Kobe Bryant runs away with a steal during the first quarter. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)
Luke Walton, left, speaks with Kobe Bryant during a game on Dec. 19, 2006.
Bulls defenders Kirk Hinrich and Ben Wallace smother Smush Parker. (Nam Y. Huh / AP)
Luke Walton guards Chicago’s Kirk Hinrich. (Nam Y. Huh / AP)
Chicago Bulls’ Luol Deng dunks the ball as Lakers’ Kwame Brown can only watch. (Nam Y. Huh / AP)
Kobe Bryant drives around Bulls point guard Kirk Hinrich. (Nam Y. Huh / AP)
