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LeBron James' return from injury spoiled by Bulls' phenomenal effort in 146-115 win over Lakers

By AP•Mar 23, 2025

Game Recap

Luka Doncic hits the trey vs. Chicago Bulls

LOS ANGELES -- — Coby White scored 36 points, Josh Giddey flirted with a quadruple-double and the Chicago Bulls wrecked LeBron James' return from injury with an impressive 146-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.

Luka Doncic scored 29 of his 34 points in the first half and hit eight 3-pointers, while James had 17 points after a seven-game absence.

Neither superstar could do a thing to slow the Bulls, who scorched Los Angeles' normally sturdy defense on the way to their seventh win in nine games. Chicago's 146 points were 12 more than the Lakers had allowed in any game this season.

Matas Buzelis scored 31 points for Chicago, and Giddey recorded 15 points, 17 assists, 10 rebounds and eight steals. White was dominant while hitting six 3-pointers, and eight Bulls scored at least nine points on the fifth stop of a six-game road trip.

Austin Reaves scored 25 points for LA.

Rui Hachimura made his own return from a 12-game absence with a knee injury, making the Lakers' roster largely whole — but Los Angeles then played perhaps its worst defensive game.

Takeaways

Bulls: One of their best performances of the season, particularly in their fifth road game in eight nights while playing without injured starter Tre Jones. Chicago is looking more like a postseason threat.

Lakers: An exhausting two weeks ended discouragingly. James missed two weeks with a strained left groin, and Los Angeles clearly needs time to get back to its pre-injury form.

Key moment

Reaves and Doncic kept it close through halftime, but White scored 12 points while Chicago steadily pulled away with a 39-point third quarter.

Key stat

Doncic scored at least 29 points for the ninth time in his last 11 games.

Up next

On Monday, the Bulls finish their trip in Denver and the Lakers begin a four-game trip in Orlando.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

