Game ID: 22300633
Chicago Bulls @ Los Angeles Lakers
Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 31 42 39 29 141CHI 32 25 36 39 132
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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.
LAL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 13 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 12)
BACK Russell back 1/07 after 3, 30 min since (92% of 33)
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 19 min since (72% of 27)
LAL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 14 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 20 min since (75% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 1/11 after 3, 9 min since (73% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/15, returns tonight: 21 min (103% of 20)
OUT Vincent missed 15 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 19 min since (70% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 1/11 after 3, 7 min since (56% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 16 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 5, 20 min since (73% of 27)
BACK Reddish back 1/21 after 3, 21 min since (103% of 20)
BACK Hayes back 1/17 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 17 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 1/21 after 3, 19 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Hayes back 1/17 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 18 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 1/21 after 3, 19 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Hayes back 1/17 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 19 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 14 min (112% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 20 to 27 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 20 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 14 min since (112% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 40 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 21 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 19 min since (157% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 20 to 25 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 14 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 34 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 1/05 after 17, 36 min since (102% of 35)
BACK Vučević back 1/05 after 5, 32 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Carter back 1/13 after 2, 24 min since (171% of 14)
CHI availability going into 1/18 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 23 min (86% of 27)
OUT Craig missed 15 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 35 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Carter back 1/13 after 2, 17 min since (125% of 14)
CHI availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 16 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 36 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/18 after 2, 23 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Carter back 1/13 after 2, 13 min since (90% of 14)
CHI availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 17 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 37 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/18 after 2, 25 min since (92% of 27)
BACK Carter back 1/13 after 2, 14 min since (98% of 14)
CHI availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Craig missed 18 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 38 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/18 after 2, 27 min since (100% of 27)
BACK Carter back 1/13 after 2, 12 min since (89% of 14)
CHI availability going into 1/28 · 2 days' restOUT Craig missed 19 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 39 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/18 after 2, 26 min since (97% of 27)
CHI availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 20 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 40 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/18 after 2, 26 min since (97% of 27)
CHI availability going into 1/31 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 21 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 41 since 11/06, out tonight
CHI availability going into 2/03 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 3 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 22 since 12/18, returns tonight: 14 min (71% of 20)
OUT Bitim missed 42 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 34 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 26 and Russell at 25 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vincent (17 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; White at 20 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Craig (18 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 109 a night to the Lakers' 116 and the line, where the Lakers take 23 free throws a game to Chicago's 18. Call it the Lakers 115, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
1/17 vs DAL 127-110 — LAL notes
LAL won 127-110. LAL shot 54% (49 of 91) to DAL's 46%, 12 of 28 from three, and went to the line 24 times to DAL's 18 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. LAL turned it over 10 times to DAL's 15. Russell led with 29 (11 of 20, 5 of 7 from three); Davis added 28, James 25. The hinge was Q3, 42-27: a lead of 2 became 17, and the lead reached 24. Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/19 vs BKN 112-130 — LAL notes
LAL lost 112-130. LAL shot 44% (40 of 90) to BKN's 53%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 24 times to BKN's 14 — 20 points from the stripe to their 11. LAL turned it over 14 times to BKN's 8, and BKN turned those into 10 steals. Davis led with 26 (9 of 13, 8 of 11 at the line); James added 24, Russell 20. Q1 was theirs, 37-28, but the other 3 periods went 102-75 against them. They led by as many as 12. Russell's -16 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 vs POR 134-110 — LAL notes
LAL won 134-110. LAL shot 55% (47 of 86) to POR's 47%, 13 of 33 from three, and went to the line 29 times to POR's 20 — 27 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 45-35 for them. Russell led with 34 (14 of 21, 6 of 11 from three); James added 28, Reaves 15. The hinge was Q2, 31-23: a lead of 5 became 13, and the lead reached 27. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
1/23 @ LAC 116-127 — LAL notes
LAL lost 116-127. LAL shot 49% (45 of 92) to LAC's 59%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 22 times to LAC's 12 — 15 points from the stripe to their 9. Russell led with 27 (9 of 21, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Davis added 26, Reaves 12. Q3 was theirs, 33-29, the deficit cut from 13 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 98-83 against them. Davis's -9 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 vs CHI 141-132 — LAL notes
LAL won 141-132. LAL shot 61% (53 of 87) to CHI's 53%, 20 of 31 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CHI's 29. Russell led with 29 (10 of 18, 8 of 13 from three); James added 25, Davis 22. The hinge was Q2, 42-25: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 16, and the lead reached 24. James was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/27 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 124, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Kuminga at 26 a game. Without Paul (7 straight), Moody (5 straight), Payton II (9 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Russell at 28 and James at 26 a game. Without Vincent (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 122, the Lakers 120, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/29 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and Ja. Green at 21 a game. Without Smith Jr. (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 129, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 28 and Russell at 28 a game. Without Reddish (2 straight), Vincent (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Houston's 32 and the defense, Houston allowing 118 a night to the Lakers' 129. Call it Houston 121, the Lakers 118, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/30 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 129, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Young at 25 a game. Without Hunter (19 straight), Krejčí (18 straight), Fernando (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 130, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 28 free throws a game; Russell at 28 and James at 28 a game. Without Reddish (3 straight), Vincent (20 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 33 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 14 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Atlanta 124, the Lakers 123, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/01 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 21 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 135, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Reddish (4 straight), Vincent (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 114 a night to the Lakers' 135 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 125, the Lakers 116.
