CHICAGO -- Kirk Hinrich scored a season-high 22 points, and the Chicago Bulls pulled away late to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 95-83 Monday at the United Center. It was a game when something had to give. The Bulls started the night a mediocre 11-11 at home this season, while the Lakers were 5-13 away from the Staples Center. Monday's defeat was Los Angeles' sixth road loss in a row. With the game tied 75-75 midway through the fourth quarter, Chicago scored eight consecutive points and finished the game on a 20-8 run. Hinrich nailed a couple of jumpers, then Jimmy Butler drained a long turnaround as the shot clock expired to put the Bulls ahead 83-75 with 4:11 remaining. After the Lakers ended the 8-0 run, Bulls guard Marco Belinelli knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 89-79 with 2:26 left. Belinelli finished with 15 points for Chicago, while Carlos Boozer had 14, Richard Hamilton 13, Nate Robinson 11 and Butler 10. Lakers star Kobe Bryant finished with 1...
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PLAYERS:
Kirk Hinrich,
Jimmy Butler,
Marco Belinelli,
Carlos Boozer,
Richard Hamilton,
Nate Robinson,
Kobe Bryant,
Steve Nash,
Pau Gasol,
Dwight Howard,
Nazr Mohammed,
Tom Thibodeau,
Derrick Rose,
Luol Deng,
Earl Clark
TEAMS: Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers
TEAMS: Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers
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