In a month full of dominating performances, Butler saved his best game of the short season when his team needed it most.He is playing with a tremendous amount of confidence, and thats where it starts, Hoiberg said. If you believe you can do it, thats a pretty good place to start. Jimmy thinks every time he steps on the floor hes the best player out there, and more often than not hes right. Thats a big thing is the confidence and the belief in yourself, and he definitely has that.Butler doesnt want to acknowledge publicly that he feels he is the leagues best player, but that is the mindset he has taken with him on the floor over the past few weeks. He has scored at least 20 points in eight straight games.I think thats the way I have to think, Butler said. If I dont, then I look at it as being just another player thats out there. My teammates tell me to play like that, to think like that, but at the same time even though D-Wades out, hes still helping me through this process and letting me know what I should be doing. Late in the game, early in the game, its great to have him in my corner.As for his prediction before the game, Butler playfully smiled after being told of Hoibergs words.Butlers performance without Wade is even more impressive when compared to LeBron James numbers while playing without the future Hall of Famer. As ESPN Stats & Information points out: In 55 games LeBron played without Wade, he scored 40 three times. James didnt do it until his 14th game without Wade. Butler did it his first time out.I just felt like thats what my team was going to need from me to tell you the truth, Butler said. For me to be aggressive, to put the ball in the basket, with our second-leading scorer out, I knew I had to pick up the pace a little bit. So that was my mindset. Play defense as well but go out and put the ball in the hole.Butlers teammates figured that the 27-year-old was ready to have a big game.Before the game, before the ball jumped up, he came to me [and] just said, Come on, lets get it done, Bulls forward Taj Gibson said. I saw it in his eyes, the desperation and understanding that we got to win this game. This is a big game for us, especially on a back-to-back after losing a tough one which we thought we should have won [Saturday] night, so I saw it in his eyes. He was intense, [Rajon] Rondo was intense, but hes just showing more leadership day by day.The Bulls are now 3-1 on their annual Circus Trip and play the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. Nike Air Force Ones Sale . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. Nike Air Force 1 Clearance . 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Derbyshire 248 (Hosein 108, Leach 5-60) and 15 for 1 trail Worcestershire 475 for 7 dec by 212 runsScorecard Harvey Hosein scored his maiden County Championship century but Derbyshire were forced to follow on after another impressive performance with the ball by Worcestershire paceman Joe Leach at New Road.Wicket-keeper Hosein registered his fourth successive fifty plus score and reached three figures off 240 balls with his 11th boundary - through midwicket off Ed Barnard.It was a perfect reminder of his potential in the week that Derbyshire signed another potential wicketkeeper, Gary Wilson, from Surrey on a three year contract.But Leach followed up yesterdays century with his fifth five wicket haul of the campaign as Derbyshire were bowled out for 248.Only Hosein and Championship debutant Greg Cork (49) provided prolonged resistance as the Peakites followed on 227 in arrears.Then Leach struck an early blow in Derbyshires second innings to remove Ben Slater as the visitors closed on 15 for 1.The 25-year-old all-rounder is having a season to remember and he has now taken 64 Championship wickets to surpass last years previous best tally of 59 in addition to scoring more than 600 runs in the competition.Derbyshire resumed on 15 for 0 and were immediately on the back foot after Leach removed Billy Godleman and Tom Wood in the space of five balls.He had Godleman caught behind - an excellent take by Ben Cox diving away to his left - and trapped Wood lbw in the same over.Miguel Cummins worked up a ggood head of pace and had Wayne Madsen lbw before Charlie Morris made a double breakthrough.ddddddddddddSlater edged through to Tom Kohler-Cadmore at first slip and the same combination accounted for Alex Hughes and it became 103 for 6 shortly after lunch when Tom Milnes was caught behind.But Cork, son of former England all-rounder Dominic Cork, joined Hosein to frustrate the Worcestershire attack for 33 overs during a seventh wicket stand of 96.Hosein came to immediate prominence when he made his first-class debut against Surrey at The Oval in 2014.He claimed 11 catches to break the Derbyshire record for the most dismissals in a match by a wicketkeeper. It also equalled the world record for dismissals by a wicketkeeper on debutBut here the 20-year-old showed more of his potential with the bat after scores of 52 not out against Gloucestershire and 83 not out and 58 versus Leicestershire in his previous three knocks.Cork was denied his maiden 50 when he pulled Leach into the hands of Joe Clarke in front of square.Hoseins march towards three figures was threatened when Ed Barnard trapped Tony Palladino lbw and bowled Will Davis with successive deliveries.He then survived a run out scare on 97 before going to his hundred and reached 108 before Leach claimed his fifth wicket.Slater departed for the second time in the day when he clipped Leach to Tom Fell at midwicket. ' ' '