NBA updates– Los Angeles Lakers win 98-91 against Chicago Bulls
The Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Chicago Bulls this Tuesday hoping to extend their winning run. The match was played at the Staples Centre in front approximately 19,000 fans. The match lasted for 2 hours and 19 minutes with the lead changing hands 8 times
while the scores were tied on 8 occasions.
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls both made a cautious start to the match as they came up impressive performances. Both the teams were strong offensively but what the lack of points scored was due to the fact that the attacks that both teams made
were not with so much confidence.
During the course of the first quarter, the Lakers and the Bulls both scored 26 points with the Los Angeles Lakers putting their foot on the gas as the quarter neared its end. The main emphasis during the course of the quarter was on defence and both the
teams were successful in maintaining a tight defence.
The 2nd quarter of the match saw both the teams with the same approach. Neither of the team was ready to give the other team any space and there were only a few good moments during the course of the quarter that saw the players drive in and score
successfully.
The 2nd quarter of the match saw the Los Angeles Lakers win the quarter in terms of points scored as they bagged 25 points. The Chicago Bulls was not far behind either as they piled up attacks and worked hard to keep in touch with the Lakers and
bagged 23 points. At the end of the quarter, the Lakers led the scores 51-49.
The game continued with the same game play and strategies as the previous quarters. Both the teams scored points regularly and brilliant pieces of play were seen developing from both the sides.
During the course of the quarter the Chicago Bulls was able to pull the 2 points lead to just 1 point as they scored 24 points compared to 23 points scored by the Los Angeles Lakers.
The final quarter of the match saw the Los Angeles Lakers come out with a very strong defence and maintained the same attack that they displayed during the previous three quarters.
During the course of the final quarter the Chicago Bulls scored 18 points while the Los Angeles Lakers scored 24 points as the match ended 98-91 in favour of the home team.
Derrick Rose was the highest scorer of the match and bagged 30 points during the course of the match. Lamar Odom and Shannon Brown followed next as they scored 21 points each.
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