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CHI leads series 1-0

Regular Season Series

CHI at LAL

Sun, Mar 23

146 - 115

Final

LAL at CHI

Fri, Mar 28

117 - 119

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHI

LAL

56-96FG41-85

58Field Goal %48

19-413PT17-41

46Three Point %41

15-20FT16-22

10Offensive Rebounds9

32Defensive Rebounds26

41Assists23

17Steals8

5Blocks1

10Turnovers21

0Technical Fouls2

14Points Conceded Off Turnovers27

30Fast Break Points12

16Fouls16

34Largest Lead4

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHI
12:00	Nikola Vucevic vs. Jaxson Hayes (Luka Doncic gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:40	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	0
11:25	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:11	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	0	0
11:06	Nikola Vucevic makes 25-foot three point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	0	3
10:42	Jaxson Hayes makes 8-foot hook shot	2	3
10:42	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	2	3
10:42	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 1	2	3
10:38	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	2	3
10:26	Josh Giddey misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	2	3
10:22	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	2	3
10:19	LeBron James makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	4	3
10:02	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	3
10:01	Lakers defensive team rebound	4	3
9:49	Luka Doncic bad pass (Nikola Vucevic steals)	4	3
9:44	Coby White makes two point shot	4	5
9:37	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	6	5
9:27	Coby White makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	6	7
9:14	Luka Doncic makes 2-foot two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	8	7
9:14	Bulls Full timeout	8	7
9:03	Josh Giddey bad pass (LeBron James steals)	8	7
8:57	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	10	7
8:44	Coby White makes 12-foot two point shot (Matas Buzelis assists)	10	9
8:31	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	10	9
8:31	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	10	9
8:31	Josh Giddey shooting foul	10	9
8:31	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	11	9
8:31	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	12	9
8:17	Kevin Huerter misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	9
8:13	LeBron James defensive rebound	12	9
8:06	Jaxson Hayes misses alley oop dunk shot	12	9
8:03	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	12	9
7:58	Matas Buzelis misses 24-foot three point shot	12	9
7:54	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	12	9
7:47	Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	9
7:44	Coby White defensive rebound	12	9
7:42	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	12	9
7:42	Coby White misses free throw 1 of 2	12	9
7:42	Bulls offensive team rebound	12	9
7:42	Coby White makes free throw 2 of 2	12	10
7:18	Luka Doncic makes 17-foot two point shot	14	10
7:08	Matas Buzelis makes 2-foot driving dunk (Josh Giddey assists)	14	12
6:49	LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot	14	12
6:47	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	14	12
6:43	Josh Giddey makes two point shot	14	14
6:19	LeBron James misses two point shot	14	14
6:17	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	14	14
6:15	Coby White makes 25-foot three point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	14	17
5:56	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	14	17
5:54	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Josh Giddey 's 3-foot two point shot	14	17
5:54	Bulls offensive team rebound	14	17
5:54	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	14	17
5:54	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	14	17
5:54	Dalen Terry enters the game for Matas Buzelis	14	17
5:54	Patrick Williams enters the game for Coby White	14	17
5:52	Nikola Vucevic misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	17
5:48	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	14	17
5:43	Austin Reaves makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	16	17
5:30	Josh Giddey misses layup	16	17
5:27	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	16	17
5:24	Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point shot	16	17
5:18	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	16	17
5:17	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 1-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	18	17
5:15	Luka Doncic personal foul	18	17
5:02	Nikola Vucevic makes 10-foot two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	18	19
4:50	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper	18	19
4:46	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	18	19
4:38	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	18	19
4:35	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	18	19
4:32	Dalen Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	19
4:29	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	18	19
4:27	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	19
4:22	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	18	19
4:13	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	19
4:05	Patrick Williams makes 25-foot three pointer	21	22
3:51	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	24	22
3:28	Dalen Terry makes driving layup (Kevin Huerter assists)	24	24
3:28	Lakers Full timeout	24	24
3:28	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Austin Reaves	24	24
3:28	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	24	24
3:28	Coby White enters the game for Josh Giddey	24	24
3:28	Zach Collins enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	24	24
3:28	Julian Phillips enters the game for Kevin Huerter	24	24
3:15	Gabe Vincent misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	24
3:13	Bulls defensive team rebound	24	24
2:55	Julian Phillips lost ball turnover (Rui Hachimura steals)	24	24
2:49	Jarred Vanderbilt bad pass (Dalen Terry steals)	24	24
2:36	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	24	24
2:36	Coby White makes free throw 1 of 2	24	25
2:36	LeBron James enters the game for Gabe Vincent	24	25
2:36	Coby White misses free throw 2 of 2	24	25
2:33	LeBron James defensive rebound	24	25
2:23	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three pointer	27	25
2:15	Julian Phillips misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	25
2:14	Lakers defensive team rebound	27	25
1:58	Jordan Goodwin misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	25
1:54	Coby White defensive rebound	27	25
1:50	Coby White makes two point shot	27	27
1:29	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	27
1:25	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	27	27
1:24	Coby White shooting foul	27	27
1:24	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	28	27
1:24	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	29	27
1:13	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	29	27
1:13	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luka Doncic	29	27
1:00	Dalen Terry makes 2-foot two point shot	29	29
42.1	Zach Collins blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 3-foot layup	29	29
39.1	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	29	29
37.1	Coby White misses running pullup jump shot	29	29
37.1	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	29	29
37.1	Dalen Terry personal foul	29	29
37.1	Jordan Goodwin makes free throw 1 of 2	30	29
37.1	Jordan Goodwin makes free throw 2 of 2	31	29
30.1	Coby White makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	31	32
11.1	Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point jumper	31	32
10.1	Coby White defensive rebound	31	32
5.0	Coby White misses running pullup jump shot	31	32
0.2	Lakers defensive team rebound	31	32
0.2	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	31	32
0.2	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	31	32
0.2	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Luka Doncic	31	32
0.1	Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point shot	31	32
0.0	Bulls offensive team rebound	31	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	32

