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Starring: A sure win snatched away at the very last second. Still, there are a lot of positives and optimism after a great 47 minutes from the Lakers.
- Another Christmas Catastrophe: Lakers Collapse In Crunch Time - Lake Show Life - A Los Angeles Lakers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
- You’re Never Alone: Appreciating TNT’s magnificent ‘NBA Forever’ | ProBasketballTalk
- Lakers-Bulls: New Lakers Josh McRoberts, Troy Murphy make an impact in opener - latimes.com
- Missing Call that Might Have Cost the Lakers the Christmas Game | Lakers Nation
- Lakers can't feel discouraged over loss to Bulls - latimes.com
- Finding the positives among Kobe’s 8 turnovers - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Brown still upbeat despite opening-day loss - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Lakers still aren’t going to trade Bynum and Gasol for Howard | ProBasketballTalk
Much more after the jump...
Game Recaps:
- Bulls rally to stun Lakers on Rose's winner - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Another Christmas Catastrophe: Lakers Collapse In Crunch Time - Lake Show Life - A Los Angeles Lakers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
- Forum Blue And Gold " Bulls/Lakers: Opening Day Loss
- Bryant, Lakers Choke Away Season Opener; Fall to Bulls | Lakers Nation
- Bulls 88, Lakers 87 (final) - latimes.com
Lakers.com/ NBA.com
- Lakers 87, Bulls 88: Running Diary " Lakers Blog
- Bulls, Lakers show who they are in Christmas Day opener | NBA.com
- Bulls rally to stun Lakers on Rose's winner | NBA.com
LA Times:
- Lakers lose to Bulls in opener, 88-87 - latimes.com
- Lakers-Bulls: New Lakers Josh McRoberts, Troy Murphy make an impact in opener - latimes.com
- Lakers-Bulls: Lakers can't rely solely on Kobe Bryant - latimes.com
- Lakers miss opportunity in loss to Bulls - latimes.com
- Why Lakers won't make 2012 NBA Finals - latimes.com
- Lakers can't feel discouraged over loss to Bulls - latimes.com
- Things to take away from Lakers' 88-87 loss to Chicago Bulls - latimes.com
- Bulls 88, Lakers 87 (final) - latimes.com
OC Register:
- Finding the positives among Kobe’s 8 turnovers - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Brown still upbeat despite opening-day loss - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Lakers guard Steve Blake starting to fit in - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Lakers Monday preview: Lakers at Kings - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Bulls 88, Lakers 87 - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Brown won’t limit Kobe’s minutes - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
ESPN:
- Lakers Late Night: Lakers-Bulls - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Bulls 88, Lakers 87: Postgame videos - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
Other Lakers Links:
- Lakers still aren’t going to trade Bynum and Gasol for Howard | ProBasketballTalk
- Forum Blue And Gold " Bulls/Lakers: Opening Day Loss
- Missing Call that Might Have Cost the Lakers the Christmas Game | Lakers Nation
- Will Patience Pay Off For Kupchak and Lakers? | December
- Lakers Fail to Secure First Win | Laker Nation
- Another Christmas Catastrophe: Lakers Collapse In Crunch Time - Lake Show Life - A Los Angeles Lakers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
- Bryant, Lakers Choke Away Season Opener; Fall to Bulls | Lakers Nation
- Pre-Game Report: Lakers vs. Kings | Lakers Nation
- Mike Brown Makes Impact in Coaching Debut with Lakers | Lakers Nation
Yahoo Sports:
- Durant helps Thunder beat Magic in opener - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- NBA Commissioner Stern hears boos at Dallas opener - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Lamar Odom tossed from 1st game with Mavericks - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- LeBron James returns with improved game - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
NY Times:
- Which Teams Will Have the Stamina for a 66-Game Sprint? - NYTimes.com
- For Miami, High Hopes but Lower Volume - NYTimes.com
- In the N.B.A., a Sad History of Unlearned Lessons - NYTimes.com
- A.B.L. - Where Steinbrenner and 3-Pointers Started - NYTimes.com
- Celtics, With New Bench, Seek Another Title - NYTimes.com
ProbasketballTalk:
- Knicks rookie Shumpert sprains knee, out 2-4 weeks | ProBasketballTalk
- Thunder crushes Magic, reminds you they are contenders | ProBasketballTalk
- Chris Paul is really good, which makes Clippers better than Warriors | ProBasketballTalk
- Garnett could face fine, suspension for end of game scuffle | ProBasketballTalk
- You’re Never Alone: Appreciating TNT’s magnificent ‘NBA Forever’ | ProBasketballTalk
Media
- Bulls -at- Lakers - 12/25 - HD Highlight
- LAKERS Postgame: Mike Brown
- LAKERS Postgame: Kobe Bryant
- Tough Juice knocks down routine shot " NBA.com | All Ball Blog
- Video: Derrick Rose hits the game-winner, as Chicago downs the Lakers - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
- Video: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade connection on the double-tip alley-oop - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
- Bulls stun Lakers in Christmas collapse (video) - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- LAKERS: 12/25/11 Bulls vs Lakers Gallery