Game ID: 22300370
Los Angeles Lakers @ Chicago Bulls
Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 33 28 29 34 124LAL 22 33 23 30 108
CHI vs LAL ScoutingCHI vs LAL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHI availability going into 12/12 · back-to-backOUT LaVine missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 17 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 6 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 12/11, returns tonight: 5 min (17% of 29)
OUT Bitim missed 18 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Williams 27 to 33 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 7 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 19 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 5 min since (17% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 8 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 20 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 5 min since (17% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 9 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 21 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 18 min since (62% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 35 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backOUT LaVine missed 10 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 22 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 21 min since (73% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 33 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 11 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 23 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 21 min since (74% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 33 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT LaVine missed 12 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 24 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Terry 12 to 16 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 13 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 5 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 25 since 11/06, out tonight
LAL availability going into 12/12 · 4 days' restOUT Vincent missed 19 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/05 after 5, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Reddish back 11/29 after 3, 24 min since (119% of 20)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/02 after 7, 14 min since (72% of 20)
NEW Christie 14 to 19 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/13 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 20 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/05 after 5, 24 min since (88% of 27)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/02 after 7, 14 min since (72% of 20)
LAL availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 21 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/05 after 5, 24 min since (88% of 27)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/02 after 7, 15 min since (75% of 20)
LAL availability going into 12/18 · 2 days' restOUT Vincent missed 22 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/05 after 5, 26 min since (96% of 27)
LAL availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 23 since 11/01, returns tonight: 14 min (78% of 18)
NEW Prince 27 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backBACK Vincent back 12/20 after 23, 14 min since (78% of 18)
NEW Prince 27 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Reddish 20 to 26 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restBACK Vincent back 12/20 after 23, 14 min since (78% of 18)
NEW Prince 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Christie missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
NEW Prince 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Reddish 20 to 30 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Wood missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 23 min (134% of 17)
OUT Christie missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 24 min (172% of 14)
NEW Prince 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Reddish 20 to 28 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; White at 26 and DeRozan at 24 a game. Without LaVine (9 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 30 and James at 28 a game. Without Vincent (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Chicago 116, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/12 vs DEN 106-114 — CHI notes
CHI lost 106-114. CHI shot 42% (36 of 86) to DEN's 47%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line 23 times to DEN's 32. White led with 27 (8 of 15, 5 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Vučević added 26, DeRozan 14. Q4 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 92-80 against them.
12/14 @ MIA 124-116 — CHI notes
CHI won 124-116. CHI shot 48% (45 of 93) to MIA's 46%, 14 of 36 from three. CHI turned it over 5 times to MIA's 10. White led with 26 (9 of 20, 4 of 11 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Vučević added 24, Dosunmu 24. The hinge was Q1, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 25. White was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/16 @ MIA 116-118 — CHI notes
CHI lost 116-118. CHI shot 48% (37 of 77) to MIA's 52%, 16 of 38 from three. DeRozan led with 27 (9 of 13, 8 of 9 at the line); Williams added 25, White 22. Q2 was theirs, 33-22, the deficit cut from 12 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 96-83 against them.
12/18 @ PHI 108-104 — CHI notes
CHI won 108-104. CHI shot 47% (42 of 89) to PHI's 43%, 12 of 29 from three. White led with 24 (9 of 17, 2 of 6 from three); Vučević added 23, DeRozan 15. The hinge was Q2, 30-20: a lead of 1 became 11. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/20 vs LAL 124-108 — CHI notes
CHI won 124-108. CHI shot 55% (48 of 88) to LAL's 45%, 18 of 34 from three. DeRozan led with 27 (12 of 16); White added 17, Williams 15. The hinge was Q1, 33-22: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 18. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/21 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; White at 23 and DeRozan at 21 a game. Without LaVine (10 straight), Craig (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Wembanyama at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 41 percent from three to San Antonio's 33 and the defense, Chicago allowing 112 a night to San Antonio's 122. Call it Chicago 118, San Antonio 111.
