<div><p>Pau Gasol made the most of his season debut, scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls 108-93.</p><p>Kobe Bryant added 21 points to pass Laker legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the club's career scoring list.</p><p>Ron Artest added 15 points for the reigning NBA champs, who finally had their full starting lineup intact as they posted their ninth win in a dozen games to begin the season.</p><p>Gasol missed the first 11 games of the year with a strained right hamstring. He shot nine-of-15 from the field as the Lakers won their second straight game.</p><p>Bryant had nine rebounds and eight assists. He also vaulted past Abdul-Jabbar into second-place on the Lakers' all-time scoring list with 24,182 total points. Jerry West (25,192) is in first place while Abdul-Jabbar has 24,176.</p><p>The Lakers blew the game open in the third at Staples Center arena by extending their lead to 20 points.</p><p>It was also the eighth win in the past nine game for the Lakers against the Bulls who are in the midst of a lengthy six game road trip.</p><p>The Bulls were led by Derek Rose who had 20 points. John Salmons had 18 points with all coming in the opening half for the Bulls.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=63813205&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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