CHICAGO – Ben Gordon scored 16 of his 22 points in the first quarter and rookie Tyrus Thomas tied a career high with 14 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 113-83 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.

Reserve Adrian Griffin added a season-high 17 points and rookie Thabo Sefolosha scored a career-high 19 points for the Bulls, who bounced back after dropping consecutive games.

Leading 62-58 at the half, the Bulls pushed the ball up the floor and opened the third quarter by outscoring the Warriors 20-6.

Thomas started the second half after coming off the bench to start the game.

He had a steal and then Gordon rewarded him on the other end with a behind-the-back pass that Thomas finished with a dunk.

Kirk Hinrich followed with a 3-pointer to put Chicago up 72-60.

Later, Gordon’s jumper gave Chicago a 82-64 lead with 5:55 left in the third quarter.

Gordon and Thomas also hooked up earlier in the game on spectacular alley oop dunk in the first quarter.

Chris Duhon’s 3 gave the Bulls a 95-69 lead at the end of the third quarter and Sefolosha finished a breakaway with a dunk to extend the lead to 103-71 with 8:54 left.

The Warriors have lost four straight and 12 of their last 14 on the road. They are also 1-15 in second games of back-to-backs.

Kelenna Azubuike led the Warriors with 23 points and Jason Richardson scored 17 points and had six rebounds.

The Warriors played without forwards Stephen Jackson and Josh Powell. Jackson was out with a fractured left big toe and Powell was held out for precautionary reasons after he was hurt when he dove for a loose ball late in the game against Milwaukee on Tuesday night. He slid head first into the scorer’s table with about a minute left in the game.

The Warriors, who were finishing off a stretch where they played four games in five nights, stayed with the Bulls in the first half.

They trailed 31-28 after one and were led by Richardson’s 15 points. Azubuike and Monta Ellis each added 12 points.

Gordon hit four 3s in the first quarter and scored 16 points. He finished the half with 18 and Sefolosha added 12 off the bench. Luol Deng finished with 13 points for Chicago.

Notes: Golden State lost its fifth consecutive road game. … The Warriors are 6-23 on the road this season. .