12/23 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and White at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without LaVine (11 straight), Craig (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and LeVert at 17 a game. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Garland (4 straight), Eva. Mobley (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 121. Call it Chicago 116, Cleveland 112, Cleveland keeping it close.
12/26 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and White at 20 a game. Without LaVine (12 straight), Craig (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 31 and Murray at 22 a game. Without Johnson (14 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Fernando (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 107 a night to Atlanta's 125 and the line, where Atlanta takes 23 free throws a game to Chicago's 17. Call it Chicago 119, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/28 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and White at 20 a game. Without LaVine (13 straight), Craig (5 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Turner at 19 a game. Without Bru. Brown (2 straight), Sheppard (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 106 a night to Indiana's 123 and the arc, Indiana at 41 percent from three to Chicago's 34. Call it Chicago 119, Indiana 115, Indiana keeping it close.
12/12 @ DAL 125-127 — LAL notes
LAL lost 125-127. LAL shot 54% (49 of 91) to DAL's 49%, 15 of 29 from three. LAL turned it over 15 times to DAL's 10. Davis led with 37 (15 of 21, 6 of 10 at the line); James added 33, Reaves 22. Q3 was theirs, 34-22, turning a 10-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 105-91 against them. Reddish's -10 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 @ SAS 122-119 — LAL notes
LAL won 122-119. LAL shot 54% (49 of 91) to SAS's 47%, 14 of 35 from three. Davis led with 37 (13 of 23, 2 of 3 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Prince added 17, Reaves 15. The hinge was Q1, 34-26: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Hachimura was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
12/15 @ SAS 115-129 — LAL notes
LAL lost 115-129. LAL shot 48% (43 of 89) to SAS's 49%, 11 of 36 from three, and went to the line 28 times to SAS's 19 — 18 points from the stripe to their 17. James led with 23 (7 of 17, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Reaves added 22, Hachimura 20. Q2 was theirs, 40-27, the deficit cut from 20 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 102-75 against them. James's -28 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/18 vs NYK 109-114 — LAL notes
LAL lost 109-114. LAL took 11 more shots (99 to 88), but shot 42% to NYK's 48%, 13 of 41 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NYK's 23. LAL turned it over 10 times to NYK's 15. The glass went 41-52 against them. Davis led with 32 (14 of 22); James added 25, Reaves 20. Q2 was theirs, 31-22, turning a 8-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 92-78 against them. James's -13 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/20 @ CHI 108-124 — LAL notes
LAL lost 108-124. LAL shot 45% (42 of 94) to CHI's 55%, 12 of 37 from three. James led with 25 (10 of 18, 1 of 3 from three); Reaves added 21, Davis 19. Q2 was theirs, 33-28, the deficit cut from 11 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 96-75 against them. Reaves's -22 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Towns at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 26 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 43 percent from three to the Lakers' 37 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and the Lakers minus-3. Call it Minnesota 118, the Lakers 111.
12/23 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 30 and James at 24 a game. That is 4 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 121, the Lakers 113.
12/25 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; James at 28 and Davis at 27 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Vincent (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Tatum at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the arc, Boston at 43 percent from three to the Lakers' 36. Call it Boston 120, the Lakers 114.
