Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points (11 in the fourth quarter), and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from 19 points down in the third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 103-94.
The Lakers trailed 56-42 at halftime and 61-42 with 10:24 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Bulls 61-33 the rest of the way.
Caldwell-Pope’s pull-up 3-pointer with 1:42 left made it 97-92, and Kyle Kuzma’s free throw with 24.5 seconds left put it away at 100-94.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Bulls 15-5. Caldwell-Pope scored 8 of the Lakers’ 15 on 3 for 4 shooting.
Kuzma scored 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers).
For the Bulls, Denzel Valentine had 17 points and 9 rebounds.
The Lakers shot 40.0% from the field and 32.5% from 3 to the Bulls’ 38.3% and 30.6%. The Lakers outscored the Bulls 18-6 in 4 minutes with Caldwell-Pope, Clarkson, Randle, Kuzma and Hart on the floor together.