GAME THREAD: NBA: LA LAKERS (14-9) at CHICAGO (8-13)

Re: NBA: LA LAKERS (14-9) at CHICAGO (8-13)

I am listening to this thing on the NBA radio...The Bulls killed it. Why in the hell does it seem like the Bulls got laxed every time they got within 2 or tied the game.</p>

At this rate, the Bulls will remain last in the central divison, this always seems to happen.</p>

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NBA: LA LAKERS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">NBA LA LAKERS 99
CHICAGO 85 2:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">NBA LA LAKERS 103
CHICAGO 89 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

Re: NBA: LA LAKERS (14-9) at CHICAGO (8-13)

Pretty much, Denny...Pretty much.</p>

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">NBA LA LAKERS 103
CHICAGO 91 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LA LAKERS 21 28 24 30 103
CHICAGO 15 30 23 23 91 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: LAL - SASHA VUJACIC 19, KOBE BRYANT 18, LAMAR
ODOM 17
CHI - LUOL DENG 26, KIRK HINRICH 17, ANDRES
NOCIONI 14</div>

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
LA LAKERS 103
CHICAGO 91 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">LA LAKERS (103) AT CHICAGO (91)

LA LAKERS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

K BRYANT G 36:23 7-19 4-4 1 5 6 2 2 3 2 18
D FISHER G 23:01 3-10 3-3 2 0 2 5 3 1 2 10
L ODOM F 39:39 6-11 5-6 3 13 16 2 2 1 0 17
L WALTON F 20:44 5-8 0-2 0 1 1 5 3 0 0 12
A BYNUM C 40:15 5-9 2-4 4 6 10 3 4 0 2 12
J FARMAR 24:59 2-8 0-0 3 3 6 6 1 1 1 5
S VUJACIC 20:50 6-10 5-5 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 19
T ARIZA 15:50 2-4 2-2 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 6
V RADMANOVIC 10:35 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
R TURIAF 7:44 1-4 2-2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 4

TOTALS 240:00 37-86 23-28 17 35 52 29 19 7 11 103
(.430) (.821) TEAM REBS: 3 TOTAL TO: 13 (0 PTS)

CHICAGO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

K HINRICH G 36:32 7-16 3-5 0 5 5 8 5 1 6 17
B GORDON G 32:23 3-9 1-1 0 1 1 2 2 0 3 8
J SMITH F 12:56 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
L DENG F 38:38 11-21 3-4 0 7 7 2 0 0 2 26
B WALLACE C 28:07 1-3 0-0 1 4 5 4 3 1 1 2
A NOCIONI 26:20 5-10 3-4 0 7 7 1 4 0 2 14
T THOMAS 22:48 4-5 2-2 3 3 6 4 2 2 3 10
A GRAY 19:53 4-8 0-1 3 3 6 3 4 1 1 8
C DUHON 19:08 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 2
T SEFOLOSHA 2:04 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A GRIFFIN 1:11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 38-79 12-17 7 34 41 27 22 6 18 91
(.481) (.706) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 18 (0 PTS)

LA LAKERS 21 28 24 30 - 103
CHICAGO 15 30 23 23 - 91

BLOCKED SHOTS: LA LAKERS - A BYNUM 4, K BRYANT, T ARIZA. CHICAGO -
T THOMAS 3, B WALLACE 2, K HINRICH, L DENG.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA LAKERS 6-22 (.273), K BRYANT 0-3, D FISHER 1-
4, L ODOM 0-1, L WALTON 2-4, J FARMAR 1-5, S VUJACIC 2-3, T ARIZA 0-
1, V RADMANOVIC 0-1. CHICAGO 3-12 (.250), K HINRICH 0-4, B GORDON 1-
2, L DENG 1-2, A NOCIONI 1-4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: LA LAKERS - D FISHER, L ODOM.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, MONTY MCCUTCHEN, PHIL ROBINSON.
A - 22,310. T - 2:09.</div>

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">LA LAKERS (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Bryant 36:23 7-19 4-4 1-6 2 2 18
D Fisher 23:01 3-10 3-3 2-2 5 3 10
L Odom 39:39 6-11 5-6 3-16 2 2 17
L Walton 20:44 5-8 0-2 0-1 5 3 12
A Bynum 40:15 5-9 2-4 4-10 3 4 12
J Farmar 24:59 2-8 0-0 3-6 6 1 5
S Vujacic 20:50 6-10 5-5 1-2 3 1 19
T Ariza 15:50 2-4 2-2 2-5 1 0 6
V Radmanovic 10:35 0-3 0-0 1-2 2 2 0
R Turiaf 7:44 1-4 2-2 0-2 0 1 4

