Bulls-Lakers Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Nov 18 2009 3:21PM

Kobe Bryant took it upon himself to help lift the Los Angeles Lakers out of their offensive funk in their latest game, scoring 40 for the 100th time in his storied career.

The return of Pau Gasol should make Los Angeles even more formidable.

Gasol is expected to make his season debut Thursday night as the Lakers continue their five-game homestand against the Chicago Bulls, who opened their lengthy circus road trip with an impressive win.

Los Angeles (8-3) hasn't been at full strength as it sets out to defend its NBA title, and at times it's been clear that the absence of Gasol - who averaged 18.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game last season - has made a difference.

The Lakers have been held to 83.3 points per game in their three losses and especially struggled in the second half of their recent two-game rut, averaging 30.0 points in the final 24 minutes.

Bryant made sure Los Angeles could cruise for the final 12 minutes Tuesday. He scored 35 of his 40 in the first three quarters to help the Lakers open a 25-point lead en route to a 106-93 win over Detroit.

Bryant's 100th 40-point game leaves him behind only Wilt Chamberlain (271) and Michael Jordan (173).

"It's a true honor," said Bryant, who's been held under 20 in four of his last six games against Chicago. "A lot of work went into it, and when I look back on that, I (can't believe) I had 100 of those games."

Bryant's 17-of-29 shooting performance helped Los Angeles avoid its first three-game slide since right before Gasol's arrival in February 2008.

"Some of that is just talent, and some of it is resiliency," coach Phil Jackson said of the Lakers' consistency. "They were embarrassed with the losses, and they want to feel good about themselves, so they worked hard to change that."

While all signs point to Gasol's season debut coming in this nationally televised contest against the Bulls (6-4), the big man hasn't been hurting for TV exposure. Gasol, out with a strained hamstring, appeared earlier this week in an episode of "CSI: Miami" that was filmed during the preseason.

Chicago is in Hollywood as part of an annual road trip prompted by the circus coming to the United Center, and historically those excursions have not gone well. The Bulls were 9-56 on the trip since Jordan's retirement heading into Tuesday's game against Sacramento, though they were 3-4 last season.

They got this trip off to a solid start against the Kings, who had won four straight. John Salmons had 23 points and Chicago's 14-point halftime lead held up in a 101-87 victory.

"We didn't shoot the ball nearly as well in the second half, but at least we had enough of a cushion to sustain that a little bit," coach Vinny Del Negro told the Bulls' official Web site. "It's a good start to a long trip."

Chicago topped 100 points for the first time, and Salmons' 23 were especially encouraging. The former King, who averaged 18.3 points on 47.3 percent shooting after being traded to the Bulls in February, was averaging 12.6 points on 31.7 percent shooting heading into Tuesday.

Perhaps a matchup with the Lakers will allow Salmons to sustain his production. He averaged 25.3 points on 56.1 shooting in three games against Los Angeles last season, scoring 30 in his lone appearance with the Bulls - a 117-109 home loss March 21.

Chicago began its circus trip last season with a 116-109 loss to the Lakers on Nov. 18 as Gasol scored 34.

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Gasol returns in grand fashion as Lakers pound Bulls

By Bryan Chu, for NBA.com
Posted Friday November 20, 2009 2:44AM

LOS ANGELES (NBA.com exclusive) -- It didn't take Pau Gasol very long to adjust to the speed of the game in his season debut Thursday.

He ran the floor smoothly, shaking off any questions of his lingering right hamstring injury. His jumpshot and left-handed hookshot were just as deft as last season. He even got knocked down to the floor twice, but bounced back up both times.

Good news for the Lakers the rest of the way as they went on to trounce the Bulls 108-93 behind Gasol's game-high 24 points and 13 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass.

"I couldn't be happier," Gasol said. "I wasn't really expecting to be as effective as I was tonight. I just played and had fun."

