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Lakers News: 3 things the Lakers did right in Chicago

By Keith Rivas

Nov 30, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) goes toward the basket against Los Angeles Lakers center Timofey Mozgov (20) during the first half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) goes toward the basket against Los Angeles Lakers center Timofey Mozgov (20) during the first half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Overcoming too many turnovers

Nov 30, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) dribbles the ball against Los Angeles Lakers center Tarik Black (28) during the first half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) dribbles the ball against Los Angeles Lakers center Tarik Black (28) during the first half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

The biggest determining factor for this young Lakers team to succeed is how they handle and limit their turnovers. Against the Bulls, Los Angeles gave up the ball 24 times compared to just 14 times by their opponent.

Usually, a statistic like that is something you would find in a blowout.

Los Angeles knew that they were going to have a tough road game in Chicago, but because both teams had poor shooting performances, it eased the stress a little bit.

An area where they took complete control of the game was with regards to rebounding. In that category, the Lakers grabbed 72 boards to just 55 by the Bulls.

By being able to be a major presence on the rebounding end of the floor, the turnovers had less of an effect than they should have.

Julius Randle exploded in this game, grabbing twenty of those boards in the winning effort.

This is no reason for the Lakers to get comfortable with sloppy basketball, but rather should be taken as a learning experience.

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