NBA: Comeback victory!

The Los Angeles Lakers clinched a mandatory win over the Chicago Bulls. But this required an official comeback. Paul Zipser stewed on the bench.

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The purple-golden runners caught a weak first half in their home Staples Center against the Bulls, who also started badly. Only 41 points stood for the break tea, which is of course much too little. But coach Luke Walton apparently found the right words in the cabin during his speech.

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Even though his boys needed a little bit of warm-up time in the third quarter, they got going. Through a 38:19 run they made the game tight again. Kentavious Caldwell-Popo hit a tip-shot for the first Lakers tour since the first quarter. His team didn’t give it up anymore.

Top scorer for L. A. was Rookie Kyle Kuzma with 22 points (4/7 3FG). Caldwell-Pope scored 21, Lonzo Ball 8 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. The best Bullsman Paul Zipser won a DNP was Denzel Valentine (17 points, 9 rebounds).