Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #75 Eric Dalen, #34 Marc Davis, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance: 18997
Reserve Shannon Brown matched his season high with 21 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to help the Los Angeles Lakers to their fifth straight victory, a 98-91 triumph over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Tuesday.
Lamar Odom scored 21 points and Kobe Bryant added 20 for Los Angeles (13-2).
Chicago (7-5) took an 81-79 lead on Joakim Noah’s basket with 8:12 remaining. Brown - who scored 18 points in the first half - responded with his fifth 3-pointer of the contest to start a decisive 17-2 run.
Steve Blake hit two 3-pointers and Matt Barnes also nailed a trey during the spurt. They were part of a bench effort that outscored Chicago's reserves, 39-10.
Pau Gasol had 12 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks for the Lakers.
Derrick Rose scored 30 points with eight assists for Chicago, which had a 46-38 rebounding edge. Joakim Noah had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Taj Gibson had 16 and 12.
| Chicago | L.A. Lakers | |
| Derrick Rose 30 | Scoring | Shannon Brown 21 |
| Derrick Rose 8 | Assists | Kobe Bryant 5 |
| Joakim Noah 13 | Rebounds | Pau Gasol 11 |
| Derrick Rose 6 | Free Throws Made | Lamar Odom 7 |
| Joakim Noah 4 | Steals | Steve Blake 2 |
| Joakim Noah 3 | Blocks | Pau Gasol 5 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Chicago | 91 | 39.5 | 4-20 | 19-26 | 20 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
| L.A. Lakers | 98 | 39.5 | 10-25 | 24-27 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
- L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Lakers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- Chicago will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.