On January 26, 2024, the NBA regular season ushered in the Lakers and Bulls game, and the Bulls LaVine was absent, and the Lakers finally defeated the Bulls 141-132.
At the beginning of the first quarter, James took the lead in shooting from the outside three-pointer, DeRozan made a mid-range shot, Davis scored an empty dunk, and Caruso scored eight points in a row on offense and defense. Reaves and Russell made three-point shots to stabilize the situation, DeRozan scored 4 points with free throws, Vucevic scored a basket, Reaves scored 2+1 under the offensive basket, DeRozan scored a three-point shot from the outside, and James broke through and scored a dunk. Davis scored 2+1 under the basket, Hachimura made a three-point shot from the outside, and Dosunmu scored points one after another. White made a three-pointer at the top of the arc, Vanderbilt and Hachimura scored on the offensive basket, and the two sides went back and forth, and the score alternated to rise, and the Bulls temporarily led by one point at 32-31 at the end of the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, White took the lead with a three-pointer from the outside, Vanderbilt responded with a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and Pawey also had from the outside. Vanderbilt scored six straight points in a row. White attacked a rebound to stop the bleeding, James and Hachimura hit three-pointers from the outside, Pawe, Dosunmu and DeRozan scored points to stop the bleeding, and Reaves responded with consecutive points on an outside shot. The Lakers went on a 12-0 run at the end of the first half, beating the Bulls by 16 points at 73-57.
Yibian replayed Davis dunked to score first, Prince made a three-pointer from the outside, and Caruso responded with a three-pointer at the top of the arc. Russell scored 5 points in a row, White scored 2+1 on the offensive basket, Prince and Russell hit three points from the outside again, Caruso counterattacked and scored 2+1, Davis scored one after another, and Reeves counterattacked. DeRozan and Vucevic scored hook hands under the offensive basket, Russell continued to hit three points from the outside, Davis scored points one after another, and Vucevic scored five points in a row to stop the bleeding, and the Lakers led by 112-93 points at the end of the third quarter to 19 points.
Russell made 5 of 7 three-pointers in the single quarter, scoring 17 points, 2 assists and 1 steal!
At the beginning of the final quarter, James scored 6 points with free throws, Drummond scored consecutive points under the basket, and DeRozan attacked one after another to create damage. Later, the Bulls launched a counterattack, although the score was close, but the Lakers withstood the pressure, and finally the Lakers defeated the Bulls 141-132.
Here's a look at the stats from both sides:
Bulls: DeRozan 30 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, White 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Vucevic 20 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, Caruso 17 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Dosunmu 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, Drummond 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal,
Lakers: Russell 29 points, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, James 25 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals, Davis 22 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, Vanderbilt 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 blockReaves 20 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Hachimura 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, Prince 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals,