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Kobe Bryant was asked what it felt like to be a ''playoff team,'' his Lakers having just moved into the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference after a 90-81 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. Bryant, who had 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, let out a less-than-enthusiastic ''yippee.'' The win improved the Lakers to 33-31, the first time they've been two games over .500 all season. They are one-half game ahead of Utah for the...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Mon 1/21	Chi	Chi 95-83
Sun 3/10	LAL	LAL 90-81

Game Stats

Bulls (35-28) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts N. Robinson, G 43 4 8 4 19 J. Noah, C 39 17 3 3 18 C. Boozer, F 40 10 1 3 12 L. Deng, F 38 8 0 3 11 M. Belinelli, G 43 2 4 1 11 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Butler 24 5 1 0 5 N. Mohammed 9 0 0 3 5 M. Teague 3 0 0 0 0 K. Hinrich 0 0 0 0 0 L. Amundson 0 0 0 0 0 D. Cook 0 0 0 0 0 V. Radmanovic 0 0 0 0 0 T. Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 R. Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 D. Rose 0 0 0 0 0

Lakers (33-31) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Bryant, G 40 7 9 2 19 D. Howard, C 39 21 1 4 16 S. Nash, G 34 2 4 3 16 M. World Peace, F 41 7 0 3 12 E. Clark, F 23 5 0 1 11 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Meeks 31 4 1 1 10 A. Jamison 18 2 1 2 6 S. Blake 16 2 5 0 0 P. Gasol 0 0 0 0 0 C. Duhon 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 D. Morris 0 0 0 0 0 R. Sacre 0 0 0 0 0 J. Hill 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Bulls Date Player Injury 5/2 L. Deng, SF Flu-like symptoms 4/29 K. Hinrich, G Bruised calf 10/5 D. Rose, PG Torn ACL

Lakers Date Player Injury 4/26 S. Nash, PG Strained right hamstring 4/26 S. Blake, PG Strained right hamstring 4/24 J. Meeks, SG Sprained left ankle 4/13 K. Bryant, SG Left achilles

Player News

Bulls Kirk Hinrich (CHI - Guard) News: Hinrich (calf) isn't expected to require surgery on his ailing calf, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) Derrick Rose (CHI - Point Guard) News: Coach Tom Thibodeau said Rose (knee) will "be ready to go next year," the Chicago Tribune reports.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 16, 2013) Nate Robinson (CHI - Guard) News: Robinson, who injured his left shoulder in the Bulls' previous game, played 47 minutes Wednesday night in Chicago's loss to Miami in Game 5 of their playoff series.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 15, 2013)

Lakers Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol is expected to make a full recovery from his knee procedures Thursday and will return to basketball activities in about 12 weeks.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will get ultrasonic treatment on both knees in an attempt to regenerate his tendons. The Lakers announced Gasol's plan Wednesday.  (STATS - Wed. May 8, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will undergo a procedure Thursday to attack the tendonosis he's experiencing in both of his knees, Yahoo! Sports reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013)