CHICAGO — Luka Doncic was in the zone – again.

Doncic had 46 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, and the Lakers cooled off the Chicago Bulls with a 129-118 victory on Monday night.

LeBron James scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half as the Lakers improved to 3-1 on their eight-game Grammy trip. Rui Hachimura added 23 points on 9-for-11 shooting (4 for 5 from 3-point range).

The Lakers were swept by Chicago in their two-game series last season, including a wild 119-117 loss at the United Center on Josh Giddey’s half-court shot at the buzzer.

Coby White scored 23 points for Chicago on Monday night, and Ayo Dosunmu had 20. The Bulls had won four in a row and five of six overall.

The Lakers led by as many as 20 points, but Chicago closed to 81-80 on Nikola Vucevic’s two foul shots with 6:42 left in the third quarter.

But Marcus Smart responded with a three-point play for the Lakers. Doncic then made two free throws and Hachimura connected from deep to make it 89-80 with 4:38 left.

Doncic made a 3-pointer and another foul shot to propel the Lakers to a 104-89 lead going into the fourth. Doncic scored 20 points in the third on 6-for-9 shooting.

The Lakers shot 56% (46 for 82) from the field, including a 16-for-33 performance from 3-point range.

Doncic, the NBA’s leading scorer at 33.8 points per game, shot 15 for 25 overall and 8 for 14 from behind the arc.

Chicago shot 18 for 49 from 3-point range and has made at least 17 3s in its last five games.

The Bulls had six players score in double figures. Vucevic had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Giddey finished with 19 points.

The Lakers moved in front with a 25-6 run that started late in the first quarter and carried over to the second. James’ fast-break dunk made it 51-37 with 7:19 left.

The Bulls closed the first half with a 7-0 spurt, trimming the Lakers’ lead to 69-56. Doncic had 17 points and eight assists in the first half.

Doncic was named the Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday for games played from Monday, Jan. 19 through Sunday. The honor marks his second as a Laker and the 16th weekly award of his career.

Doncic delivered three 30-point performances, including one triple-double and two double-doubles, during the three-game stretch. The 26-year-old Slovenian star averaged 34.3 points on 49.2% shooting from the field, 10.7 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 2.0 steals in 38 minutes per game.

Doncic opened the week last Tuesday with a 38-point, 13-rebound, 10-assist triple-double to go with two steals in 36 minutes in a 115-107 road win against the Denver Nuggets. It was the 52nd 30-point triple-double of his career and his fourth this season, making him just the third player in Lakers history to achieve at least four in a single campaign, joining LeBron James and Magic Johnson.

In a road loss to the Clippers last Thursday in Inglewood, Doncic had 32 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and three steals. He closed the week with a 33-point, 11-assist double-double to go with eight rebounds in a 116-110 victory over the Mavericks on Saturday night in Dallas.

The Lakers play at Cleveland on Wednesday at 4 p.m. PT.