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHI
12:00	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Rui Hachimura	31	32
11:49	Dalen Terry makes driving layup (Zach Collins assists)	31	34
11:35	Austin Reaves makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)	33	34
11:30	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	33	34
11:30	Zach Collins misses free throw 1 of 2	33	34
11:30	Bulls offensive team rebound	33	34
11:30	Zach Collins makes free throw 2 of 2	33	35
11:16	Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three pointer	36	35
10:55	Patrick Williams makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Dalen Terry assists)	36	37
10:34	Dorian Finney-Smith out of bounds lost ball turnover	36	37
10:34	Josh Giddey enters the game for Coby White	36	37
10:22	Patrick Williams misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	36	37
10:17	LeBron James defensive rebound	36	37
10:08	LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot	36	37
10:05	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	36	37
10:00	Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul	36	37
10:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Julian Phillips	36	37
9:53	Josh Giddey makes 7-foot two point shot	36	39
9:33	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	36	39
9:27	Josh Giddey bad pass (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	36	39
9:22	Dorian Finney-Smith bad pass (Josh Giddey steals)	36	39
9:18	Zach Collins makes 1-foot layup (Josh Giddey assists)	36	41
9:06	LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	39	41
8:46	Zach Collins makes 2-foot layup (Patrick Williams assists)	39	43
8:25	Jarred Vanderbilt lost ball turnover (Zach Collins steals)	39	43
8:21	Patrick Williams makes 27-foot three point shot (Dalen Terry assists)	39	46
8:21	Lakers Full timeout	39	46
8:21	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	39	46
8:04	Matas Buzelis personal foul	39	46
7:57	Patrick Williams blocks LeBron James 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot	39	46
7:54	Zach Collins defensive rebound	39	46
7:51	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	39	46
7:51	Josh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 2	39	47
7:51	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	39	47
7:51	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	39	47
7:51	Josh Giddey misses free throw 2 of 2	39	47
7:47	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	39	47
7:36	Luka Doncic bad pass (Matas Buzelis steals)	39	47
7:30	Matas Buzelis makes two point shot (Dalen Terry assists)	39	49
7:17	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	41	49
7:03	Dalen Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper	41	49
7:00	LeBron James defensive rebound	41	49
6:43	Austin Reaves makes 3-foot two point shot	43	49
6:36	Dalen Terry misses driving layup	43	49
6:36	Lakers defensive team rebound	43	49
6:36	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	43	49
6:36	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Dalen Terry	43	49
6:24	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	43	49
6:20	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	43	49
6:15	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point jumper	43	49
6:10	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	43	49
6:07	Coby White enters the game for Zach Collins	43	49
6:07	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Patrick Williams	43	49
5:50	Luka Doncic bad pass (Nikola Vucevic steals)	43	49
5:42	Kevin Huerter misses two point shot	43	49
5:38	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	43	49
5:38	Matas Buzelis makes tip shot	43	51
5:29	Kevin Huerter shooting foul	43	51
5:29	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	44	51
5:29	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	45	51
5:15	Josh Giddey makes two point shot	45	53
4:59	Nikola Vucevic blocks Luka Doncic 's 5-foot layup	45	53
4:55	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	45	53
4:54	Luka Doncic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)	48	53
4:42	Nikola Vucevic makes 13-foot two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	48	55
4:24	Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)	51	55
4:12	Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot two point shot	51	57
4:03	LeBron James enters the game for Austin Reaves	51	57
3:56	LeBron James misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	51	57
3:53	Bulls defensive team rebound	51	57
3:37	LeBron James personal foul	51	57
3:25	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point jumper	51	57
3:18	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	51	57
3:16	Kevin Huerter misses 23-foot three point jumper	51	57
3:14	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	51	57
3:05	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	54	57
2:46	Matas Buzelis makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Vucevic assists)	54	59
2:46	Lakers Full timeout	54	59
2:46	Austin Reaves enters the game for Gabe Vincent	54	59
2:46	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Rui Hachimura	54	59
2:24	Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	54	59
2:21	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	54	59
2:07	Coby White lost ball turnover (Jordan Goodwin steals)	54	59
2:02	Austin Reaves makes two point shot	56	59
1:52	Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	56	59
1:49	LeBron James defensive rebound	56	59
1:33	LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper	56	59
1:29	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	56	59
1:28	Luka Doncic makes 32-foot three point jumper	59	59
1:28	Bulls Full timeout	59	59
1:28	Patrick Williams enters the game for Matas Buzelis	59	59
1:06	Josh Giddey makes 3-foot two point shot (Coby White assists)	59	61
52.2	Austin Reaves misses 31-foot three point jumper	59	61
49.1	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	59	61
44.2	Coby White makes two point shot	59	63
30.2	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	62	63
16.1	Jaxson Hayes defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	62	63
16.1	Coby White makes technical free throw	62	64
5.1	Jordan Goodwin personal foul	62	64
5.1	Josh Giddey misses free throw 1 of 2	62	64
5.1	Bulls offensive team rebound	62	64
5.1	Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2	62	65
1.0	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	62	65
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	62	65

