NBA Thursday – Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Tip-off: 10:30 pm EST
Pau Gasol may play tonight for the Los Angeles Lakers. Rumor has it that Coach Phil Jackson wasn’t too happy with how Gasol’s little stint on CSI: Miami on Monday night showed him looking perfectly fine.
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That’s only a rumor, of course, but rumors have some truth usually and the last thing that the Lakers want is another Rick Fox on their hands instead of a great player. Gasol no doubt will be effective if he were to play tonight and Andrew Bynum, Kobe, and Lamar have been very good for the Lakers lately.
So has Ron Artest who is doing just enough to make himself a viable player in the Lakers’ starting line-up.
The biggest issue with handicapping this game is deciding how good Chicago actually is right now. 
NBA Odds: Lakers -9 ½
Analysis: Teams in the NBA are up one day and down the other. The Bulls appear to be up after two straight victories in which they’ve kept their opponents under 90 points. Chicago is 4 and 6 overall ATS, but 6 and 4 straight-up.
They have a shot to keep this one close as Luol Deng, Joakim Noah, John Salmon and Derrick Rose all scored in double figures in their last game. This team isn’t bad and if the Lakers aren’t careful they could make things difficult for the defending champs tonight.
I see this as a close game.
Pick: Chicago Bulls at +9 ½