1/15 @ CLE 91-109 — CHI notes
CHI lost 91-109. CHI shot 42% (35 of 83) to CLE's 41%, 9 of 32 from three. CHI turned it over 18 times to CLE's 11, and CLE turned those into 9 steals. White led with 18 (5 of 15, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Vučević added 17, LaVine 17. Q3 was theirs, 31-20, the deficit cut from 14 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 89-60 against them. Carter's -23 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/18 @ TOR 116-110 — CHI notes
CHI won 116-110. CHI shot 53% (48 of 91) to TOR's 51%, 6 of 24 from three. DeRozan led with 24 (9 of 20, 0 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Vučević added 24, White 23. The hinge was Q1, 38-27: from level to 11 ahead. White was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
1/20 vs MEM 125-96 — CHI notes
CHI won 125-96. CHI shot 52% (47 of 91) to MEM's 43%, 14 of 33 from three. The glass went 52-32 for them. Dosunmu led with 20 (7 of 10, 3 of 5 from three); DeRozan added 18, White 17. The hinge was Q4, 39-27: a lead of 17 became 29. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/22 @ PHX 113-115 — CHI notes
CHI lost 113-115. CHI took 8 more shots (93 to 85), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to PHX's 52%, 14 of 37 from three. White led with 26 (10 of 14, 4 of 5 from three); DeRozan added 21, Vučević 19. Q1 was theirs, 37-22, but the other 3 periods went 93-76 against them. They led by as many as 23.
1/25 @ LAL 132-141 — CHI notes
CHI lost 132-141. CHI shot 53% (47 of 88) to LAL's 61%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to LAL's 20 — 26 points from the stripe to their 15. DeRozan led with 32 (10 of 14, 11 of 12 at the line); White added 25, Vučević 20. Q4 was theirs, 39-29, the deficit cut from 19 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 112-93 against them. Dosunmu's -11 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/28 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Simons at 27 and Brogdon at 22 a game. Without Sharpe (8 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; White at 22 and DeRozan at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Craig (19 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-7 a night and Portland minus-2 and the defense, Chicago allowing 114 a night to Portland's 121. Call it Chicago 115, Portland 114, Portland keeping it close.
1/30 vs TOR — 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 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and White at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Craig (20 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Barnes at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Quickley (2 straight), Poeltl (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-7 a night and Toronto minus-9 and the defense, Chicago allowing 112 a night to Toronto's 121. Call it Chicago 118, Toronto 110.
1/31 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Miller at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and White at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Williams (2 straight), Craig (21 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-5 a night and Charlotte minus-7 and the defense, Chicago allowing 113 a night to Charlotte's 125. Call it Chicago 116, Charlotte 113, Charlotte keeping it close.
