The Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers tip off their Christmas Day game at 8 EST in Chicago. When asked about the matchup following Tuesday’s Bulls’ win over the Washington Wizards, Derrick Rose had this funny quote about the Lakers and Kobe traveling to Chicago to play on Christmas.
Rose on the NBA having confidence in the Bulls: "For Kobe to travel out of LA on Christmas day (laughs). It just shows how far we came."
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) December 24, 2014
Here’s what happened the last time these two teams met on Christmas:
