Bulls Lose to the Lakers 106-78

The Chicago Bulls lost to the Los Angeles Lakers last night, making their current record 2-7 for the season. The Lakers win put them at 6-3 for the season, marking their third victory in a row. The game was really determined in the third quarter, when the Lakers scored 18 straight points to finish the quarter and start the fourth with an 81-60 lead. The Bulls couldn’t get closer to closing the scoring gap by more than 15 points, leaving them with their biggest losing margin ever to Los Angeles. The previous record margin was 27 points way back in 1968. Kobe Bryant – the man whose trade rumors spurred a substantial amount of worry and distress for the Bulls at the beginning of the season – scored 10 of his 18 game points in the third quarter.

On the Bulls side of the court Ben Gordon was the high-scorer, reaching 20 points in the 106-78 loss. Andres Nocioni added 14 points and six rebounds for Chicago. Gordon’s take on the game went like this, “I just feel like we ran out of gas. We came out and played well in the first half. Second half we just didn’t have that same energy and intensity. I think that was pretty much the key to the game.” The Bulls 2-7 start is more than disappointing for a team that was picked as one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams during the preseason. There was definitely a lot of hype leading up to the regular season, and whether it was the Bryant rumor talks or the injuries at the beginning of the season, something was thrown off. As Bulls fans lets just hope that they pull it together sometime soon.

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