The Lakers (9-3) had a balanced attack with six players scoring in double figures.

Despite a poor 7-for-21 performance from the field, Kobe Bryant recorded a stacked line: 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Ron Artest also chipped in with 15 points and three steals.

Andrew Bynum finished with a season-low 11 points and said he tweeked his right ankle, but "hopefully things aren't too bad," he said.

With the loss, the Bulls (6-5) are off to a rough start with four games remaining on their five-game road trip.

About the only bright spots for Chicago was the early play of John Salmons, who scored all of his 18 points in the first half, Joakim Noah (12 points and 15 rebounds), and the late play of Derrick Rose.

Rose had his prints all over the second half, finding the open man and finally knocking down a few floaters and jump shots. But it wasn't enough. Rose finished with a team-high 20 points on 9-for-20 shooting and also had six assists.

Gasol's play in the opening minutes really set the tone for the game. In the first 6 1/2 minutes, Gasol scored 10 of the Lakers' first 13 points. He converted 4-for-5 from the field.

"He played great. It's good to have him back," Artest said. "He fit right in."

Trailing 53-42 at intermission, the Bulls couldn't keep up with the length of the Lakers, who opened up with a 10-2 run that pushed the game out of reach.

"Their length is definitely their biggest strength," Noah said. "To me, the most amazing thing about it is, you're out there, you're competing hard, and these guys are hardly breaking a sweat because they're so comfortable in running their offense."

The Bulls were punished inside and were outscored 60-40 in the paint. They were also outhustled 22-8 on second-chance points. The Lakers led by as many as 24 points.

Lakers guard Derek Fisher had a pair of 3s in the third quarter in what was his best game of the season, finishing with a season-high 12 points on 5-for-5 shooting.

After the game, Gasol, who saw 32 minutes of action, did mention he hasn't gotten his wind back yet.

"I was glad we had a national televised game because they're longer," he said. "After that I held up pretty well.

"[I feel] a little sore, the conditioning is not there yet."

Rose had a solid game against the Lakers after struggling for much of the season.

Eleven games into last season, the NBA's Rookie of the Year was averaging 19.4 points per game, shooting 48 percent. This season he is averaging 14 points per game on 43.9 percent form the field. He also had five 20-point games compared to two this season. The slow start is in part because of a strained tendon behind his right ankle. Against the Lakers, he had a few explosive drives to the basket, but just couldn't convert.

"He's frustrated because he's a competitive kid," Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro. "He's not physically 100 percent, not in the condition he was [last season] just because of the injury. You just have to take a step back, give him some time...I think he's improved in a few areas, especially defensively. It takes time. He'll get into and be productive."

NOTES: With his 21-point performance, Bryant passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for second place on the Lakers' all-time scoring list with 24,182 points. He trails only Jerry West (25,192).

• Bulls: James
• Lakers: Walton

• Bulls: Del Negro
• Lakers: --

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #23 Jason Phillips, #50 Olandis Poole
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:19

