On December 21, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Los Angeles Lakers still failed to stop the decline, defeated the Bulls 108-124 away, suffered three consecutive defeats, lost 4 of the 5 games after winning the midseason championship, and encountered obstacles in the top six of the West, Lao Zhankong cut a triple-double of 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, the Bulls were all soldiers, more flowers, the whole team threw in 18 three-pointers, and 8 people scored double-doubles.
Lao Zhan cut a triple-double in the first quarter of the Bulls who fought at home, White took the lead in scoring 2 points with a throw, Lao Zhan hit the Lakers' first shot with a layup, and then hit a three-pointer, the Lakers veteran Caruso scored 7 points in a single quarter and also colored, Dosunmu hit two three-pointers, and the Bulls ended the first quarter 33-22;In the second quarter, Drummond contributed 5 points to the inside strong play, Carter scored three points on the outside, and the Bulls played very energetically off the bench, the Lakers relied on the play of Lao Zhan and Reaves to bite the point difference, Lao Zhan handed over 8 points and 5 rebounds in a single quarter, Reaves scored 9 points in a single quarter, the Lakers recovered 5 points 33-28, and the Lakers fell behind 55-61 at halftime.
The Lakers lost three in a row and fought again in the third quarter, Pawe was accurate from the outside, and contributed 2 three-pointers in a single quarter, James and thick eyebrows teamed up to narrow the difference, but Russell had a bad hand, and scored the only 2 points of the game on 1-of-4 shooting in this quarter. The Bulls always had players step up, with Caruso, Vucevic and Draymond all contributing, and the Bulls stretched the margin to double digits. In the final quarter, the Bulls continued to blossom more points, DeRozan shot 4 of 4, plus 2 free throws contributed 10 points, the Lakers had no hope of chasing points, so they could only admit defeat in advance, and finally the Lakers lost 108-124.
The Bulls blossomed more than 18 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 4 free throws and 4 empty cuts for 25 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists + 5 turnovers, thick eyebrows got 19 points and 14 rebounds on 7-of-15 shooting, Reaves scored 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting, Prince scored 16 points, and Reddish scored 13 points. Russell scored just 2 points on 1-of-6 shooting, the worst starter, and Vincent returned to score 3 points on 1-of-4 shooting. The Lakers still have a difficult schedule for the rest of the year, PK the Timberwolves (2 times), Thunder, Celtics (2 times), and Hornets.
The Bulls won two in a row and the Bulls won two in a row, improving their record to 12-17 and temporarily ranking 11th in the East, DeRozan shot 12-of-16 and 3-of-3 free throws to get 27 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, White 17 points and 7 rebounds, Vucevic 13 points and 10 rebounds, Pawe and Caruso 15 points, Dosunmu 14 points, Drummond 11 points and 7 rebounds, Carter 10 points. Autumn and Winter Check-in Challenge