On January 25, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Bulls challenged the Thunder away. In this game, Lavine returned after missing five games from injury, and DeRozan took a break. In the first half, the Thunder relied on consecutive three-pointers to open the situation, and the Bulls quickly clenched the point difference with multi-point blossoming, and gradually established a double-digit lead in the second quarter. At one point in the third quarter, the Bulls stretched the gap to 28 points, and the Thunder hit a 20-4 offensive climax that narrowed the gap to around 10 points.
The Bulls took a 17-point lead at a late-quarter high. But the Thunder hit a 19-3 offensive culmination that narrowed the point gap to one point at a crucial moment. LaVine made 2 of 2 free throws on the free throw line in the first 9.9 seconds of the final game, and Alexander was absolutely unable to score three points. In the end, the Bulls narrowly defeated the Thunder 111-110 on the road, refusing to reverse the opponent by 28 points, ending the team's losing streak and giving the Thunder 6 consecutive losses. After this game, the Bulls tied the Nets, and with the advantage of the two sides, the Bulls pushed the Nets to rise to no. 2 in the East.
Statistics
Bulls: Team 3-man 20+, Vucevic 26 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Dosem 24 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, LaVine 23 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Brown 10 points, bench White 9 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists
Thunder: The team had four players in double figures, Alexander 31 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, Earl 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Dort 16 points and 7 rebounds, Gidy 9 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and substitute Muscala 14 points
The Star of the Field
Vucevic hit four three-pointers and had a comprehensive stat of 26 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, which was the best ball in the team, and the efficiency value of 2 was the highest in the team. At one point in the final quarter, he scored 10 consecutive points, which contributed to the team's opening up the point difference.
Highlight moments
LaVine retreated to hit a three-point shot
LaVine steals long passes and Brown dunks
White passed Thomas to score 3+1
Earl grabbed his hat
Green's European step breakthrough completes the one-arm dunk
Dosem hit a three-pointer from a long range in the half
Game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Earl hit a three-pointer to take the lead in scoring sports points for the Thunder. Geddy hit a jumper and the Thunder started 5-0. Dosem hit a jumper, Brown hit a three-pointer and the Bulls equalized. Dorset and Dosem scored three-pointers, the two teams scored back-to-back three-pointers, Dorsam and Brown scored consecutive points, Earl hit three-pointers, Vucevic scored a dunk, and McKinney scored on a layup. Dort stopped the jumper and the Bulls hit a 9-0 offensive surge to take a nine-point lead. Alexander broke through to pick a layup and Curry hit from mid-range. The first quarter ended with the Bulls leading the Thunder 35-27.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Thunder started 6-1 to narrow the point gap, Dosem stopped the jump shot, Bezley played hard in the penalty area, and Dosem jumped again. Vucevic and Hill scored consecutive points as the Bulls extended their lead to double digits. The Thunder hit a three-point streak, Vucevic made a layup, Dort hit a three-pointer, and the Bulls scored six straight points in response. Muscala made a layup and LaVine hit a series of jumper shots. At the end of the half, the Bulls led the Thunder 58-48.
Easy side to fight again. Brown and LaVine hit back-to-back three-pointers, Dort scored on free throws and Green ran to dunk. Wiggins backhanded a layup, Vucevic and Dosem hit back-to-back three-pointers and the Bulls stretched the gap to 20 points. Muscala's three-point shot was stopped for the Thunder, and Vucevic's three-pointer was also colored. The Bulls hit an 8-0 offensive culmination, and the point difference was stretched to 28 points. Alexander broke through, Williams hit a three-pointer, and the Thunder hit a 17-2 offensive surge that narrowed the gap to 12 points. Hill cut a layup to stop the loss, Muscala hit a three-pointer, and Dosem hit a three-point shot from a long-range whistle. The third quarter ended with the Bulls leading the Thunder 92-78.
At the start of the final quarter, Gidy scored a layup, Vucevic hit a jumper, Beziley hit a three-pointer and Lavin responded with a three-pointer. Earl hit a three-pointer, Vucevic scored a 2+1 on an empty layup, Alexander scored on a free throw, and Vucevic hit a three-pointer. Vucevic took the team's past 10 points, and the Bulls held a 17-point lead. Alexander scored on a layup and the Thunder hit an offensive 11-0 surge, and the point difference was narrowed to six points. White's key three points were the Bulls' stop loss, and Jerome picked up the basket to score. Dort and Gidy scored consecutive points as the Thunder narrowed the gap to one point. LaVine made 2 of 2 free throws on the 9.9-second free throw line and the Bulls ensured they were unbeaten in regular time. With Alexander losing three points, the Bulls sealed the win and won the game.
Both sides started
Bulls: Kobe White, LaVine, Dossem, Troy Brown Jr., Vucevic
Thunder: Gidey, Alexander, Aaron Wiggins, Dort, Earl
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)