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHI
12:00	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	62	65
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Patrick Williams	62	65
11:34	Nikola Vucevic misses 5-foot two point shot	62	65
11:29	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	62	65
11:29	Nikola Vucevic misses tip shot	62	65
11:28	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	62	65
11:19	LeBron James makes 3-foot dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	64	65
11:07	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	64	65
11:07	Josh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 2	64	66
11:07	Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2	64	67
10:51	LeBron James bad pass (Josh Giddey steals)	64	67
10:49	Matas Buzelis offensive charge	64	67
10:49	Matas Buzelis turnover	64	67
10:30	LeBron James makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	66	67
10:15	Matas Buzelis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	66	70
9:57	Josh Giddey shooting foul	66	70
9:57	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	67	70
9:57	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	67	70
9:55	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	67	70
9:42	Kevin Huerter makes 3-foot two point shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)	67	72
9:30	Luka Doncic misses 18-foot two point shot	67	72
9:27	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	67	72
9:20	Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul	67	72
9:20	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	67	72
9:12	Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	67	75
8:56	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Luka Doncic assists)	69	75
8:42	Coby White makes 2-foot two point shot	69	77
8:27	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	69	77
8:23	Coby White makes 26-foot three point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	69	80
8:20	Lakers Full timeout	69	80
8:20	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	69	80
8:01	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point jumper	69	80
7:57	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	69	80
7:50	Rui Hachimura makes 11-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	71	80
7:34	Kevin Huerter makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Josh Giddey assists)	71	82
7:06	Austin Reaves makes 28-foot three pointer	74	82
6:57	Nikola Vucevic misses layup	74	82
6:57	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	74	82
6:53	Nikola Vucevic misses tip shot	74	82
6:53	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	74	82
6:52	Coby White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	74	85
6:40	Rui Hachimura misses 27-foot three point jumper	74	85
6:37	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	74	85
6:32	Nikola Vucevic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	74	88
6:17	Austin Reaves makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	76	88
6:09	Matas Buzelis misses 27-foot three point jumper	76	88
6:04	Kevin Huerter offensive rebound	76	88
6:02	Kevin Huerter makes two point shot	76	90
6:00	Luka Doncic technical foul	76	90
6:00	Coby White makes technical free throw	76	91
6:00	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for LeBron James	76	91
6:00	Dalen Terry enters the game for Coby White	76	91
5:46	Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	79	91
5:31	Matas Buzelis misses 8-foot two point shot	79	91
5:25	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	79	91
5:25	Josh Giddey shooting foul	79	91
5:25	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	80	91
5:25	Bulls Full timeout	80	91
5:25	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	81	91
5:13	Dalen Terry makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	81	94
4:52	Rui Hachimura misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	81	94
4:50	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	81	94
4:32	Josh Giddey misses 19-foot two point shot	81	94
4:28	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	81	94
4:20	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	84	94
4:09	Matas Buzelis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	84	97
3:59	Lakers Coach's Challenge	84	97
3:59	(03:59) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	84	97
3:59	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Austin Reaves	84	97
3:59	Coby White enters the game for Josh Giddey	84	97
3:59	Patrick Williams enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	84	97
3:59	Zach Collins enters the game for Kevin Huerter	84	97
3:54	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	84	97
3:43	Matas Buzelis out of bounds bad pass turnover	84	97
3:25	Gabe Vincent misses 24-foot three point jumper	84	97
3:25	Lakers offensive team rebound	84	97
3:25	Matas Buzelis loose ball foul	84	97
3:25	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Matas Buzelis	84	97
3:20	Patrick Williams shooting foul	84	97
3:20	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	84	97
3:20	Lakers offensive team rebound	84	97
3:20	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	85	97
3:12	Gabe Vincent kicked ball violation	85	97
3:04	Coby White makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Zach Collins assists)	85	100
2:56	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	85	100
2:53	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	85	100
2:50	Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper	85	100
2:48	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	85	100
2:48	Jordan Goodwin makes tip shot	87	100
2:24	Coby White misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	87	100
2:21	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	87	100
2:12	Jordan Goodwin misses driving floating jump shot	87	100
2:09	Gabe Vincent offensive rebound	87	100
2:07	Gabe Vincent bad pass (Kevin Huerter steals)	87	100
1:58	Jordan Goodwin personal foul	87	100
1:58	LeBron James enters the game for Gabe Vincent	87	100
1:58	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Rui Hachimura	87	100
1:58	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luka Doncic	87	100
1:53	Jordan Goodwin personal foul	87	100
1:53	Kevin Huerter makes free throw 1 of 2	87	101
1:53	Kevin Huerter makes free throw 2 of 2	87	102
1:37	LeBron James bad pass (Coby White steals)	87	102
1:33	Coby White bad pass (LeBron James steals)	87	102
1:27	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 24-foot three point jumper	87	102
1:26	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	87	102
1:16	Coby White lost ball turnover (Jaxson Hayes steals)	87	102
1:05	LeBron James makes driving layup (Jordan Goodwin assists)	89	102
1:05	Kevin Huerter shooting foul	89	102
1:05	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	89	102
1:05	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1	89	102
1:03	Zach Collins defensive rebound	89	102
44.0	Kevin Huerter makes 6-foot two point shot	89	104
26.2	Jarred Vanderbilt bad pass (Dalen Terry steals)	89	104
22.1	Coby White misses two point shot	89	104
19.0	Dalen Terry offensive rebound	89	104
5.1	Dalen Terry misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	89	104
5.1	LeBron James defensive rebound	89	104
1.0	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	89	104
0.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	89	104
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	89	104

