Plucky Lakers rebound to put the bite on Bulls

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers' first half on Tuesday night resembled many miserable stretches of the past four seasons.

Although the Chicago Bulls have plenty of their own problems, they outworked, outshot and outsmarted the Lakers while taking a 14-point lead.

Coach Luke Walton reminded his young team that 14 points aren't much in the NBA, and the Lakers proceeded to stage a rally that suggested the future might not be so miserable after all.