Ugly Win

A win is a win but an ugly win.  The Lakers were outrebounded by a smaller team and allowed a lot of dribble penetration.  16 steals and 11 blocks shows the commitment on the defense, but they have room for improvement.  Gasol had a great game and it could have been better.  Gasol lit up Gooden in the post and for whatever reason, we went away from that.  The Bulls refused to double Gasol and he was making them pay.  I’ll give the Bulls credit for tough interior defense and the surprising play of the bench.    The Lakers missed as least 8 point blank shots under the basket and Kobe had 0 free throws.  Can’t remember the last time that happened.  Rose had a good game and managed to find the holes to the basket on several occasions.  I noticed that Rose is just as fast with the ball as without.  He’s a very dangerous player in that aspect.  The Bulls are a good team and will easily make the play-offs assuming they stay healthy.  As to my prediction, the Lakers were ahead at the half and never looked back but…wrong again.  Next game @ Phoenix