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-86 23-28 17-52 29 19 103
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.430, FT-.821. 3-Point Goals:
6-22, .273 (K Bryant 0-3, D Fisher 1-4, L
Odom 0-1, L Walton 2-4, J Farmar 1-5, S
Vujacic 2-3, T Ariza 0-1, V Radmanovic 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots:6 (A Bynum 4,
K Bryant, T Ariza). Turnovers:11 (K Bryant 2,
D Fisher 2, A Bynum 2, S Vujacic 2, R Turiaf,
T Ariza, J Farmar). Steals: 7 (K Bryant 3, D
Fisher, L Odom, R Turiaf, J Farmar).


CHICAGO (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Hinrich 36:32 7-16 3-5 0-5 8 5 17
B Gordon 32:23 3-9 1-1 0-1 2 2 8
J Smith 12:56 2-5 0-0 0-1 0 1 4
L Deng 38:38 11-21 3-4 0-7 2 0 26
B Wallace 28:07 1-3 0-0 1-5 4 3 2
A Nocioni 26:20 5-10 3-4 0-7 1 4 14
T Thomas 22:48 4-5 2-2 3-6 4 2 10
A Gray 19:53 4-8 0-1 3-6 3 4 8
C Duhon 19:08 1-2 0-0 0-3 2 1 2
T Sefolosha 2:04 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
A Griffin 1:11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-79 12-17 7-41 27 22 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.481, FT-.706. 3-Point Goals:
3-12, .250 (K Hinrich 0-4, B Gordon 1-2, L
Deng 1-2, A Nocioni 1-4). Team Rebounds: 4.
Blocked Shots:7 (T Thomas 3, B Wallace 2, K
Hinrich, L Deng). Turnovers:18 (K Hinrich 6,
B Gordon 3, T Thomas 3, A Nocioni 2, L Deng
2, B Wallace, A Gray). Steals: 6 (T Thomas 2,
A Griffin, K Hinrich, B Wallace, A Gray).

--------------------------------------------
LA LAKERS 21 28 24 30 - 103
CHICAGO 15 30 23 23 - 91
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: La Lakers - 2 (D Fisher,
1:13 2nd; L Odom, 11:30 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 22,310. T: 2:09.
Officials: Joe Crawford, Monty McCutchen,
Phil Robinson.</div>

 

Re: NBA: LA LAKERS (14-9) at CHICAGO (8-13)

Bynomite with another double double!</p>

 

By Bruce Levine
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant finally made his long-awaitedarrival in Chicago.


Unfortunately for the Bulls, Bryant - the subject of major tradetalks between Chicago and Los Angeles - was still in a Lakersjersey and had plenty of help with him.


Sasha Vujacic scored 19 points off the bench and Bryant added 18to help lead the Lakers to a 103-91 victory over the Bulls onTuesday.


Lamar Odom had 17 points and 16 rebounds and Andrew Bynumcontributed 12 and 10 for the Lakers, who had six players indouble figures in their first of a four-game Eastern Conferenceroad trip.


Chicago had seemed to be the likely destination for Bryant, whohad demanded a trade during the offseason. But the Los Angelesbench, which scored 60 points in the Lakers' 28-point win overthe Bulls on November 18, has stepped up in recent weeks andagain played a pivotal role down the stretch.


Los Angeles never trailed since the midway point of the firstquarter but Chicago hung around and tied the game at 77-77 onLuol Deng's 3-pointer with 9:34 to play in the contest.

The Lakers then turned it up on both ends of the court, puttingtogether an 11-0 run keyed by Jordan Farmar's five points.Odom's breakaway layup finished off the spurt, giving the Lakersa 97-83 lead with 3:23 left.


Vujacic scored nine points in the final quarter as the Lakerscoasted over the final few minutes to their sixth win in theirlast seven games.


Odom's slam dunk helped the Lakers build an early 19-11 lead -their largest of the first half - with 3:02 left in the firstquarter.


