Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
20
9
29
1206
95
24
10
42
86
42
49
25
19
76
37
20
57
7
27
1
13
12
113
4
76
42
55
2222
1113
50
15
13
87
99
25
124
00
48
00
23
2731
6060
38
13
34
2121
99
5
712
69
10
712
76
788
34
78
01
53
2530
6060
7
4
57
22
11
50
1
1
100
9
2
11
0
4
0
2
27
60
6
2
33
22
13
59
5
3
60
9
5
14
0
8
0
3
31
60
3
1
33
21
9
43
7
6
86
7
7
14
3
7
0
5
25
60
8
3
38
21
9
43
12
9
75
12
6
18
4
8
1
3
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
42
7
12
58
1
3
33
6
6
100
2
4
6
5
0
2
1
2
21
16
none
Pau
Gasol
Pau Gasol
True
33
9
14
64
1
1
100
4
6
67
5
8
13
3
0
2
4
2
23
5
double
Derrick
Rose
Derrick Rose
True
31
7
14
50
2
6
33
4
4
100
0
2
2
6
1
0
3
0
20
4
none
Joakim
Noah
Joakim Noah
True
27
2
8
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
12
2
0
1
1
0
4
5
none
Mike
Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
True
21
2
5
40
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
2
6
-2
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
28
6
13
46
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
6
0
0
3
3
13
26
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
False
19
3
5
60
0
0
0
3
7
43
5
2
7
2
0
0
1
3
9
17
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
False
14
4
9
44
3
7
43
2
2
100
1
6
7
2
0
0
0
0
13
15
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
14
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
4
12
none
Tony
Snell
Tony Snell
False
5
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
none
Cameron
Bairstow
Cameron Bairstow
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Nazr
Mohammed
Nazr Mohammed
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
December
2014
Saturday
United Center
Chicago
Pelicans
New Orleans
True
Lakers
Los Angeles
Western Conference
Pacific
9
20
29
547
631
16
5
31
92
36
39
21
16
76
23
16
39
8
18
9
4
21
93
4
54
22
41
2819
1010
36
42
21
50
84
90
174
13
36
22
12
2423
6060
25
10
40
2124
97
5
114
112
98
56
43
99
31
36
23
01
3016
6060
5
2
40
28
10
36
4
2
50
8
9
17
1
3
2
1
24
60
4
2
50
19
10
53
2
1
50
4
0
4
3
6
2
2
23
60
2
1
50
21
9
43
11
11
100
5
4
9
3
3
2
0
30
60
5
0
0
24
7
29
4
2
50
6
3
9
1
6
3
1
16
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
True
34
5
12
42
1
3
33
1
1
100
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
12
-8
none
Wesley
Johnson
Wesley Johnson
True
33
6
18
33
2
6
33
5
6
83
3
6
9
0
2
1
0
4
19
-4
none
Ed
Davis
Ed Davis
True
32
5
10
50
0
0
0
3
6
50
7
7
14
0
0
3
0
3
13
-11
double
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
True
31
6
16
38
0
0
0
4
4
100
1
5
6
2
1
1
1
1
16
-5
none
Ronnie
Price
Ronnie Price
True
29
3
7
43
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
3
0
2
3
7
-4
none
Jeremy
Lin
Jeremy Lin
False
18
2
8
25
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
2
6
-16
none
Carlos
Boozer
Carlos Boozer
False
17
7
11
64
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
0
0
0
0
3
14
-16
none
Nick
Young
Nick Young
False
16
1
6
17
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
3
-14
none
Robert
Sacre
Robert Sacre
False
14
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
0
2
2
-8
none
Jordan
Clarkson
Jordan Clarkson
False
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
-14
none
Kobe
Bryant
Kobe Bryant
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Xavier
Henry
Xavier Henry
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ryan
Kelly
Ryan Kelly
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
26
December
2014
Friday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Mavericks
Dallas
False
The Chicago Bulls ( 20 - 9 ) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers ( 9 - 20 ) 113 - 93 on Thursday . Chicago was able to win their fifth consecutive game on Thursday with a nearly - healthy lineup against the Lakers . Kirk Hinrich sat out a second straight game with a hamstring issue . Chicago had control of this game since the beginning and never let Los Angeles take the lead in the game , despite giving up a 13 - 4 run to begin the third quarter . Five Bulls players scored in double figures , while three players scored over 20 points . Pau Gasol had a big game against his former team , finishing with 23 points and 13 rebounds for a double - double in 33 minutes . Chicago takes the court again on Saturday against New Orleans . Los Angeles found out earlier in the day that they would be without All-Star guard Kobe Bryant , who cited `` old age '' as the reason for his absence . Without Bryant , Los Angeles was able to beat conference leader Golden State on Tuesday , but they were unable to get a win in Chicago . Wesley Johnson was the Lakers ' scoring leader on Thursday with 19 , while Ed Davis finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds for a his first career double - double as a member of the Lakers . Los Angeles continues the second half of their road back - to - back trip against Dallas on Friday .
