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 The Bulls did not need any late-game rallies to upend Philadelphia
by a 103-78 margin on Saturday, getting 21 points and 16 rebounds
from Joakim Noah in their most lopsided victory of the season.
Chicago is 10-4 since a 9-16 start and 5-2 since trading away
All-Star swingman Luol Deng. The Bulls are 3-7 in their last 10
meetings overall against the Lakers and the teams have split the
last 10 games in Chicago.
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ABOUT THE LAKERS (16-25): With injury comes opportunity, and several
young Lakers are stepping up in recent days to fill in for banged-up
veterans like Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash. Kendall Marshall has
recorded five straight double-doubles — including 10 points and 11
assists against Toronto — while swingman Nick Young returned from a
one-game suspension to pour in a season-high 29 points on Sunday.
Rookie Ryan Kelly followed up a season-high 20 points at Boston with
17 versus the Raptors in his first career start.
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ABOUT THE BULLS (19-20): Noah has been carrying much of the
load during Chicago's 14-game surge and has even picked things
up on the offensive end since Deng was dealt to Cleveland. Noah,
who has recorded double digits in rebounds in a career-high 12
straight games, is averaging 15 points in the seven games
following the trade, shooting 50 percent from the field along
the way. The veteran big man shot just 41.6 percent in the 11
games prior to deal.
BUZZER-BEATERS
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Bulls F Mike Dunleavy is 16-for-32 from 3-point range in his
last 11 games.
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Lakers G Jodie Meeks, who had a streak of at least one steal
in an NBA-high 15 straight games come to an end earlier this
month, had four steals vs. Toronto.
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Los Angeles is averaging 112.8 points over the last four
games.
PREDICTION: Bulls 93, Lakers 90
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