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It was the second huge outing in two nights for DeRozan, a Los
Angeles-area native playing at the Staples Center for the first
two times since the death of his father earlier this year.
DeRozan poured in 35 points on 12-of-16 shooting in Sunday's
100-90 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Ball matched his season high of seven 3-pointers and was 10 of
13 from the field while also contributing eight assists and
seven rebounds for the Bulls. Zach LaVine knocked down six
3-pointers while scoring 26 points and Derrick Jones Jr. scored
13 points on 6-of-7 shooting for Chicago, which beat the Lakers
for the first time since registering a 118-110 road win on Nov.
20, 2016.
Talen Horton-Tucker scored a career-high 28 points and Russell
Westbrook recorded 25 points, eight assists and six rebounds for
the Lakers, who are just 8-7 despite opening the season with 12
of 15 at home. LeBron James (abdominal strain) sat out for the
seventh consecutive game.
Anthony Davis had 20 points and six rebounds before drawing his
second technical foul with 2:20 left in the third quarter to
earn an ejection.
Chicago, which led by as many as 28 points, connected on 55.1
percent of its shots and was 15 of 34 from 3-point range.
Los Angeles shot 45.6 percent from the field and was a porous 6
of 32 from behind the arc.
The Lakers trailed by six less than two minutes into the third
quarter before Chicago put the game away with a 33-14 explosion.
LaVine capped a 9-0 surge to start the run with a jumper to make
it 68-53 with 8:45 left.
Davis made two free throws with 2:43 left for his final points
of the night as Los Angeles trailed 83-66. The Bulls scored nine
of the next 10 points with Tony Bradley's layup pushing the lead
to 92-67 with 1:14 remaining.
Chicago led 94-73 entering the final stanza and Ball's seventh
3-pointer pushed the margin to 26 with 5:40 remaining as the
Bulls ended their struggles against the Lakers in convincing
fashion.
DeRozan scored 22 points in the first half and LaVine added 17
as the Bulls held a 57-48 halftime lead.
--Field Level Media
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