Jarred Vanderbilt had 17 points on 8-of-11
shooting and Taurean Prince added 14 points for the Lakers, who
lost 13 of their previous 20 games.
DeMar DeRozan registered 32 points and 10 assists and Coby White
added 25 points and seven rebounds for the Bulls. Nikola Vucevic
had 20 points and eight rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points,
Alex Caruso added 17 points and Andre Drummond had 11 points and
nine rebounds as Chicago dropped to 0-2 on a three-game road
trip.
The Bulls were without Zach LaVine (ankle) for the third
straight game.
Los Angeles shot a blistering 60.9 percent from the floor,
including 20 of 31 (64.5 percent) from 3-point range. Rui
Hachimura added 10 points for the Lakers.
The Bulls connected on 53.4 percent of their shots, including 12
of 37 (32.4 percent) from behind the arc.
Los Angeles began to take control when Russell knocked down a
3-pointer with 8:44 left in the second quarter to put the Lakers
in the lead and start a half-ending, 31-14 run.
Chicago trailed 61-57 after a 3-pointer by Dosunmu with 3:08
left before the Lakers ripped off 12 straight points for a 73-57
halftime advantage.
Los Angeles shot 61.4 percent from the floor and made 11 of 17
(64.7 percent) from 3-point range in the half. Reaves scored 16
before the break to pace the Lakers, while DeRozan had 13 in the
half for the Bulls.
Russell was hot in the third quarter as he made five 3-pointers
and scored 17 points.
Russell sank two treys in the early stages of the third as Los
Angeles increased its lead to 89-67. Later, Russell knocked down
three treys in 103 seconds as the Lakers led 106-84. Davis
followed with a basket to make it a game-high, 24-point margin
with 1:22 to go.
The Lakers took a 112-93 advantage into the final stanza. The
Bulls moved within 140-132 on two free throws by DeRozan with
46.2 seconds remaining before Los Angeles closed it out.
--Field Level Media
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