Chicago Bulls (14-19)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bynum vs Noah (Salmons gains possession)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	11:48
	11:47	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:37	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed
	11:36	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:36 [LAL 2-0]	Gasol Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	11:21
	11:20	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:13	Fisher Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	11:01
	11:00	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Deng Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:54
Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:41
	10:41 [LAL 3-0]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:41 [LAL 4-0]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Deng Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	10:27 [CHI 2-4]
	10:11	Bynum Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	10:10	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Noah Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:08
	10:08	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:08	Team Rebound
	10:08 [LAL 5-2]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Deng Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)	09:49
	09:43 [LAL 7-2]	Gasol Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	09:31 [CHI 5-7]
	09:11 [LAL 9-5]	Artest Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	09:02
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:01
Noah Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:01 [CHI 7-9]
	08:48	Bynum Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Noah (2 ST)
Salmons Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)	08:44 [CHI 9-9]
	08:27	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
	08:26	Artest Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	08:20	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	08:19	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:18	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
	08:17	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	08:17 [LAL 11-9]	Gasol Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:52	Gasol Hook Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:49
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	07:47
	07:46	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:38	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	07:27
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:25
Gibson Turnaround Bank shot: Missed	07:25
	07:20	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:10	Bynum Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Gibson Substitution replaced by Miller	07:10
Noah Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:58 [CHI 11-11]
	06:39	Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)
Noah Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)	06:34 [CHI 13-11]
	06:11 [LAL 13-13]	Gasol Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	05:54
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	05:53
Noah Tip Shot: Missed	05:53
	05:51	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:44	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:43
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	05:36
	05:35	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:29	Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom
	05:19	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:17
	05:04	Odom Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	04:59
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:58
Miller Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:58 [CHI 15-13]
	04:45 [LAL 15-15]	Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)
Deng Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Artest (2 ST)	04:23
	04:14	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	04:07
	04:06	Team Rebound
Rose Substitution replaced by Hinrich	04:06
	03:43 [LAL 17-15]	Bynum Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)
Salmons Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)	03:28 [CHI 17-17]
	03:16 [LAL 19-17]	Bynum Jump Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)	02:56 [CHI 19-19]
	02:39 [LAL 21-19]	Bryant Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	02:28	Bynum Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:28
	02:28	Bynum Substitution replaced by Brown
	02:28	Fisher Substitution replaced by Gasol
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	02:15
	02:14	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:55	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:54
Salmons Jump Bank Shot: Missed	01:48
	01:46	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:34	Odom Jump Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:33
Miller Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	01:13
Salmons Substitution replaced by Rose	01:13
	00:54.0 [LAL 23-19]	Odom Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	00:42.3	Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:42.3
Team Rebound	00:42.3
	00:42.3	Bryant Substitution replaced by Farmar
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:42.3
	00:42.3	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:28.2 [LAL 25-19]	Odom Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)
Noah Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (1 TO)	00:03.3
	00:00.6	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (14-19)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:51	Gasol Hook Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:48
Gibson Layup Shot: Missed	11:36
	11:35	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:25	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:24
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:18 [CHI 21-25]
	10:59	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:58
Miller Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)	10:40 [CHI 23-25]
	10:20 [LAL 27-23]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	10:08
Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:07
Gibson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)	10:06
	10:02 [LAL 29-23]	Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)
	09:52	Brown Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Deng Substitution replaced by Salmons	09:52
Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)	09:42 [CHI 25-29]
	09:26	Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:22
Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Farmar (1 ST)	09:04
	09:00	Farmar Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:00	Farmar Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Gibson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	08:49 [CHI 27-29]
	08:31	Gasol Layup Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:30
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:23	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Gibson Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	08:09
	08:09	Timeout : Official
	08:09 [LAL 30-27]	Bryant Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
	08:03 [LAL 32-27]	Bryant Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
	07:47	Bryant Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:36	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:30	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:28	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	07:25 [LAL 34-27]	Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Hinrich Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:25
