Published 11/18/2008
by Bittu Ahlawat
at Bleacher Report - NBA
Tonight, the Los Angeles Lakers meet for one of their two annual meetings with Chicago Bulls. Last year, Lakers took both games from Bulls and collectively have won last four of their five meetings.
Games between these two teams are always intriguing, as one team had the greatest player of all time, and other has the player who some thinks might pass him one day. All in all, it should be a good game to watch, with a few interesting matchups.
First, let's take a look at both teams progress in this young season, and then we'll move on to the individual matchups.
Chicago Bulls
They currently stand at 5-5 mark. But don't let that fool you. This team has been playing good ball and are better than what their record is showing. Their losses have came at the hands on teams Boston, Orlando, Cleveland (twice), and Atlanta. Three of five losses are with less than 10 points and two of the losses are five points or less.
This team could easily be sitting at at 7-3 mark. This team is ...
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