Ben Wallace's layup in the second quarter got Chicago within39-38 with 2:52 left but Luke Walton's layup put the Lakers backup, 49-45, at the half.


Deng scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half for Chicago,which was outrebounded, 52-41, and committed 18 turnovers.

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">LA LAKERS (103) AT CHICAGO (91)

LA LAKERS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

K BRYANT G 36:23 7-19 4-4 1 5 6 2 2 3 2 18
D FISHER G 23:01 3-10 3-3 2 0 2 5 3 1 2 10
L ODOM F 39:39 6-11 5-6 3 13 16 2 2 1 0 17
L WALTON F 20:44 5-8 0-2 0 1 1 5 3 0 0 12
A BYNUM C 40:15 5-9 2-4 4 6 10 3 4 0 2 12
J FARMAR 24:59 2-8 0-0 3 3 6 6 1 1 1 5
S VUJACIC 20:50 6-10 5-5 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 19
T ARIZA 15:50 2-4 2-2 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 6
V RADMANOVIC 10:35 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
R TURIAF 7:44 1-4 2-2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 4
C MIHM DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J CRITTENTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 37-86 23-28 17 35 52 29 19 7 11 103
(.430) (.821) TEAM REBS: 3 TOTAL TO: 13 (9 PTS)

CHICAGO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

K HINRICH G 36:32 7-16 3-5 0 5 5 8 5 1 6 17
B GORDON G 32:23 3-9 1-1 0 1 1 2 2 0 3 8
J SMITH F 12:56 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
L DENG F 38:38 11-21 3-4 0 7 7 2 0 0 2 26
B WALLACE C 28:07 1-3 0-0 1 4 5 4 3 1 1 2
A NOCIONI 26:20 5-10 3-4 0 7 7 1 4 0 2 14
T THOMAS 22:48 4-5 2-2 3 3 6 4 2 2 3 10
A GRAY 19:53 4-8 0-1 3 3 6 3 4 1 1 8
C DUHON 19:08 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 2
T SEFOLOSHA 2:04 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A GRIFFIN 1:11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
J NOAH DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-79 12-17 7 34 41 27 22 6 18 91
(.481) (.706) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 18 (24 PTS)

LA LAKERS 21 28 24 30 - 103
CHICAGO 15 30 23 23 - 91

BLOCKED SHOTS: LA LAKERS - A BYNUM 4, K BRYANT, T ARIZA. CHICAGO -
T THOMAS 3, B WALLACE 2, K HINRICH, L DENG.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA LAKERS 6-22 (.273), K BRYANT 0-3, D FISHER 1-
4, L ODOM 0-1, L WALTON 2-4, J FARMAR 1-5, S VUJACIC 2-3, T ARIZA 0-
1, V RADMANOVIC 0-1. CHICAGO 3-12 (.250), K HINRICH 0-4, B GORDON 1-
2, L DENG 1-2, A NOCIONI 1-4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: LA LAKERS - D FISHER, DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, MONTY MCCUTCHEN, PHIL ROBINSON.
A - 22,310. T - 2:09.</div>

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at CHICAGO

<div class="pre">LA LAKERS (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Bryant 36:23 7-19 4-4 1-6 2 2 18
D Fisher 23:01 3-10 3-3 2-2 5 3 10
L Odom 39:39 6-11 5-6 3-16 2 2 17
L Walton 20:44 5-8 0-2 0-1 5 3 12
A Bynum 40:15 5-9 2-4 4-10 3 4 12
J Farmar 24:59 2-8 0-0 3-6 6 1 5
S Vujacic 20:50 6-10 5-5 1-2 3 1 19
T Ariza 15:50 2-4 2-2 2-5 1 0 6
V Radmanovic 10:35 0-3 0-0 1-2 2 2 0
R Turiaf 7:44 1-4 2-2 0-2 0 1 4
C Mihm DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Crittenton DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-86 23-28 17-52 29 19 103
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.430, FT-.821. 3-Point Goals:
6-22, .273 (K Bryant 0-3, D Fisher 1-4, L
Odom 0-1, L Walton 2-4, J Farmar 1-5, S
Vujacic 2-3, T Ariza 0-1, V Radmanovic 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots:6 (A Bynum 4,
K Bryant, T Ariza). Turnovers:11 (K Bryant 2,
D Fisher 2, A Bynum 2, S Vujacic 2, R Turiaf,
T Ariza, J Farmar). Steals: 7 (K Bryant 3, D
Fisher, L Odom, R Turiaf, J Farmar).


