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CHICAGO -- The Los Angeles Lakers needed a basket, and Julius Randle wanted the ball.Coach Luke Walton loved the whole thing.If its a one-on-one situation with space, we feel very confident that hell win that matchup, Walton said.Got it done in a big moment Wednesday night.Randle made a strong move against Nikola Mirotic for a tiebreaking layup with 45.1 seconds left, and the Lakers held off the Chicago Bulls for a gritty 96-90 victory.Randle had 13 points and matched a career high with 20 rebounds as Los Angeles bounced back from a 105-88 loss at New Orleans on Tuesday night. Lou Williams and Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points apiece, and Larry Nance Jr. finished with 12 points and 11 boards.Our guys just played hard, stayed mentally locked in, Randle said.Randles drive and layup gave Los Angeles a 92-90 lead. After Jimmy Butler missed on the other side for Chicago, Williams went 1 for 2 at the line with 20 seconds to go.Butler then missed another 3 and Randle and Nance combined for three foul shots to help Los Angeles hold on.Our guys have proven that when their backs are against the wall they can step up for a challenge, Walton said. They did it tonight. Thats a great win against a very talented team.Butler had 22 points on 4-of-18 shooting for the Bulls, who were hoping to build on a 4-2 road trip. Dwyane Wade, who was listed as doubtful after getting some dental work on Tuesday, scored 17 points, and Robin Lopez finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and a career-high eight blocked shots.It was an ugly game, Wade said. We have to find a way to win those games. No excuses.The Bulls used 40 points from Butler to beat the Lakers 118-110 in Los Angeles on Nov. 20. But the Lakers held the Bulls to 35.2 percent shooting in the rematch and enjoyed a 60-46 rebounding advantage.I think the missed shots definitely affected us, coach Fred Hoiberg said. You cant let that happen. That and rebounding has to be your constant.BANGED-UP LAKERSIt was an impressive response from Los Angeles after the team announced before the game that Nick Young strained his right calf muscle in Tuesday nights loss to the Pelicans, sidelining the guard for two to four weeks.The Lakers also were without guard DAngelo Russell, who missed his sixth straight game due to left knee soreness.GOOD START, BAD FINISHThe Bulls led by as many as 14 in the first quarter before settling for a 28-17 advantage after one. But the Lakers rallied in the second and it was tied at 47 at the break.We stopped rebounding. We stopped getting to loose balls. A lot of stuff, Butler said. It changed in their favor and they caught us slipping.TIP-INSLakers: Randle leads the team with five double-doubles this season. He has 39 double-doubles in 99 career games. ... It was Los Angeles first win at the United Center since a 96-87 victory on Dec. 15, 2009. It had dropped five in a row in Chicago. ... The Lakers committed 24 turnovers, leading to 26 points for the Bulls.Bulls: F Doug McDermott (concussion protocol) missed his seventh consecutive game. ... Butler has scored 20 or more points in his last 11 games, setting a career high. His previous best was six in a row. ... Chicago dropped to 8-1 this season when its opponent scores fewer than 100 points. ... The Bulls matched a season high with 15 steals.UP NEXTLakers: Play another back-to-back when they visit Toronto on Friday night and Memphis on Saturday night.Bulls: Host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, and LeBron James pays up after he lost his bet with buddy Wade over the World Series. James is expected to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform before the game.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap Basket Vapormax Blanche . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. Vapormax Solde .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. http://www.vapormaxsolde.fr/basket-vapormax-off-white-grossiste.html . Speaking Thursday on TSN 1050 Thursday, the Leafs GM also touched on the questions surrounding the teams leadership and the struggles of his big-name free-agent signing. “Its not from lack of effort from the coaching staff. Vapormax Plus Moins Cher . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. Vapormax Plus Destockage . White came in fourth place in the event. He was the two-time defending gold medallist. The gold medal went to Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov. MINNEAPOLIS -- The Houston Astros were bailed out by Mother Nature on Wednesday night in what was supposed to be the third game of a four-game series against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.After falling behind 5-0 through two innings, a line of strong thunderstorms delayed -- then eventually cancelled -- the game, forcing the clubs to make it up as part of a split doubleheader on Thursday.Well have a long day at the ballpark tomorrow, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. But given where we were, its obviously a decent enough outcome to start the game over.Minnesota came out flying against Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel on Wednesday. Brian Dozier led off the game with a home run and the Twins tacked on four more in the second inning to grab an early five-run lead.Moments after the top of the third began, the rain started and never let up. Twins right-hander Ervin Santana retired one batter before umpires cleared the field.The game was delayed 2 1/2 hours before Major League Baseball decided to cancel it, wiping out the Twins lead. The game will be restarted as though it never happened at 6:10 p.m. CT on Thursday.Theres not much to say. You get off to a good start against a good pitcher and you have your best guy out there and you have to wipe it off the slate like it never happened, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. We tried hard to play. We had some optimism it would stop after the delay, but it kept building.The pitching matchup for the first game on Thursday remainss unchanged.dddddddddddd Houston will send right-hander Doug Fister to the mound against Twins rookie Jose Berrios.Fister has been outstanding in two August starts, allowing one earned run while striking out 10 in 12 innings. Houston has scored just four runs total in those games, however, and Fister doesnt have a victory to show for it.Berrios has been inconsistent in six starts at the major league level, compiling a 2-2 record with a 8.31 ERA. But perhaps his best start of the season came May 2 in Houston when he allowed two runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings, picking up his first career victory.Astros right-hander Chris Devenski will start the nightcap. It will be his 31st appearance with Houston this season but just his fifth start and first since mid-May. He has been effective, racking up 66 strikeouts and a 2.51 ERA in 75 1/3 innings.Left-hander Tommy Milone will get the start in the second game for the Twins. Milone was recently demoted to the bullpen after allowing 12 runs in two late-July starts. He last pitched on Sunday, tossing an inning of scoreless relief against the Tampa Bay Rays.After the games Thursday, Minnesota will continue a seven-game homestand on Friday when they open a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals at Target Field. Houston will travel to Toronto to open a three-game series against the Blue Jays. ' ' '