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Davis and James were a combined 23-for-39 (58.9
percent) from the floor and teamed for 17 boards as Los Angeles
avenged Sunday's home loss to Chicago. The Lakers (38-38) won
for the fourth time in five games to tie New Orleans for eighth
place in the Western Conference.
Despite losing their second straight, the Bulls (36-40)
maintained a two-game lead on Washington for the No. 10 seed in
the East and the final slot in the conference play-in
tournament.
Nikola Vucevic registered a double-double of 29 points and 12
rebounds for Chicago. DeMar DeRozan (22 points), Coby White
(17), Zach LaVine (16) and Ayo Dosunmu (12) also finished with
double digits. White dished a game-high nine assists.
Austin Reaves scored 19 points for Los Angeles. D'Angelo
Russell, who had missed the past two games with right hip
soreness, added 17 points for the Lakers in the opener of a
five-game road trip. Jarred Vanderbilt had seven rebounds.
Balanced scoring and steady rebounding boosted Los Angeles to a
59-51 halftime lead. Davis led the team with 16 points, while
James (13) and Reaves (12) followed. The Lakers scored 17
second-chance points in the first half.
Vucevic scored 19 points before intermission and DeRozan chipped
in 11. LaVine was whistled for three first-half fouls for the
Bulls, who showed resilience to stick around. After trailing
27-10 in the early going, Chicago later rallied to take a 35-34
lead.
The loss snapped a three-game series winning streak for the
Bulls, who haven't defeated the Lakers in four straight games
since the 1991 NBA Finals.
Los Angeles has won nine of 12 against Chicago.
Andre Drummond missed the game for the Bulls due to personal
reasons. Drummond previously had tweeted his intent to delete
social media to focus on his mental health.
--Field Level Media
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