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Gasol scores 24 in debut, Lakers top Bulls 108-93

Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, and Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.

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• Cleveland Cavaliers (8-4) at Indiana Pacers (5-4), 7 p.m.

• Washington Wizards (3-7) at Oklahoma City Thunder (6-6), 8 p.m.

• Charlotte Bobcats (3-8) at Milwaukee Bucks (6-3), 8:30 p.m.

• Portland Trail Blazers (9-4) at Golden State Warriors (3-8), 10:30 p.m.

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• Houston Rockets (7-5) at Atlanta Hawks (10-2), 7:30 p.m.

• Miami Heat (7-3) at Atlanta Hawks (9-2), 7 p.m.

• Recap: Atlanta vs. Miami

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• Portland Trail Blazers (8-3) at Atlanta Hawks (8-2), 7 p.m.

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• Sims' 3 lifts Tulane past Penn State 63-60

• Lawal leads No. 21 Georgia Tech past George Mason

• Centenary defeats Texas College 95-76

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• Barlow leads No. 5 Notre Dame past MSU, 68-67

• Thomas leads No. 11 Duke over Ga Southern 69-42

• Stanford uses balanced offense to rout Pepperdine