NBA ROUNDUP Tuesday's game

Bulls 94, Lakers 89
CHICAGO -- Luol Deng scored 23 points and tied a season-high with 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls won for the 12th time in 13 games. Ben Gordon hit two free throws to close out the win with 10.9 seconds left, after Smush Parker cut the Bulls' lead to three with two foul shots and a dunk in the final 40 seconds. Deng hit 9-of-16 shots, and Gordon scored 22 as Chicago won its fifth straight. Kobe Bryant was a non-factor for Los Angeles after scoring a combined 98 in the previous two games. He was content to defer and finished with 19 points on 6-of-19 shooting before fouling out for the first time since Dec. 1, 2005, in the final minute. Kwame Brown went right at Chicago's Ben Wallace, scoring 18 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, and Parker scored 16. Down by as much as 11 in the third quarter, the Bulls took a 70-69 lead with just over a minute left when Deng crossed the lane for a three-point play. And Chris Duhon fed Michael Sweetney for a dunk and layup to start the fourth, making it 74-70. The lead was 82-74 after Sweetney, who scored eight of his 11 points in the quarter, converted three-point play and Thabo Sefolosha drove the baseline for a reverse layup that drew a loud reaction from the fans.
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