Los Angeles, CA — The Chicago Bulls struggled defensively during a 142-130 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto-dot-com Arena. Chicago trailed by as many as 22 points in the losing effort. Josh Giddey finished with 27 points and 15 assists, while Matas Buzelis scored 22 points. The Bulls are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference at 27-and-39. They visit the Clippers tonight.
In other NBA news the Warriors will be without their superstar point guard for at least another week-plus. Golden State has ruled out Stephen Curry for another 10 days due to a persistent right knee issue