The Los Angeles Lakers fell to 16-15 on the season after losing to the Chicago Bulls, 115-110.
Both teams played without key stars. Chicago didn’t have Zach LaVine while the Lakers didn’t have Anthony Davis. DeMar DeRozan, however, returned from health and safety protocol and delivered a big-time performance with 38 points on 16-of-17 free-throw shooting.
The Lakers could’ve won this game, especially considering they had a lead in the fourth until they allowed the Bulls to go on a 10-2 run and get back in it.
Los Angeles also turned the ball over 20 times, leading to 29 points for Chicago. L.A. also shot 14-of-22 (63.6%) from the line, a miserable percentage that could’ve altered the outcome.
LeBron James’ 31-point effort wasn’t enough in the end as DeRozan sealed the deal.
Here is how the Lakers graded individually from the loss:
