A rare triple-double was all well and good for Joakim Noah. More important for him was this: the Bulls got another big victory.Noah had 13 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double by a Bulls center in roughly 35 years, and the Bulls pounded the Milwaukee Bucks 110-91 on Wednesday night.Carlos Boozer scored 20 points to lead six Bulls players in double figures. Derrick Rose and Luol Deng each added 16, and the Bulls simply ran away with this one. The Central Division leaders built an 11-point halftime lead and broke it open in the third quarter, a nice send-off for the All-Star break. Ronnie Brewer scored 15 points as all five Bulls starters finished in double digits. Reserves Kyle Korver (11 points) and Taj Gibson (nine points, 10 rebounds) provided a spark as the Bulls handed Milwaukee its sixth loss in seven games.Brandon Jennings scored 20 to lead the Bucks, who never really had a chance in this one with the Bulls shooting 54.4 percent from the field and dominating on the glass with a 49-29 rebounding edge. This, however, was far from a winning effort for them.Boozer hit 9 of his 12 shots.Rose looked sharp again after saying the lower back pain that caused him to miss five recent games is gone. He followed up a 23-point effort against Atlanta on Monday with another strong showing. And then there was Noah.How good was he? Consider this: Not since Artis Gilmore had 35 points, 15 rebounds and 11 blocks against Atlanta on Dec. 20, 1977, had a Bulls center delivered a triple-double.With the Bucks trapping Rose, Noah has plenty of opportunities and posted a career high in assists. As he approached the triple-double in the third quarter, teammates kept reminding him. Noah fired up the crowd twice in the final minute of the third quarter.First, he dunked on Beno Udrih for a three-point play. Then, after two free throws by Jennings, he buried a corner jumper with about a second left to make it 93-75, sending a roar through the arena. He had only six rebounds without a point or assist in a loss to the Nets on Saturday. He played better against Atlanta, grabbing 16 rebounds, and trumped that with what probably was the best all-around performance of his career.

NOTES—The Bulls have won seven straight against Milwaukee….Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Richard Hamilton “is doing a lot more” and is “taking on contact now,” but his return date remains up in the air. Hamilton has been limited to 11 games this season because of thigh and groin problems….C.J. Watson missed his second successive game because of a mild concussion…..Milwaukee’s Stephen Jackson did not travel with the team because of a sore right hamstring, and Drew Gooden missed his fourth consecutive game because of a sprained right wrist.