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Date: November 19, 2009 Staples Center, Los Angeles,CA First of all, all Video credits To JD2k for this one. It didn’t take Pau Gasol very long to adjust to the speed of the game in his season debut Thursday. He ran the floor smoothly, shaking off any questions of his lingering right hamstring injury. His jumpshot and left-handed hookshot were just as deft as last season. He even got knocked down to the floor twice, but bounced back up both times. Good news for the Lakers the rest of the way as they went on to trounce the Bulls 108-93 behind Gasol’s game-high 24 points and 13 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass. “I couldn’t be happier,” Gasol said. “I wasn’t really expecting to be as effective as I was tonight. I just played and had fun.” The Lakers (9-3) had a balanced attack with six players scoring in double figures. Despite a poor 7-for-21 performance from the field, Kobe Bryant recorded a stacked line: 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Ron Artest also chipped in with 15 points and three steals. Andrew Bynum finished with a season-low 11 points and said he tweeked his right ankle, but “hopefully things aren’t too bad,” he said. With the loss, the Bulls (6-5) are off to a rough start with four games remaining on their five-game road trip. About the only bright spots for Chicago was the early play of John Salmons, who scored all of his 18 points in the first half, Joakim Noah (12 points and 15 rebounds), and the late play of Derrick Rose. Rate …
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