On January 15, Beijing time, the Warriors challenged the Bulls back-to-back, although Klay Thompson was on leave and Green continued to be absent due to injury, but bulls core Zaklavin also withdrew due to a left knee injury after only 3 minutes of playing. In the first half, the Warriors were completely dominant, establishing a huge 31-point lead.
In the first quarter, Curry continued the slump of the past few games, scoring only 2 points in all three shots from the outside. But Poole and Wiggins burst out, Poole hit 3 three-pointers in a single quarter to send 11 points, Wiggins also cut 12 points and 2 assists on 5-of-6 shooting, and the Warriors hit 6 three-pointers in the first quarter to take a nine-point lead.
Entering the second quarter, Cumminga scored consecutively under the basket as soon as he came up, damien Lee made a layup on the front court, and the Warriors led to a 12-point lead to stop the Bulls. After the timeout, Curry scored five consecutive points from midfield and outside, the Bulls made consecutive mistakes, Iguodala snatched the back to deliver a mid-nat layup to Meine Lee, and the Warriors continued to extend their advantage. In the final stages of the first half, the Bulls were still full of mistakes, Cumminga scored consecutive points, Wiggins and Poole continued to feel the hand, Curry scored three more points, and at halftime, the Warriors led by 31 points 78-47!
Yesterday the Warriors trailed the Bucks by 39 points at halftime, and today they took the Bulls as a punching bag! It is worth mentioning that the 78 points in the half is also the Warriors' highest score at halftime this season.
Throughout the first half, Wiggins slashed 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, Jordan Poole scored 15 points, Curry also scored 11 points, Iguodala sent 5 points, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 cap, and Cuminga also scored 12 points.