Game #21, Bulls vs Lakers - Game Thread

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Game 21, Home Game 10
Friday, December 10, 2010 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center
Comcast SportsNet / ESPN / ESPN 1000 / WRTO 1200 AM

BULLS VS. LAKERS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ...................... Bulls trail 54-84
BULLS CURRENT STREAK .. 7 Losses
BULLS HOME STREAK ......... 3 Losses
BULLS ROAD STREAK .......... 5 Losses

BULLS VS. LAKERS THIS SEASON
Nov. 23 @ Los Angeles – LAKERS WON 98-91
Dec. 10 @ Chicago –

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (12-8)
Home 7-2
Road 5-6

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 100.0 (Opp: 98.9)
RPG: 44.3(Opp: 40.8)
APG: 21.8 (Opp: 21.1)
SPG: 8.10 (Opp: 8.10)
BPG: 6.05 (Opp: 5.85)
TO: 15.7 (Opp: 15.9)
FG%: .461 (Opp: .438)
FT%: .701 (Opp: .780)
3p%: .347 (Opp: .353)

Probable Bulls starters



Derrick Rose - PG
Keith Bogans- SG
Luol Deng - SF
Carlos Boozer - PF
Joakim Noah - C


Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 25.1, Deng 17.9
Rebounds: Noah 12.3, Gibson 6.5
Assists: Rose 8.2, Noah 2.9
Steals: Noah 1.25, Boozer 1.20
Blocks: Gibson 1.47, Noah 1.40

FG%: Boozer .526, Noah .519
FT%: Korver .889, Watson .828
3FG%: Korver .403, Deng .385

Injury report
None

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report.






L.A. Lakers (16-6)
Home 10-2
Road 6-4

Probable Lakers starters
Derek Fisher - PG
Kobe Bryant - SG
Ron Artest - SF
Lamar Odom - PF
Pau Gasol - C

Injury report
▪ Andrew Bynum (right knee surgery) is out.
▪ Derrick Caracter (sprained left ankle) is day-to-day.
▪ Pau Gasol (strained left hamstring) is probable.
▪ Lamar Odom (sore right foot) is probable.
▪ Theo Ratliff (left knee surgery) is out.

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Can't wait.

Bulls 88 Lakers 84

Big win for Bulls.

Boxscore

Recap

CHICAGO -- The crowd at the United Center showered Derrick Rose with chants of "MVP! MVP!" -- the same letters fans in Los Angeles have shouted at Kobe Bryant for more than a decade.

Rose had 29 points and nine assists, and the Chicago Bulls held off a late rally by the Lakers for an 88-84 win Friday night to match a season best with their fourth straight victory.

"Feels good, but I won't let it go to my head," Rose said. "We've still got a lot more games to go."

The Bulls hit eight 3-pointers, three by Rose, who made the shot a key part of his game during the offseason. He had a pair of big baskets in the final 93 seconds, producing just enough offense to keep Bryant and the Lakers at bay.

"That's when good players are supposed to take over the game," Rose said.

Reserve swingman Kyle Korver connected on a trio of 3s and scored 13 points for Chicago, which held a 26-13 edge in bench points.

The 84 points marked a season low for the Lakers. The two-time defending NBA champions were led by Bryant's 23 points, though he shot just 9-for-23 from the floor. Los Angeles shot 43.6 percent from the field and scored only 10 points in the second quarter.