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Gasol scores 24 in debut, Lakers top Bulls 108-93

LOS ANGELES (AP) Until Thursday night, Pau Gasol had made more appearances this fall on "CSI: Miami" than in the Los Angeles Lakers' starting lineup.

The Spanish 7-footer finally got back to his day job in a dynamic season debut that suggested just how good the defending NBA champions can be when they're whole.

Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds, and Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls. (MORE)

Bulls Headlines

Final	1	2	3	4	Tot
Chicago	19	23	25	26	93
LA Lakers	25	28	31	24	108

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Final Boxscore

Leaders	Chicago	LA Lakers
Points	D. Rose 20	P. Gasol 24
Rebounds	J. Noah 15	P. Gasol 13
Assists	D. Rose 6	K. Bryant 8

Standings
Central Divison
	W	L	Pct	GB
Cleveland	8	4	.667	--
Milwaukee	6	3	.667	0.5
Indiana	5	4	.556	1.5
Chicago	6	5	.545	1.5
Detroit	5	7	.417	3.0
Full Standings

Bulls Leaders
Points:	L. Deng	16.4
Rebounds:	J. Noah	12.6
Assists:	D. Rose	5.5
FG%:	J. Noah	55.6%
Steals:	J. Salmons	2.0
Blocks:	J. Noah	2.0

Offense (Rank)
Points:	90.6 (27)
Rebounds:	44.4 (6)
Assists:	20.3 (17)
FG%:	43.1% (27)
FT%:	71.5% (25)
3P%:	29.9% (26)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	93.3 (7)
Rebounds:	43.8 (23)
Assists:	20.0 (13)
FG%:	43.6% (7)
FT%:	74.9% (16)
3P%:	31.4% (8)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/21	@ Den	L 89-90 11/10
11/23	@ Por	-
11/26	@ Uta	-
11/30	@ Mil	W 83-81 11/3
12/2	vs. Det	-
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/19	@ LAL	L 93-108
11/17	@ Sac	W 101-87
11/14	vs. Phi	W 94-88
11/11	@ Tor	L 89-99
11/10	vs. Den	L 89-90
11/7	vs. Cha	W 93-90
11/5	@ Cle	W 86-85
11/3	vs. Mil	W 83-81
11/1	@ Mia	L 87-95
10/30	@ Bos	L 90-118

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
10/28/2009	D. Byars	Waived
10/26/2009	D. Rose	Exercised Contract Option
10/26/2009	J. Noah	Exercised Contract Option
10/22/2009	C. Richard	Waived
10/2/2009	C. Stinson	Waived
10/1/2009	S. Hill	Waived
9/30/2009	D. Byars	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	S. Hill	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	C. Richard	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	C. Stinson	Signed as Free Agent

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/6/2009	T. Thomas	Fractured left forearm - out 4-6 weeks
11/4/2009	T. Thomas	Flu
9/29/2009	A. Gray	Fractured left fibula - Out 6 to 8 weeks