6-17, 1-11 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Pelicans NO	28	17	25	24	94
Bulls CHI	20	22	22	34	98

Chicago BullsBullsCHI

13-8, 9-3 Home

New Orleans Pelicans @ Chicago Bulls

Matchups

CHI leads season

1-0

CHI

Game 1@ CHI

Final

116

Game 2@ NO

Final

121

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	5	0	1.000	-	W5
Memphis	5	0	1.000	-	W5
San Antonio	3	2	.600	2	W3
Dallas	3	2	.600	2	W2
New Orleans	1	4	.200	4	W1

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	4	1	.800	-	W1
Cleveland	3	2	.600	1	L1
Indiana	2	3	.400	2	L2
Chicago	1	4	.200	3	L3
Milwaukee	1	4	.200	3	L1

NBA News

Philadelphia 76ers star Brown to miss Friday NBA Cup game vs. New York Knicks

Philadelphia 76ers veteran forward Jaylen Brown will be out of Friday's NBA Cup game against the New York Knicks with a left knee patella injury, the team announced.

Sources: Mark Walter, Josh Kushner finalize all terms of $12.5B Lakers sale

Lakers owner Mark Walter and Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner met Thursday to finalize the transaction and are expected to sign the formal agreement soon, sources told ESPN.

Inside the stunning 72-hour Lakers sale -- and the uncertainty that still looms

Three days of secret talks resulted in Mark Walter flipping the Lakers -- and reignited yet another round of bickering among the six Buss siblings.

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