2/03 vs SAC — 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 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; White at 23 and DeRozan at 23 a game. Without Williams (3 straight), Craig (22 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 25 and Barnes at 20 a game. Without Ellis (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Chicago 117, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeVuWhWi 5 14 0 3 5 60 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 1 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 14 -2 1 9 11 4 7 57 0 0 0 2 5 5 1 0 1 1
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DeDoVuWhWi 1 2 -1 1 2 50 0 2 0 2 2 100 2 3 0 0 0 1 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 6 14 -2 1 9 11 4 7 57 0 0 0 2 5 5 1 0 1 1
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDoVuWi 1 4 -1 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
CHI Carter, DeRozan, Dosunmu, Vučević, Williams
in Carter
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ChDaJaReVa 1 5 +1 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAL Christie, Davis, James, Reaves, Vanderbilt
in Christie, Vanderbilt
out Prince, Russell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCaDoVuWh 1 4 +1 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
CHI Carter, Caruso, Dosunmu, Vučević, White
in Caruso, White
out DeRozan, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ChDaHaReVa 2 7 0 3 3 100 1 2 50 1 3 33 1 0 4 1 0 0 0
LAL Christie, Davis, Hachimura, Reaves, Vanderbilt
in Hachimura
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCaDoDrWh 1 3 -1 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
CHI Carter, Caruso, Dosunmu, Drummond, White
in Drummond
out Vučević
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ChDaHaReVa 2 7 0 3 3 100 1 2 50 1 3 33 1 0 4 1 0 0 0
LAL Christie, Davis, Hachimura, Reaves, Vanderbilt
in Hachimura
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCaDeDrWh 2 5 +3 1 3 33 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
CHI Carter, Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond, White
in DeRozan
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ChHaRuVaWo 2 2 -3 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
LAL Christie, Hachimura, Russell, Vanderbilt, Wood
in Russell, Wood
out Davis, Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DeDoDrTeWi 2 4 -7 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 2 50 1 1 1 0 0 2 2
CHI DeRozan, Dosunmu, Drummond, Terry, Williams
in Dosunmu, Terry, Williams
out Carter, Caruso, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaRuVaWo 4 16 +5 3 3 100 2 2 100 2 3 67 0 0 4 1 0 0 2
LAL Hachimura, James, Russell, Vanderbilt, Wood
in James
out Christie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DeDoVuWhWi 1 5 +3 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
CHI DeRozan, Dosunmu, Vučević, White, Williams
in DeRozan
out Caruso
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHaJaPrRe 2 8 +3 1 2 50 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1
LAL Davis, Hachimura, James, Prince, Reaves
in Davis, Hachimura, Reaves
out Russell, Vanderbilt, Wood
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDoVuWh 4 7 -11 3 6 50 1 4 25 1 1 100 2 1 3 2 0 2 3
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Dosunmu, Vučević, White
in Caruso
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaHaPrReRu 2 9 +2 1 1 100 1 1 100 2 3 67 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
LAL Davis, Hachimura, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Russell
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDoVuWh 4 7 -11 3 6 50 1 4 25 1 1 100 2 1 3 2 0 2 3
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Dosunmu, Vučević, White
in Caruso
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaReRuVa 2 9 +9 3 3 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
LAL Davis, James, Reaves, Russell, Vanderbilt
in James, Vanderbilt
out Hachimura, Prince
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeVuWhWi 5 13 -3 2 3 67 1 5 20 3 3 100 0 4 2 0 2 1 2
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević, White, Williams
in Williams
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 6 22 +7 4 6 67 4 7 57 0 0 0 1 5 6 3 0 1 4
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Prince
out Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDoVuWh 2 2 -4 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Dosunmu, Vučević, White
in Dosunmu
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 6 22 +7 4 6 67 4 7 57 0 0 0 1 5 6 3 0 1 4
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Prince
out Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DeDoDrVuWi 2 8 0 3 4 75 0 0 0 2 2 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
CHI DeRozan, Dosunmu, Drummond, Vučević, Williams
in Drummond
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaPrReRuVa 3 8 -2 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
LAL Davis, Prince, Reaves, Russell, Vanderbilt
in Vanderbilt
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDoDrVuWh 1 4 +1 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
CHI Caruso, Dosunmu, Drummond, Vučević, White
in Caruso, White
out DeRozan, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ChDaHaRuVa 2 7 +1 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2
LAL Christie, Davis, Hachimura, Russell, Vanderbilt
in Christie, Hachimura
out Prince, Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCaDrVuWh 2 7 +1 1 2 50 1 1 100 4 4 100 0 1 2 0 1 0 1