12/28 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 30 and James at 26 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Vincent (3 straight), Wood (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 122, shooting 43 percent and 24 from three, 16 free throws a game; Bridges at 18 and Rozier at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ball (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 39 percent from three to Charlotte's 24. Call it the Lakers 119, Charlotte 110.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeVuWhWi 6 17 +5 3 5 60 3 6 50 2 2 100 1 6 4 2 0 2 0
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević, White, Williams
in Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević, White, Williams
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 6 12 -7 4 5 80 1 6 17 1 2 50 0 4 4 1 0 2 2
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reddish, Russell
in Davis, James, Prince, Reddish, Russell
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoTeVuWhWi 4 12 +2 3 5 60 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 1 0
CHI Dosunmu, Terry, Vučević, White, Williams
in Dosunmu, Terry
out Caruso, DeRozan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 2 5 -2 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Reaves
out Reddish
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoTeVuWhWi 4 12 +2 3 5 60 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 1 0
CHI Dosunmu, Terry, Vučević, White, Williams
in Dosunmu, Terry
out Caruso, DeRozan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHaReVaVi 4 5 -2 2 4 50 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 3 2 0 0 1 0
LAL Davis, Hachimura, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Hachimura, Vanderbilt, Vincent
out James, Prince, Russell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDoDrTe 2 2 +2 1 1 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2
CHI Carter, DeRozan, Dosunmu, Drummond, Terry
in Carter, DeRozan, Drummond
out Vučević, White, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHaReVaVi 4 5 -2 2 4 50 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 3 2 0 0 1 0
LAL Davis, Hachimura, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Hachimura, Vanderbilt, Vincent
out James, Prince, Russell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCaDeDrTe 5 15 +7 4 6 67 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 2 2
CHI Carter, Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond, Terry
in Caruso
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaReVaVi 2 2 -4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
LAL Hachimura, James, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in James
out Davis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCaDeDrTe 5 15 +7 4 6 67 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 2 2
CHI Carter, Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond, Terry
in Caruso
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaReReVa 3 6 -3 3 5 60 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
LAL Hachimura, James, Reaves, Reddish, Vanderbilt
in Reddish
out Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDoVuWhWi 1 0 -7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CHI Carter, Dosunmu, Vučević, White, Williams
in Dosunmu, Vučević, White, Williams
out Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond, Terry
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 1 8 +8 2 3 67 1 1 100 1 1 100 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reddish, Russell
in Davis, Prince, Russell
out Hachimura, Reaves, Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DeDoVuWhWi 1 0 -3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHI DeRozan, Dosunmu, Vučević, White, Williams
in DeRozan
out Carter
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHaPrReRu 2 3 +3 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
LAL Davis, Hachimura, Prince, Reddish, Russell
in Hachimura
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeVuWhWi 2 5 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević, White, Williams
in Caruso
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 2 7 +2 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reddish, Russell
in James
out Hachimura
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeTeVuWh 3 8 -1 2 2 100 1 3 33 1 1 100 1 2 1 0 0 3 2
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Terry, Vučević, White
in Terry
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 2 7 -1 2 3 67 1 3 33 2 2 100 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Reaves
out Reddish
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeVuWhWi 4 11 -1 0 4 0 3 4 75 2 2 100 1 4 3 0 1 2 2
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević, White, Williams
in Williams
out Terry
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 8 15 0 5 12 42 1 7 14 2 3 67 2 10 4 2 4 2 1
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reddish, Russell
in Reddish
out Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DeDoVuWhWi 3 4 +1 2 7 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0
CHI DeRozan, Dosunmu, Vučević, White, Williams
in Dosunmu
out Caruso
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 8 15 0 5 12 42 1 7 14 2 3 67 2 10 4 2 4 2 1
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reddish, Russell
in Reddish
out Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoTeVuWhWi 2 8 +3 1 1 100 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0
CHI Dosunmu, Terry, Vučević, White, Williams
in Terry
out DeRozan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaPrReVaVi 4 8 -6 1 5 20 2 4 50 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 1
LAL Hachimura, Prince, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Hachimura, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
out Davis, James, Reddish, Russell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDoDrTe 2 6 +3 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0