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	CHI
12:00	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	89	104
11:46	Gabe Vincent makes 28-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	92	104
11:31	Patrick Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zach Collins assists)	92	107
11:16	Gabe Vincent makes 25-foot three pointer (LeBron James assists)	95	107
11:02	Zach Collins makes 2-foot layup (Coby White assists)	95	109
10:42	Zach Collins shooting foul	95	109
10:42	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	95	109
10:42	Lakers offensive team rebound	95	109
10:42	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	96	109
10:28	Kevin Huerter makes 2-foot two point shot (Zach Collins assists)	96	111
10:17	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Coby White steals)	96	111
10:13	Dalen Terry misses two point shot	96	111
10:10	Patrick Williams offensive rebound	96	111
10:09	Zach Collins makes 9-foot two point shot (Patrick Williams assists)	96	113
9:49	LeBron James misses driving layup	96	113
9:44	Zach Collins defensive rebound	96	113
9:42	Kevin Huerter misses driving floating jump shot	96	113
9:38	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	96	113
9:36	Dalen Terry personal foul	96	113
9:36	Luka Doncic enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	96	113
9:36	Josh Giddey enters the game for Coby White	96	113
9:28	LeBron James misses two point shot	96	113
9:26	Dalen Terry defensive rebound	96	113
9:22	Patrick Williams misses 28-foot three point shot	96	113
9:17	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	96	113
9:15	LeBron James makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	98	113
9:06	Dalen Terry makes 5-foot layup (Josh Giddey assists)	98	115
8:43	Austin Reaves makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	100	115
8:31	Josh Giddey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Patrick Williams assists)	100	118
8:31	Lakers Full timeout	100	118
8:31	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Austin Reaves	100	118
8:31	Coby White enters the game for Kevin Huerter	100	118
8:31	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Dalen Terry	100	118
8:23	Patrick Williams shooting foul	100	118
8:23	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	100	118
8:23	Lakers offensive team rebound	100	118
8:23	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Gabe Vincent	100	118
8:23	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	101	118
8:05	Zach Collins bad pass (LeBron James steals)	101	118
8:02	LeBron James makes dunk	103	118
7:39	Coby White misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	103	118
7:35	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	103	118
7:26	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	103	118
7:23	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	103	118
7:23	Coby White makes free throw 1 of 2	103	119
7:23	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Zach Collins	103	119
7:23	Bulls delay of game violation	103	119
7:23	Coby White makes free throw 2 of 2	103	120
7:09	LeBron James misses 4-foot two point shot	103	120
7:06	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	103	120
6:53	Patrick Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	103	123
6:46	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	103	123
6:42	Coby White makes 27-foot three pointer (Josh Giddey assists)	103	126
6:42	Lakers Full timeout	103	126
6:42	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	103	126
6:42	Bronny James enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	103	126
6:42	Shake Milton enters the game for LeBron James	103	126
6:42	Alex Len enters the game for Rui Hachimura	103	126
6:42	Markieff Morris enters the game for Luka Doncic	103	126