CHI Carter, Caruso, Drummond, Vučević, White
in Carter
out Dosunmu
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ChHaRuVaWo 1 2 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
LAL Christie, Hachimura, Russell, Vanderbilt, Wood
in Wood
out Davis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DeDrVuWhWi 3 9 -1 3 3 100 0 2 0 3 4 75 1 2 2 1 0 1 2
CHI DeRozan, Drummond, Vučević, White, Williams
in DeRozan, Williams
out Carter, Caruso
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaReVaWo 3 10 +1 2 4 50 1 1 100 3 3 100 0 2 3 1 0 1 2
LAL Hachimura, James, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Wood
in James, Reaves
out Christie, Russell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDoDrWh 2 4 +2 1 1 100 0 1 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Dosunmu, Drummond, White
in Caruso, Dosunmu
out Vučević, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 3 10 -2 3 6 50 1 1 100 1 1 100 1 2 3 1 1 1 2
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Davis, Prince, Russell
out Hachimura, Vanderbilt, Wood
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDoVuWh 6 25 +9 5 6 83 3 4 75 5 5 100 0 5 4 1 1 3 1
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Dosunmu, Vučević, White
in Vučević
out Drummond
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrReRu 3 10 -2 3 6 50 1 1 100 1 1 100 1 2 3 1 1 1 2
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Reaves, Russell
in Davis, Prince, Russell
out Hachimura, Vanderbilt, Wood
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDoVuWh 6 25 +9 5 6 83 3 4 75 5 5 100 0 5 4 1 1 3 1
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Dosunmu, Vučević, White
in Vučević
out Drummond
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaJaPrRuVa 5 9 -3 4 8 50 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 2 2 2 0 0 3
LAL Davis, James, Prince, Russell, Vanderbilt
in Vanderbilt
out Reaves
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CW C. Wood
DR D. Russell
JV J. Vanderbilt
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
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
LeBron, Russell lead the Lakers' impressive shooting in a 141-132 victory over Chicago
LOS ANGELES -- — LeBron James had 25 points and 12 assists a few hours after being named to his record 20th NBA All-Star team and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls 141-132 on Thursday night.
D’Angelo Russell hit eight 3-pointers and scored 29 points, Anthony Davis scored 22 points and Austin Reaves had 20 points and eight assists. Jarred Vanderbilt added a season-high 17 points as the Lakers made 60.9% of their shots in their fourth win in six games.
After hitting 15 of their 18 shots in a spectacular second quarter, the Lakers racked up a season-high 112 points through three quarters and took a 24-point lead that allowed them to weather the Bulls' 39-point fourth quarter. The Lakers' 141 points were a season high, as were the Bulls' 132.
“We’re just playing the right way,” James said. “Guys are feeling very comfortable out there. We’ve got guys that can make shots. We’ve got guys that can make plays. Doesn’t matter who’s shooting.”
Los Angeles-area native DeMar DeRozan scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth to lead six scorers in double figures for the Bulls, who have lost the first two on their three-game West Coast trip. Coby White added 25 points, Nikola Vucevic had 20 and former Lakers guard Alex Caruso had 17.
“We certainly dug ourselves a hole,” Chicago coach Billy Donovan said. “The difference in the game was the foul line for them. We fouled them too much. They shot astronomically well. The turnovers, and the close of the second quarter, really hurt.”
With this victory, the Lakers went 6-6 to wrap up a 23-day stretch in which they had just one game outside Los Angeles. They’ll spend the next two weeks on a six-game road trip while the Grammy Awards take over their downtown arena.
Although Russell didn't score in the fourth, he finished one shy of his career high in 3-pointers, and he continued to complicate the Lakers’ decisions on his future with another big game ahead of the trade deadline. The point guard’s contract is highly moveable, but Los Angeles must decide whether it can get enough in return to shake up its .500 season — particularly if Russell can keep up this recent stretch of outstanding play.
“My confidence is through the roof, and I’m going to keep it there,” Russell said. “I just try to complement Bron and AD. I know they can get us out of games single-handedly, so just try to complement them, if that’s me shooting, facilitating, whatever that may be.”
James became the first 20-time All-Star in NBA history earlier Thursday, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record. James, who topped Abdul-Jabbar as the leading scorer in league history last season, will also start his 20th All-Star Game in his 21 seasons.
“I mean, I've exceeded expectations in my career, so it's just humbling,” James said. “It's very cool to be able to continue to have these compliments throughout your career, but I've exceeded anything than I ever dreamed that I would be in the NBA, and I did that a long time ago. Everything else is just kind of extra credit.”
Before the game, Donovan said star guard Zach LaVine will be out for at least another week before his ankle injury is re-evaluated. The UCLA product was frequently linked with the Lakers in trade rumors earlier this season.