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 Los Angeles Lakers (9-3)

Gasol scores 24 in debut, Lakers top Bulls 108-93

LOS ANGELES (AP) Until Thursday night, Pau Gasol had made more appearances this fall on "CSI: Miami" than in the Los Angeles Lakers' starting lineup.

The Spanish 7-footer finally got back to his day job in a dynamic season debut that suggested just how good the defending NBA champions can be when they're whole.

Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds, and Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls. (MORE)

Lakers Headlines

Final 1 2 3 4 Tot
Chicago 19 23 25 26 93
LA Lakers 25 28 31 24 108
Preview | Box | Head to Head | Recap 
Final Boxscore
 Leaders Chicago LA Lakers
Points D. Rose 20 P. Gasol 24
Rebounds J. Noah 15 P. Gasol 13
Assists D. Rose 6 K. Bryant 8
Standings
Pacific Division
  W L Pct GB
Phoenix 10 3 .769 --
LA Lakers 9 3 .750 0.5
Sacramento 5 6 .455 4.0
LA Clippers 5 9 .357 5.5
Golden State 4 8 .333 5.5
Full Standings
Lakers Leaders
Points: K. Bryant30.2
Rebounds: P. Gasol13.0
Assists: L. Odom5.0
FG%: A. Bynum57.6%
Steals: K. Bryant2.1
Blocks: A. Bynum1.7
Offense (Rank)
Points: 102.0 (8)
Rebounds: 44.8 (4)
Assists: 23.7 (4)
FG%: 45.8% (12)
FT%: 72.6% (22)
3P%: 34.6% (14)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 98.0 (13)
Rebounds: 45.5 (28)
Assists: 21.1 (21)
FG%: 42.8% (2)
FT%: 77.9% (27)
3P%: 30.8% (4)
Next 5
DateOppPrevious
11/22vs. OKCW 101-98 11/3
11/24vs. NY-
11/28@ GS-
11/29vs. NJ-
12/1vs. NOW 104-88 11/8
Full Schedule
Last 10
DateOppFinal
11/19vs. ChiW 108-93
11/17vs. DetW 106-93
11/15vs. HouL 91-101
11/13@ DenL 79-105
11/12vs. PhoW 121-102
11/8vs. NOW 104-88
11/6vs. MemW 114-98
11/4@ HouW 103-102
11/3@ OKCW 101-98
11/1vs. AtlW 118-110
Transactions
Date Player Transactions
10/24/2009 T. Gaffney Waived
10/21/2009 T. Kelati Waived
10/10/2009 M. Gelabale Waived
10/10/2009 D. Monds Waived
10/10/2009 M. Fey Waived
9/30/2009 T. Kelati Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009 M. Gelabale Signed as Free Agent
9/29/2009 T. Gaffney Signed as Free Agent
9/29/2009 D. Monds Signed as Free Agent
9/29/2009 M. Fey Signed as Free Agent
Injuries
Date Player Status
11/16/2009 L. Walton Pinched nerve in back - out 6-8 weeks
10/27/2009 P. Gasol Strained right hamstring
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