CHI Carter, DeRozan, Dosunmu, Drummond, Terry
in Carter, DeRozan, Drummond
out Vučević, White, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaPrReVaVi 4 8 -6 1 5 20 2 4 50 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 1
LAL Hachimura, Prince, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Hachimura, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
out Davis, James, Reddish, Russell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCaDeDrTe 3 6 -3 2 3 67 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 3 0 0 0 1 2
CHI Carter, Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond, Terry
in Caruso
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaReReVi 4 11 0 2 5 40 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 3 2 1 2 2 2
LAL Davis, James, Reaves, Reddish, Vincent
in Davis, James, Reddish
out Hachimura, Prince, Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCaDrWhWi 2 5 +3 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
CHI Carter, Caruso, Drummond, White, Williams
in White, Williams
out DeRozan, Terry
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaReReVi 4 11 0 2 5 40 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 3 2 1 2 2 2
LAL Davis, James, Reaves, Reddish, Vincent
in Davis, James, Reddish
out Hachimura, Prince, Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDoDrWhWi 3 10 +1 2 3 67 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
CHI Carter, Dosunmu, Drummond, White, Williams
in Dosunmu
out Caruso
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 4 14 0 5 7 71 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Prince, Russell
out Reddish, Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDoVuWi 2 4 -1 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Dosunmu, Vučević, Williams
in Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević
out Carter, Drummond, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 4 14 0 5 7 71 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Prince, Russell
out Reddish, Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeVuWhWi 2 9 +6 2 2 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević, White, Williams
in White
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRe 2 3 -4 1 2 50 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Reddish
in Reddish
out Russell
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
CW C. Wood
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
JV J. Vanderbilt
LJ L. James
RH R. Hachimura
TP T. Prince
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
DT D. Terry
JC J. Carter
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
VU Vucevic
LAL/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
DeMar DeRozan stars as the Chicago Bulls knock off the Los Angeles Lakers 124-108
CHICAGO -- — DeMar DeRozan had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 124-108 on Wednesday night.
Chicago shot 54.5% from the field and had eight players score in double figures. Coby White had 17 points and reserve Ayo Dosunmu added 14. Nikola Vucevic had 13 points and 10 rebounds for his 16th double-double of the season.
“We was going through it,” DeRozan said of the Bulls’ 5-14 start to the season. “Sometimes you’ve got to go through it so you can find a different type of motivation that you can come together with. The best relationships come out of that.”
Despite the continued absence of All-Star guard Zach LaVine due to right foot inflammation, the Bulls opened a six-game homestand with their third win in four games. They also played without forward Torrey Craig after they announced Tuesday that he could miss up to 10 weeks with a right plantar fascia injury.
“Anytime you lose a really, really great player, and a talented player, gifted player like Zach, I think it always hurts you,” said Bulls coach Billy Donovan , whose team is 7-3 since LaVine’s injury. “I’m certainly hopeful when he gets himself healthy he can get back to where he was. I think with what he was dealing with his foot for a long period of time, I’m not so sure that he was ever right.”
James had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for Los Angeles, falling just shy of a second consecutive triple-double. Anthony Davis had 19 points and 14 rebounds in his hometown.
The Lakers have dropped four of five since winning the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Trailing by as many as 18 points early in the second quarter, Los Angeles repeatedly trimmed the deficit to as low as two as late as halfway through the third quarter, but couldn’t overtake DeRozan and Chicago.
“We all hate losing,” said Davis, who had his sore left ankle wrapped postgame. “There’s no break coming. No help coming. There’s no cavalry. We’ve got to do it within this locker room. We’ve got everyone back now. We just got to find a way to get in the win column.”
The Bulls have put together their best stretch of perimeter shooting all season since losing the sharpshooting LaVine. After hitting 18 of 34 3-point attempts against the Lakers, the Bulls have averaged over 14 3-pointers per game over their last 10 contests, which would rank near the top of the NBA over a full season.
“Playing a lot faster has opened up a lot for us in that regard,” White said. “Transition 3s and not playing against a set defense.”
Despite an early flurry when James scored or assisted on the first nine Lakers points, the Bulls opened a 48-30 lead early in the second quarter behind hot outside shooting. Both defenses came into the night among the league’s worst in allowing 3-pointers, but it was the Bulls who had the most success from deep. Alex Caruso scored 15 points and was one of four Bulls who made three or more 3-pointers.
A Vucevic corner 3 helped send the Bulls to halftime up 61-55. The Bulls never trailed after the first two minutes of the first quarter, and both teams emptied their benches for the final minutes.
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Lakers: At the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.