The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls 141-132 on Thursday night. Just hours before the game, Kobe Bryant was named to his record-20th NBA All-Star team and scored 25 points and dished out 12 assists.

 

Russell made eight 3-pointers and scored 29 points. Davis scored 22 points, and Reaves scored 20 points and had eight assists. In this win, the Lakers made 60.9% of their shots. It was their fourth win in six games.

 

LA scored 112 points in the first three quarters, which was the most of the season. They took a 24-point lead into the fourth quarter, which the Bulls used to score 39 points. Both teams scored 141 or more points, which was the most for the season.

 

The Bulls, who are from the Los Angeles area and have lost their first two games on their three-game West Coast trip, had six players score in double figures. DeMar DeRozan scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter. It was Coby White who scored 25 points, Nikola Vucevic who scored 20, and former Lakers guard Alex Caruso who scored 17.

 

The Lakers won their sixth game in a row, bringing their 23-day stretch of only playing one game outside of Los Angeles to an end. For the next two weeks, they’ll be on the road for six games while the Grammy Awards are held in their downtown venue.

 

Russell didn’t score in the fourth, but he finished with just one less 3-pointer than his career high. He also played another great game before the trade deadline, which is making it harder for the Lakers to decide what to do with him. The point guard’s deal is very flexible, but Los Angeles needs to decide if it can get enough in return to change its.500 season, especially if Russell can keep up his recent run of great play.

 

James beat Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record earlier Thursday to become the first player in NBA history to be named an All-Star 20 times. James will start his 20th All-Star Game. Last season, he passed Abdul-Jabbar as the league’s all-time top scorer.

 

The Lakers had their best shooting quarter of the season in the second quarter, making 15 of 18 shots and taking a 73-57 lead into break.

 

Before the game, Bulls coach Billy Donovan said that star guard Zach LaVine hurt his ankle and will be out for at least another week. There were a lot of trade reports about the UCLA player with the Lakers earlier this season.