After pulling out a big win in a nationally televised showdown against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Los Angeles Lakers face the Chicago Bulls, who enter tonight’s game coming in on the second night of a back-to-back after beating the Charlotte Hornets in Charlotte on Friday night, 123-110. It was a dominant performance as they led for most of the game on the road against Charlotte, doing so without their starting center Wendell Carter Jr.
Perhaps wary of a letdown against the Bulls after their nationally televised W against the Bucks, head coach Frank Vogel said the Lakers did not play their best game against Milwaukee, likely trying to guard against them not taking the Bulls as seriously. Even without Carter, the Bulls have already shown they can give the Lakers a test, losing a close one at Staples Center, 117-115 earlier this month. Neither Anthony Davis nor Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played for the Lakers in the previous matchup on Jan. 8.
Once again, expect Chicago’s rookie forward Patrick Williams to draw the assignment on LeBron James.
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- Spread via BetMGM: Lakers -9
Probable starting lineups
Chicago Bulls (7-8)
- Lauri Markkanen
- Patrick Williams
- Daniel Gafford
- Coby White
- Zach LaVine
Los Angeles Lakers (12-4)
- Anthony Davis
- LeBron James
- Marc Gasol
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
- Dennis Schröder