The Basketball Diaries

Denver Nuggets 112 Chicago Bulls 91

It sure is fun watching this team get blown out by somebody every other night. Something tells me that if Joakim Noah continues to lead the Bulls in scoring like he did on Tuesday night, the Bulls are going to lose a lot more games. Noah had 16 points to lead the Bulls, while Carmelo Anthony scored 18 in the first half and finished the game with 26 to lead Denver. Without Luol Deng for a second straight game, the Bulls needed Ben Gordon and Kirk Hinrich to step up and deliver big games, but instead the two combined for 20 points on 8-of-27 shooting. With Thanksgiving being tomorrow, the thing I'm most thankful for is that I don't have to watch the Bulls again until Saturday.

Los Angeles Lakers 134 Indiana Pacers 114

Kobe wanted to come to Chicago originally so that he could be on a good team, and now that we're nearly a month into the season, the Lakers sit at 7-3 and are light years ahead of the Bulls right now. Kobe scored 32 points on Tuesday night to lead the Lakers, but it wasn't a one man show. In fact, the Lakers took this game over while Bryant sat on the bench at the start of the 4th quarter. Jordan Farmar had a career high 18 points, and Andrew Bynum had 17 and 10 as the Lakers scored at least 30 points in every quarter. "It feels great," he said. "Everybody's contributing. When we have games like tonight, particularly when we're on the road, that's when everybody gains confidence and really starts finding their groove."

Phoenix Suns 100 Sacramento Kings 98

The Kings rallied in the 4th quarter to have a chance to win the game late, but Amare Stoudemire blocked John Salmons' three-point attempt with a second left to win the game for Phoenix. Stoudemire finished the night with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Leandro Barbosa had 22, Grant Hill had 19, and Steve Nash had 14 points along with 12 assists for the Suns. Ron Artest scored a season high 33 points and grabbed 12 boards for the Kings, but in the end it just wasn't enough.

Elsewhere...

• Spurs 95 Hawks 83
• Bucks 111 Cavs 107
• Wizards 116 Sixers 101
• Warriors 108 Knicks 82
• Mavs 105 Raptors 99