Dec. 11--Pau Gasol had 24 points and six rebounds, Jimmy Butler 14 points and eight assists and Taj Gibson 12 points and eight rebounds to propel the Chicago Bulls to a 83-80 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night at the United Center. Derrick Rose added 11 points and Aaron Brooks 10 as the Bulls snapped a three-game losing skid.
Blake Griffin led the Clippers with 18 points and 11 rebounds while Chris Paul added 12 in a losing effort.
Turning point
The Clippers didn't have Griffin for much of the second half after the forward was ejected for committing a Flagrant-2 foul on Gibson midway through the third quarter.
Key number
11: Points scored by the Clippers in the second quarter after going 3-for-23 from the field.
Tribune player of game
Gasol. The center was 10-for-19 and nailed a career-high three three-pointers.
The quote
"The true sign of a great team is how you handle adversity. There's a lot of adverse situation that happen over the course of the season to all teams in this league. How you bounce back will define who you are."
--Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg
Up next
Vs. Pelicans, 7 p.m. Saturday; WGN-Ch. 9.
