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Thursday 23 November 2017

Lakers rally from 19-point

deficit to beat Bulls 103-94

that suggested the future start and sitting in eighth for the guys to be down 20
might not be so miserable place in the Western Con- and realize you don’t need
after all. ference — small achieve- hero shots.
Kyle Kuzma had 22 points, ments, but important steps You just need to tighten
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for a young team just start- down on what we are do-
scored 11 of his 21 in the ing to believe it can com- ing, and you can get back
fourth quarter and the Lak- pete. in the game.”
ers roared back from a The Lakers weren’t com- Denzel Valentine scored
19-point deficit in the sec- petitive in the first half while 17 points and Antonio Blak-
ond half for a 103-94 victo- committing 13 turnovers, eney added 15 — all in
ry over the Bulls on Tuesday and they trailed 61-42 early the first half — for the Bulls,
night. in the second half. But they who dropped to 3-12 with
Brandon Ingram had 17 put together a 38-19 run their seventh loss in eight
points, five rebounds and spurred by an energetic games.
five assists as the Lakers third quarter from reserves “They grabbed the mo-
won consecutive games Jordan Clarkson, Josh Hart mentum and ran with it,”
for the second time this and Julius Randle, who fin- said Kris Dunn, who had 12
season, doing so in a thrill- ished with 10 points and 10 points and six assists in his
ing fashion that had their rebounds. second start of the season
Los Angeles Lakers center Brook Lopez, left, shoots over still-faithful fans standing, Caldwell-Pope’s layup with for Chicago.
Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez during the second half of an cheering and recalling the 3:08 to play gave the Lak- “Caldwell-Pope, he hit
NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in Los Angeles.
The Lakers won 103-94. 16-time champion fran- ers their first lead since the some big shots. They were
Associated Press chise’s better years. first quarter, and the vet- more aggressive than we
“Anytime you go out there eran added back-to-back were and started getting
By GREG BEACHAM they outworked, outshot and compete, and you 3-pointers. to the free throw line.”
AP Sports Writer and outsmarted the Lak- look to your right and your The Lakers finished strong TIP-INS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ers while taking a 14-point left and everybody is com- for their first win over the Bulls: Fred Hoiberg pro-
Los Angeles Lakers’ first half lead. peting as hard as you are, Bulls at Staples Center in moted Dunn to the starting
resembled many miser- Coach Luke Walton re- that’s a great feeling,” said three tries. lineup in place of Jerian
able stretches of the past minded his young team rookie Lonzo Ball, who had “I was shocked we were Grant, and the coach ex-
four seasons. Although the that 14 points aren’t much eight points, 13 rebounds only down 14 at the half, to pects it to be a long-term
Chicago Bulls have plen- in the NBA, and the Lakers and four assists. be honest,” Walton said. “It move. Dunn has been a
ty of their own problems, proceeded to stage a rally Los Angeles is off to an 8-10 was a learning opportunity steady force off Chicago’s
bench, and Hoiberg ex-
pects Grant to take a simi-
lar role with the reserves
going forward. ... David
Nwaba missed the game
with a sprained ankle.
The LA native became a
steady bench contributor
for the Lakers last season,
but Chicago snatched him
off waivers in July while the
Lakers shuffled their roster.
Lakers: Los Angeles vis-
its Chicago on Jan. 26. ...
F Larry Nance Jr. could
be back with the team
as early as next week. He
had surgery on his broken
left hand only three weeks
ago, but has healed quick-
er than expected.
TWINS
Brook Lopez had four
points on 2-for-10 shoot-
ing and nine rebounds for
the Lakers against his twin
brother, Robin, who had 14
points and three rebounds
for the Bulls.
The twins grew up in North
Hollywood rooting for the
Lakers, who acquired
Brook Lopez in a trade with
Brooklyn last summer.q