	07:25	Gasol Substitution replaced by Bynum
Miller Substitution replaced by Noah	07:25
Gibson Substitution replaced by Deng	07:25
	07:25 [LAL 35-27]	Farmar Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Noah (3 AST)	07:06 [CHI 30-35]
	06:54	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	06:53	Team Rebound
	06:51	Farmar Substitution replaced by Artest
	06:51	Brown Substitution replaced by Fisher
	06:49	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	06:46	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Deng Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:43
	06:43 [LAL 36-30]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	06:43 [LAL 37-30]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	06:43
	06:42	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:34	Artest Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:32
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)	06:10 [CHI 32-37]
	06:10	Bynum Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	06:10 [CHI 33-37]
	05:53 [LAL 40-33]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
Rose Layup Shot: Missed	05:45
	05:43	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:42	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Noah (3 ST)
Salmons Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	05:30
Salmons Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:30
	05:30	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:21	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed
	05:20	Team Rebound
Noah Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:18
	05:05	Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:02
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Artest (3 ST)	04:53
	04:41	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:40
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	04:34
	04:33	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:10 [LAL 43-33]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)	03:56
	03:52 [LAL 45-33]	Fisher Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:46
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Miller	03:46
	03:46	Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol
	03:41	Fisher Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:41 [CHI 34-45]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:41 [CHI 35-45]
	03:25	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:24
Rose Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)	03:11 [CHI 37-45]
	02:47 [LAL 47-37]	Bynum Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)	02:31
	02:29	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:13 [LAL 49-37]	Gasol Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	01:55 [CHI 40-49]
	01:33	Artest Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)
Noah Turnover : 3 Second Violation (3 TO)	01:17
	01:06	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:04
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	00:48.9 [CHI 42-49]
	00:39.7 [LAL 51-42]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:30.6
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	00:29.2
Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)	00:29.2
	00:27.4	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Salmons Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:09.7
	00:09.7 [LAL 52-42]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:09.7	Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom
Noah Substitution replaced by Pargo	00:09.7
	00:09.7 [LAL 53-42]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Rose Layup Shot: Missed	00:02.5
	00:01.3	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (14-19)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
	11:41	Artest Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	11:41	Artest Layup Shot: Missed
	11:39	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	11:39 [LAL 55-42]	Bynum Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	11:23
	11:22	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	11:16	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:15
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:04	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:55	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:54
	10:37	Bryant Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:26	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Salmons Foul : Personal (3 PF)	10:19
	10:12 [LAL 57-42]	Bynum Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)
	09:52	Bryant Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	09:37
	09:14	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:13	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	09:12 [LAL 59-42]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:12
Gibson Substitution replaced by Miller	09:12
Deng Hook Shot: Missed	08:55
	08:53	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	08:49 [LAL 61-42]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bryant (5 AST)
Deng Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Noah (4 AST)	08:38 [CHI 44-61]
	08:20 [LAL 63-44]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	07:59
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	07:58
Noah Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:53 [CHI 46-63]
	07:53	Bynum Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	07:53
	07:53	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	07:32	Bynum Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:31
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)	07:26 [CHI 48-63]
	07:08	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	07:07
Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:01 [CHI 50-63]
	06:40	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:39
Deng Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)	06:35 [CHI 52-63]
Salmons Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	06:07
	06:07 [LAL 64-52]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	06:07	Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom
Salmons Substitution replaced by Hinrich	06:07
	06:07	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	06:07
Rose Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	05:43
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	05:42
Noah Tip Shot: Missed	05:42
	05:41	Artest Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
Hinrich Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:34
Del Negro Technical	05:34
	05:34 [LAL 65-52]	Bryant Free Throw Technical (17 PTS)
	05:24 [LAL 68-52]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	05:08 [CHI 54-68]
	04:51 [LAL 71-54]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	04:31	Bynum Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:31 [CHI 55-71]
	04:31	Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:31 [CHI 56-71]
	04:17 [LAL 73-56]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Bryant (6 AST)
Hinrich Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bryant (1 BLK)	03:59
Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:58
Miller Layup Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:54	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	03:41 [LAL 76-56]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bryant (7 AST)
	03:37	Fisher Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Noah Substitution replaced by Johnson	03:37
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:37 [CHI 57-76]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:37 [CHI 58-76]
	03:24 [LAL 78-58]	Artest Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	03:06 [CHI 60-78]
