After pulling out a big win in a nationally televised showdown against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Los Angeles Lakers face the Chicago Bulls, who enter tonight’s game coming in on the second night of a back-to-back after beating the Charlotte Hornets in Charlotte on Friday night, 123-110. It was a dominant performance as they led for most of the game on the road against Charlotte, doing so without their starting center Wendell Carter Jr.
Perhaps wary of a letdown against the Bulls after their nationally televised W against the Bucks, head coach Frank Vogel said the Lakers did not play their best game against Milwaukee, likely trying to guard against them not taking the Bulls as seriously.