Oklahoma City Thunder at Chicago Bulls
· National Basketball AssociationGilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren lead Thunder to easy win over Bulls, 114-95
Jalen Williams added 24 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Zach LaVine had 22 points and nine rebounds for Chicago. Nikola Vucevic added 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Josh Giddey finished with 14 points and seven rebounds in his first game against the Thunder since an offseason trade to Chicago for Alex Caruso. Oklahoma City granted his request to be dealt after his role in the playoffs was reduced.
Caruso, a popular player during his three seasons with the Bulls, got a standing ovation and waved to the crowd during an early timeout. He checked into the game late in the first quarter and finished with three points in 22 minutes.
Bulls: Chicago never found a rhythm after rolling past Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in Milwaukee on Friday. The Bulls shot 34.8% overall and made just 15 of 53 3-pointers.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 114 - 95 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 114 - 95 | |
4th 21.1 | Dalen Terry steps out of bounds turnover | 114 - 95 | |
4th 29.1 | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | 114 - 95 | |
4th 32.0 | Alex Ducas misses 22-foot three point jumper | 114 - 95 |
Statistics
OKC | CHI | |
---|---|---|
45-107 | FG | 32-92 |
42.1 | Field Goal % | 34.8 |
8-40 | 3PT | 15-53 |
20.0 | Three Point % | 28.3 |
16-20 | FT | 16-22 |
80.0 | Free Throw % | 72.7 |
54 | Rebounds | 61 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
45 | Defensive Rebounds | 50 |
21 | Assists | 23 |
15 | Steals | 6 |
5 | Blocks | 2 |
10 | Turnovers | 26 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 26 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
16 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
64 | Points in Paint | 30 |
18 | Fouls | 19 |
25 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,923 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
Minnesota | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.5 | W2 |
Denver | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | L2 |
Portland | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | L2 |
Utah | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | L2 |
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