The Chicago Bulls travel to take on the L.A. Lakers.
The Chicago Bulls (35-27) travel west to take on the L.A. Lakers (32-31). The game is an afternoon ABC TV slot scheduled for 3:30p.m. EST.
The Bulls are coming off an 89-88 win over the Utah Jazz. The Lakers are coming off a 118-116 win over the Toronto Raptors.
Chicago got good news from the doctors the other day. Derrick Rose has been cleared to play. Rose has yet to set a date on his return.
The Bulls are lead by Loul Deng who is averaging 16.3 points, Joakim Noah with 11.4 rebounds and Kirk Hinrich with 5.4 assists.
The Lakers are lead by Kobe Bryant who is averaging 27.8 points, Dwight Howard with 12.1 rebounds and Steve Nash with 6.8 assists.
Starting Line-ups
Bulls:
PG – Robinson
SG – Hamilton
SF – Deng
PF – Boozer
C – Noah
Lakers:
PG – Nash
SG – Bryant
SF – World Peace
PF – Clark
C – Howard