The Oklahoma City Thunder (7-11, 4-5 Home), one of the league’s top scoring teams, play host to the Chicago Bulls (8-10, 3-5 Away) on Friday. Chicago topped the Milwaukee Bucks 118-113 at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday.
DeMar DeRozan was a top performer with 36 points and eight assists. The Bulls are 11th in the Eastern Conference. Oklahoma City dropped their third in a row on Wednesday at Paycom Center, falling to the Denver Nuggets 131-126 in overtime.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points, 11 assists, and seven rebounds in the losing effort to lead the team. The Thunder are 12th in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Chicago won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 106-101 triumph at United Center on February 12, their third straight head-to-head victory.
DeRozan led the Bulls with 38 points. Luguentz Dort had 31 points in defeat. DeRozan is averaging 25.9 points per game, best in the NBA, to lead the Bulls in scoring this season. DeRozan also has dished 4.4 assists per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Nikola Vucevic is grabbing 11.4 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander (31.1 ppg) has been the primary provider for the Thunder on offense.
He is the top scorer in the league. Gilgeous-Alexander also has tallied 6.3 assists per game, most in the league. Josh Giddey has pulled down 7.0 rebounds per game. The Thunder rank as one of the top scoring offenses in the NBA, third-best with 116.9 points per game. The Bulls are 3-7 in their last 10 games at Paycom Center. In the last 10 games, Chicago is 4-6 with an average margin of -0.4 (111.0-111.4).
Oklahoma City has gone 3-7 over the last 10, allowing 123.1 points per game on average while scoring only 120.4 (-2.7 margin).
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jalen Williams: 21.0 | 15.4 | +5.6
Tre Mann: 6.0 | 15.0 | -9.0
Points per game:
Tre Mann: 3.5 | 10.1 | -6.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Chicago Bulls (-145)
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