The Chicago Bulls (20 - 9) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers (9 - 20) 113 - 93 on Thursday. Chicago was able to win their fifth consecutive game on Thursday with a nearly - healthy lineup against the Lakers. Kirk Hinrich sat out a second straight game with a hamstring issue. Chicago had control of this game since the beginning and never let Los Angeles take the lead in the game, despite giving up a 13 - 4 run to begin the third quarter. Five Bulls players scored in double figures, while three players scored over 20 points. Pau Gasol had a big game against his former team, finishing with 23 points and 13 rebounds for a double - double in 33 minutes. Chicago takes the court again on Saturday against New Orleans. Los Angeles found out earlier in the day that they would be without All-Star guard Kobe Bryant, who cited "old age" as the reason for his absence. Without Bryant, Los Angeles was able to beat conference leader Golden State on Tuesday, but they were unable to get a win in Chicago. Wesley Johnson was the Lakers' scoring leader on Thursday with 19, while Ed Davis finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds for a his first career double - double as a member of the Lakers. Los Angeles continues the second half of their road back - to - back trip against Dallas on Friday.
The Chicago Bulls (20 - 9) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers (9 - 20) 113 - 93 on Thursday. Chicago was able to win their fifth consecutive game on Thursday with a nearly - healthy lineup against the Lakers. Kirk Hinrich sat out a second straight game with a hamstring issue. Chicago had control of this game since the beginning and never let Los Angeles take the lead in the game, despite giving up a 13 - 4 run to begin the third quarter. Five Bulls players scored in double figures, while three players scored over 20 points. Pau Gasol had a big game against his former team, finishing with 23 points and 13 rebounds for a double - double in 33 minutes. Chicago takes the court again on Saturday against New Orleans. Los Angeles found out earlier in the day that they would be without All-Star guard Kobe Bryant, who cited "old age" as the reason for his absence. Without Bryant, Los Angeles was able to beat conference leader Golden State on Tuesday, but they were unable to get a win in Chicago. Wesley Johnson was the Lakers' scoring leader on Thursday with 19, while Ed Davis finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds for a his first career double - double as a member of the Lakers. Los Angeles continues the second half of their road back - to - back trip against Dallas on Friday.
<GAME> <DATE> 25 December 2014 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> United Center <CITY> Chicago <HOME> <TEAM> Bulls <CITY> Chicago <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 113 <WINS-LOSSES> 20 9 <QTRS> 27 31 25 30 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 19 <TEAM-REB> 57 <TEAM-TO> 13 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 27 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> United Center <NEXT-CITY> Chicago <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pelicans <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Lakers <CITY> Los Angeles <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 93 <WINS-LOSSES> 9 20 <QTRS> 24 23 30 16 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 39 <TEAM-TO> 4 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 26 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Center <NEXT-CITY> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Mavericks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Pau Gasol <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 14 64 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 13 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 5 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Rose <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Taj Gibson <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 7 43 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Dunleavy <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joakim Noah <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 12 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 6 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nazr Mohammed <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cameron Bairstow <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Snell <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Johnson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 19 <FG> 6 18 33 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Carlos Boozer <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ed Davis <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 14 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 7 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ronnie Price <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 8 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeremy Lin <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Young <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robert Sacre <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Clarkson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Kelly <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Xavier Henry <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kobe Bryant <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none