	03:06	Fisher Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:06
	03:06	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	03:02	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:01
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	02:51
Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:50
Miller Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	02:50 [CHI 62-78]
Hinrich Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:24
	02:24	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:24	Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling
	02:24	Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:24	Team Rebound
	02:24 [LAL 79-62]	Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	02:12
	02:11	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	02:05	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Miller (2 ST)
Rose Substitution replaced by Pargo	02:00
	02:00	Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar
	01:47	Gasol Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:47 [CHI 63-79]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	01:47 [CHI 64-79]
	01:34	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	01:33	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
Pargo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:31
	01:31 [LAL 80-64]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	01:31	Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown
	01:31 [LAL 81-64]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:11	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	00:54.0 [LAL 84-64]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:44.6 [CHI 67-84]
	00:31.7	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:30.5
Hinrich Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:02.5
	00:00.5	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (14-19)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Pargo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Farmar (2 ST)	11:43
Miller Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	11:38
	11:29 [LAL 86-67]	Artest Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Salmons Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	11:29
Pargo Substitution replaced by Rose	11:29
Johnson Substitution replaced by Noah	11:29
	11:29 [LAL 87-67]	Artest Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Noah Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	11:17
Noah Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	11:17
	11:00	Artest Layup Shot: Missed
	10:59	Artest Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	10:58 [LAL 89-67]	Artest Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	10:39
	10:38	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	10:26 [LAL 91-67]	Farmar Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)	10:12 [CHI 69-91]
	09:48	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	09:46
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)	09:40 [CHI 72-91]
	09:18	Farmar Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	09:17
	09:09	Gasol Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Salmons Substitution replaced by Deng	09:09
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:09
Team Rebound	09:09
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	09:09 [CHI 73-91]
	08:48	Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	08:36
	08:34	Team Rebound
	08:34	Timeout : Official
	08:34	Artest Substitution replaced by Bryant
	08:22	Farmar Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	08:21
Noah Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)	08:07 [CHI 75-91]
	07:48	Farmar Layup Shot: Missed
	07:46	Gasol Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)
Miller Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:46
	07:46 [LAL 92-75]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	07:46 [LAL 93-75]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	07:38 [CHI 77-93]
	07:21 [LAL 95-77]	Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (19 PTS)
Noah Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)	07:09 [CHI 79-95]
	06:51 [LAL 97-79]	Brown Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Farmar (3 ST)	06:34
	06:31 [LAL 99-79]	Farmar Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (8 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	06:12
	06:11	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
Noah Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:09
Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson	06:09
Deng Substitution replaced by Johnson	06:09
	06:09	Odom Substitution replaced by Powell
	05:57 [LAL 101-79]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Powell (1 BLK)	05:32
	05:31	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	05:24	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:22	Gasol Rebound (Off:7 Def:6)
	05:22 [LAL 103-79]	Gasol Tip Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)	05:07 [CHI 81-103]
	04:49	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)	04:47
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (4 AST)	04:36 [CHI 83-103]
	04:34	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:34	Gasol Substitution replaced by Morrison
Rose Substitution replaced by Hunter	04:34
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Pargo	04:34
	04:34	Bryant Substitution replaced by Vujacic
	04:34	Brown Substitution replaced by Mbenga
	04:16 [LAL 105-83]	Morrison Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)
Pargo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hunter (1 AST)	04:03 [CHI 85-105]
	03:41	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:40
Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed	03:33
	03:32	Morrison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:21	Morrison Jump Shot: Missed
Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:20
Johnson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pargo (1 AST)	03:16 [CHI 87-105]
	02:53	Powell Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)	02:52
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:41 [CHI 89-105]
	02:20	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
Hunter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:19
Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed	02:11
	02:10	Morrison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:57
Team Timeout : Regular	01:57
	01:57 [LAL 106-89]	Farmar Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	01:57	Farmar Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hunter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:57
Hunter 3pt Shot: Missed	01:44
	01:43	Morrison Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:31	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:30
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:24 [CHI 91-106]
	01:03	Farmar Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO) Steal:Noah (4 ST)
Pargo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	00:57.8
	00:46.6	Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed
Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:45.9
	00:38.5	Mbenga Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:38.5 [CHI 92-106]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:38.5 [CHI 93-106]
	00:13.9 [LAL 108-93]	Mbenga Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Farmar (2 AST)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.2
	00:01.1	Mbenga Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 4th Quarter

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