CHICAGO (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Hinrich 36:32 7-16 3-5 0-5 8 5 17
B Gordon 32:23 3-9 1-1 0-1 2 2 8
J Smith 12:56 2-5 0-0 0-1 0 1 4
L Deng 38:38 11-21 3-4 0-7 2 0 26
B Wallace 28:07 1-3 0-0 1-5 4 3 2
A Nocioni 26:20 5-10 3-4 0-7 1 4 14
T Thomas 22:48 4-5 2-2 3-6 4 2 10
A Gray 19:53 4-8 0-1 3-6 3 4 8
C Duhon 19:08 1-2 0-0 0-3 2 1 2
T Sefolosha 2:04 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
A Griffin 1:11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
J Noah DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-79 12-17 7-41 27 22 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.481, FT-.706. 3-Point Goals:
3-12, .250 (K Hinrich 0-4, B Gordon 1-2, L
Deng 1-2, A Nocioni 1-4). Team Rebounds: 4.
Blocked Shots:7 (T Thomas 3, B Wallace 2, K
Hinrich, L Deng). Turnovers:18 (K Hinrich 6,
B Gordon 3, T Thomas 3, A Nocioni 2, L Deng
2, B Wallace, A Gray). Steals: 6 (T Thomas 2,
A Griffin, K Hinrich, B Wallace, A Gray).

--------------------------------------------
LA LAKERS 21 28 24 30 - 103
CHICAGO 15 30 23 23 - 91
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: La Lakers - 2 (D Fisher,
1:13 2nd; Defensive Three, 11:30 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 22,310. T: 2:09.
Officials: Joe Crawford, Monty McCutchen,
Phil Robinson.</div>

 

By Bruce Levine
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant finally made his long-awaitedarrival in Chicago.


Unfortunately for the Bulls, Bryant - the subject of major tradetalks between Chicago and Los Angeles - was still in a Lakersjersey and had plenty of help with him.


Sasha Vujacic scored 19 points off the bench and Bryant added 18to help lead the Lakers to a 103-91 victory over the Bulls onTuesday.


Lamar Odom had 17 points and 16 rebounds and Andrew Bynumcontributed 12 and 10 for the Lakers, who had six players indouble figures in their first of a four-game Eastern Conferenceroad trip.


"We wanted to start this trip off on the right foot and a winwas important for us," Odom said. "At the end of the game ourteam finally locked down and ran our offense."


Chicago had seemed to be the likely destination for Bryant, whohad demanded a trade during the offseason. But the Los Angelesbench, which scored 60 points in the Lakers' 28-point win overthe Bulls on November 18, has stepped up in recent weeks andagain played a pivotal role down the stretch.


"Everybody is contributing and playing well," Bryant said. "Itmakes the game fun. Tonight we just kept our poise and itshows. Our team is starting to grow together."


Los Angeles never trailed since the midway point of the firstquarter but Chicago hung around and tied the game at 77-77 onLuol Deng's 3-pointer with 9:34 to play in the contest.

The Lakers then turned it up on both ends of the court, puttingtogether an 11-0 run keyed by Jordan Farmar's five points.Odom's breakaway layup finished off the spurt, giving the Lakersa 97-83 lead with 3:23 left.


Vujacic scored nine points in the final quarter as the Lakerscoasted over the final few minutes to their sixth win in theirlast seven games.


"The Bulls were double teaming on the post and leaving me open,"Vujacic said. "We are a dangerous team when we play togetherand share the basketball."


"As eye-popping as Kobe's numbers are, the reason they have therecord they do is because all their other guys are playingwell," frustrated Bulls coach Scott Skiles said. "Their benchhas been outstanding."


Odom's slam dunk helped the Lakers build an early 19-11 lead -their largest of the first half - with 3:02 left in the firstquarter.


Ben Wallace's layup in the second quarter got Chicago within39-38 with 2:52 left, but Luke Walton's layup put the Lakersback up, 49-45, at the half.


Deng scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half for Chicago,which was outrebounded, 52-41, and committed 18 turnovers.

"Consistency is something we have struggled with all year," Dengsaid. "We had seven turnovers when the game was on the lineand they made us pay for it."