Luka Dončić Scores 51, Austin Reaves 30 as Lakers Cruise Past Bulls, 142-130

The Lakers have now won 7 of 8, and occupy the third seed in the Western Conference after beating Chicago at Crypto.com Arena, final score 142-130. This was a night where the Lakers locked down periodically on defense -- those were the moments where they put some space between themselves and Chicago -- but were rock stars on the other end, led by Luka Dončić. LA's MVP candidate was cooking all night, finishing with a smooth 51 points on 17-31 shooting, including 9-14 from downtown. Austin Reaves added 30 points of his own. Deandre Ayton? How about 23/10. Rui Hachimura, starting for the injured Marcus Smart had 15. LeBron James, questionable heading into the game, played and finished with 18 points, with seven boards and seven dimes. And it's a good thing the starters were so hot, because the bench gave the Lakers five points. Five. No matter. The Lakers keep things rolling and get the win they needed. On to Denver Saturday. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Ho...