Brandon Ingram scored 25 points (10 in the fourth quarter), and the Los Angeles Lakers went on a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 108-103 for their fourth straight win.
The Bulls had gone on a 21-7 run to lead 97-96 when Julius Randle’s driving layup put the Lakers ahead for good with 2:03 left. They took a 105-97 lead with 21 seconds left.
Ingram’s 22-foot jumper with 1:24 left made it 101-97, and his 2 free throws with 32.1 seconds left put it away at 103-97.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Bulls 15-5. Ingram scored 10 of the Lakers’ 15 on 3 for 4 shooting and 4 for 5 at the line. With 2:07 left, Randle stole the ball from Lauri Markkanen, and his driving layup off it put the Lakers ahead 98-97.
Brook Lopez scored 17 points (9 in the first quarter).
For the Bulls, Nikola Mirotic scored 18 points off the bench. Mirotic scored 14 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Lakers outscored the Bulls 33-11 on the fast break. The Lakers were outscored 39-22 in 13 minutes with Clarkson, Nance, Caruso, Kuzma and Hart on the floor together.