Lakers 110 Bulls 115 F..."The West Side Story Report" Post Bulls Covid Delay Edition as the Bulls ride "Just A Kid from Compton" DeMarvelous DeRozan as Ex-Lakers The CARUshow & Zo Ball chip in big!...LeGM & LeCoach dba LeBron leads Lakeshow with 31, "Mad Man" Westbrook almost goes Triple-Double as the former "Bully of MSG" 'Melo Anthony adds 21 playing an Extra trying to get a Leading Role! #LALvsCHI #LakersvsBulls @Lakers @ChicagoBulls #Lakeshow #BullsNation #TheWestSideStoryReport

 The Chicago Bulls needed this one not only because it was the next game on the Schedule but because the entire squad was coming off Covid Delay. The Lakers needed this just to get back into the "W" Column the right column as their struggles continue coming off a double-digit "L" from 10K Lakes in the Twin Cities! 

A night where the Bulls didn't have their best shooting night they still hung tough and led 61-60 at the break. They won the all important turnover battle as the Lakers turned the Vegetable over 19 times to the Bulls ten. Chicago also rode a huge night from the starters combining for 93 points with four in double-figures led by "Just A Kid from Compton" DeMar DeRozan's game-high 38 points. 

DeMarvelous (coined by Bulls TV Color Man and former Boomer Sooner All-American and Bulls Champion) Stacy King was sensational as Zach "Trampoline" LaVine was a no-go out in Covid Protocol. DeMarvelous as 16-17 from the charity stripe as Bulls All-Star "Big" Nikola Vucevic went 19 points and thirteen boards with Zo' Ball adding 19 points with four helpers and Alex Caruso 17 points and nine boards.  

Lakers Star LeBron James led the Lakeshow with 31 points and fourteen boards as he continues to defy "What is Father Time" with Russell "Mad Man" Westbrook adding 20 points, nine boards and eight helpers. Newly-Acquired Lakers Pocket PG Isiah Thomas round out the Lakers Starters in double figures with 13 playing extremely well in his second night with L.A..

Carmelo Anthony hit some big shots leading all Bench Scorers in the game with 21 points but it was too much Chicago late as DeMarevlous continues to be spectacular. 

Bulls move to 18-10 and sweeps the season series from L.A. as the Lakers fall to 16-15. Bulls will get the H-Town Rockets Monday Night December 20th on the 2nd leg of a back to back at the Madhouse on Madison while the Lakers get the "Valley of the Sun" Hoops Team Tuesday Night on NBA on TNT. 

Lakers All-Star Anthony Davis dba A-Disney or the Band-Aid Man (Former name of Mizzou Star PF Derrick Chievous" 
out for at least 4-6 weeks with Knee Sprain Lakers must figures out how to keep afloat in the west!