Thibodeau said similar words about Bryant

Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah blocked Kobe Bryant's shot at the buzzer to secure the victory.

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Rose led the Bulls with 22 points. Luol Deng added 21.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 28 points, including a difficult fallaway jumper with 54.6 seconds remaining to push the lead to six. Noah had failed to secure the defensive rebound on the second of Josh McRoberts' two missed free throws, losing the ball out of bounds, to set up that possession.

Deng made it a one-possession game by grabbing his own rebound and converting a three-point play with 45.1 seconds left. Deng then pulled the Bulls within one with 20.4 seconds remaining by making two free throws after Bryant fouled him on a rebound of Bryant's miss.

Rose didn't score until sinking a jumper shortly after checking in following a close-to-eight-minute rest with 6 minutes, 57 seconds left in the first half. He sank two 2-pointers late in the half and scored 10 to tie Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng for team-high honors as the Bulls built a 56-49 halftime lead.

Hamilton picked up two fouls guarding Kobe Bryant before three minutes had elapsed in the first quarter. He first scored on a baseline jumper with 7:37 left in the half and finished the half with four points.Moncler shoes for men, cheap moncler men shoes 2011 sale, free shipping.

Omer Asik and C.J. Watson, who also sank two 3-pointers, played well off the bench as Joakim Noah also endured foul trouble.

Deng closed the first half in strong fashion, sinking a 3-pointer from the corner and converting a three-point-play on a fast-break feed from Rose with 1.4 seconds remaining.

Before the game, Lakers coach Mike Brown sounded worried about Rose. And Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau fretted about Kobe Bryant. Sounded like the lockout is over and it's time for the NBA season opener.

"He's so fast and explosive," Brown said of Rose. "He's obviously extremely athletic and intelligent, a hard worker. It's not going to be one guy to stay in front of him. It's going to be a team effort."

Thibodeau said similar words about Bryant, who had been shooting left-handed in practice because of the torn ligament in his right wrist but will indeed shoot right-handed.

"When you're guarding Kobe, it has to be our team," Thibodeau said. "You can't guard a guy like that individually. We have to cheap moncler winter boots 2011 new style blue purple make him work but you can't overcommit because he's such a great passer."

Hamilton started on Bryant.