6:42	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Patrick Williams	103	126
6:26	Markieff Morris makes 18-foot jumper (Dalton Knecht assists)	105	126
6:05	Kevin Huerter makes 5-foot two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	105	128
5:51	Kevin Huerter blocks Dalton Knecht 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot	105	128
5:48	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	105	128
5:47	Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Giddey assists)	105	130
5:34	Alex Len out of bounds bad pass turnover	105	130
5:20	Matas Buzelis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	105	133
5:00	Bronny James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	105	133
4:57	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	105	133
4:40	Nikola Vucevic makes 8-foot two point shot (Kevin Huerter assists)	105	135
4:27	Bronny James misses 24-foot three point jumper	105	135
4:23	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	105	135
4:04	Nikola Vucevic bad pass (Dalton Knecht steals)	105	135
3:55	Dalton Knecht makes 27-foot three point jumper (Markieff Morris assists)	108	135
3:42	Bronny James shooting foul	108	135
3:42	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2	108	136
3:42	Dalen Terry enters the game for Coby White	108	136
3:42	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	108	136
3:42	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 2	108	137
3:32	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	108	137
3:32	Bronny James makes free throw 1 of 2	109	137
3:32	Jevon Carter enters the game for Josh Giddey	109	137
3:32	Bronny James makes free throw 2 of 2	110	137
3:23	Dalen Terry misses driving layup	110	137
3:20	Alex Len defensive rebound	110	137
3:14	Shake Milton misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	110	137
3:12	Bulls defensive team rebound	110	137
3:12	Talen Horton-Tucker enters the game for Kevin Huerter	110	137
2:59	Matas Buzelis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dalen Terry assists)	110	140
2:49	Dalton Knecht misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	110	140
2:47	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	110	140
2:38	Matas Buzelis makes 2-foot dunk (Jalen Smith assists)	110	142
2:23	Markieff Morris misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	110	142
2:18	Dalen Terry defensive rebound	110	142
2:12	Talen Horton-Tucker misses 11-foot two point shot	110	142
2:09	Shake Milton defensive rebound	110	142
2:04	Shake Milton misses two point shot	110	142
2:00	Dalen Terry defensive rebound	110	142
1:53	Dalton Knecht personal foul	110	142
1:53	Julian Phillips enters the game for Matas Buzelis	110	142
1:43	Jalen Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper	110	142
1:39	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	110	142
1:29	Jevon Carter blocks Bronny James 's 5-foot driving layup	110	142
1:29	Lakers offensive team rebound	110	142
1:22	Bronny James misses 14-foot jumper	110	142
1:17	Jevon Carter defensive rebound	110	142
1:08	Dalen Terry makes 4-foot two point shot (Julian Phillips assists)	110	144
56.1	Dalton Knecht makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shake Milton assists)	113	144
45.1	Jevon Carter makes 12-foot two point shot (Jalen Smith assists)	113	146
23.2	Shake Milton makes driving layup (Bronny James assists)	115	146
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	115	146
0.0	End of Game	115	146

Time, Location & Referees

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

2:30 AM, March 23, 2025

Coverage

Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +, CHSN, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Jason Goldenberg, J.T. Orr

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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