La Lakers (9-9) at Chicago (9-8) 8:30 pm EST
CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Lakers bring their season
long three-game winning streak to the "Windy City" as they visit
the Chicago Bulls on Friday.
All-Star Kobe Bryant scored a season-low 11 points for the
Lakers but had nine assists in just 26 minutes in Wednesday's
102-91 victory at Toronto. Los Angeles received a season-best
44 points from its reserves and collected 28 assists, also a
season high.
Forward Lamar Odom has flashed his all-around game of late,
averaging 16.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.6 assists during their
winning streak.
Since Lakers coach Phil Jackson changed the starting lineup at
Milwaukee, inserting Sasha Vujacic in the backcourt and sliding
Bryant to small forward, they are 2-0 and scoring 106.5 points
per game.
Luol Deng collected 22 points and 10 rebounds and Jannero Pargo
added a season-high 23 points for the Bulls in Wednesday's
102-93 victory at Orlando. Chicago, which had five players
score in double figures, won despite being outscored in the
paint, 40-22.
The Bulls have had seven different players lead them in scoring
this season, with Deng having done so a team-high six times.
Chicago, which has won three of the last four meetings with the
Lakers here, posted a 96-93 triumph in Los Angeles on November
20 despite Bryant's season-high 43 points.
The last time Chicago swept their season series was the 2001-02
campaign.





