* The Lakers won the first meeting between these teams this season 82-72. Andres Nocioni led all scorers with 30 points while Kobe Bryant was held to 18 points on 5-of-14 shooting.
* Los Angeles has won five of the last seven meetings between these teams.
* Ben Gordon is averaging a league-leading 20.3 points off the bench this season.
* Chicago is allowing 89.7 points per game at home this season, compared to 102.1 on the road.
* The Bulls have won 11 of their last 12 games after opening the season 3-9.
* Kobe Bryant is averaging 37.6 points in his last five games.
* Ben Wallace has grabbed at least 10 rebounds in each of his last six games. In his last three games he is averaging 20.7 rebounds per game.
* The Lakers are 7-4 against teams currently .500 or better while the Bulls are 3-7.
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