Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25, Thunder use 22-0 run to beat Bulls 131-113
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a 22-0 run in the second half to beat the Chicago Bulls 131-113.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a 22-0 run in the second half to beat the Chicago Bulls 131-113.
The Bulls got back to losing after stopping an 11-game skid with a lopsided win over Milwaukee on Sunday.
The Bulls have dropped two in a row after a four-game winning streak and fell back behind Miami into 10th place in the Eastern Conference.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points, Chet Holmgren added 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pounded Chicago 114-95 in the Bulls' home opener.
Josh Giddey is getting a fresh start in Chicago after the Bulls traded for the 6-foot-8 guard, giving up Alex Caruso to the Thunder. The 21-year-old Australian struggled in his third year in Oklahoma City as he was not used as the team's primary ballhandler, and wasn't excited about coming off the bench.
Caruso had been the subject of trade rumors for several years.
In Giddey, the Bulls land a former No. 6 overall pick who was in desperate need of a fresh start.
The Bulls could get no closer than three in the final period before Gilgeous-Alexander finished the contest with eight straight points.
DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 20 points.
Zach LaVine scored 25 points and Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points for Chicago, which was coming off encouraging victories over Boston and Milwaukee.
