Chicago Bulls at Oklahoma City Thunder

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Chicago Bulls

33-42, 19-19 Away

Final
117 - 145

Oklahoma City Thunder

63-12, 34-5 Home

Thunder rout Bulls 145-117 for 10th straight win, improve to 28-1 vs the East

Branden Carlson with the massive stuff at the rim

Isaiah Joe came off the bench to make eight 3-pointers and lead Oklahoma City with 31 points. Jalen Williams scored 23 points for the Thunder, who led by 43 points and shot 53% from the field and 53.5% from 3-point range.

Oklahoma City, which improved to 63-12, won 15 straight earlier this season.

Josh Giddey had 15 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in his return to Oklahoma City. Jevon Carter came off the bench to make five 3-pointers and lead the Bulls with 17 points.

Takeaways Bulls: Chicago has dropped two in a row after a four-game winning streak and fell back behind Miami into 10th place in the Eastern Conference, the final play-in spot.

Thunder: Oklahoma City improved to 28-1 against the East, including 14-0 at home, with one game remaining against an opponent from the other conference.

Key moment A 36-13 surge in the second quarter turned a nine-point game into a 65-33 Oklahoma City advantage.

Key stat The Thunder scored 85 points across the middle two quarters, ringing up 45 in the second and 40 more in the third.

Up next The Thunder host Detroit on Wednesday. Chicago hosts Toronto on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

OKC wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	117 - 145
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	117 - 145
4th 13.2	Kenrich Williams defensive rebound	117 - 145
4th 17.1	Jevon Carter misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	117 - 145
4th 23.1	Talen Horton-Tucker offensive rebound	117 - 145

Statistics

CHI		OKC
44-98	FG	52-98
44.9	Field Goal %	53.1
16-51	3PT	23-43
31.4	Three Point %	53.5
13-16	FT	18-23
81.3	Free Throw %	78.3
43	Rebounds	44
10	Offensive Rebounds	9
33	Defensive Rebounds	35
29	Assists	39
7	Steals	11
7	Blocks	6
19	Turnovers	14
1	Team Turnovers	0
20	Total Turnovers	14
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
34	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	15
22	Fast Break Points	23
54	Points in Paint	54
16	Fouls	16
2	Largest Lead	43

Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Thomas Sorber, C	Day-To-Day	Jul 21
Jalen Williams, F	Day-To-Day	Jul 10

Chicago Bulls Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Noa Essengue, F	Day-To-Day	Jul 19
Ayo Dosunmu, SG	Day-To-Day	Jul 3

Game Information

Paycom Center

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	64	18	.780	-	L1
Indiana	50	32	.610	14	W1
Milwaukee	48	34	.585	16	W8
Detroit	44	38	.537	20	L2
Chicago	39	43	.476	25	W3

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	-	14	W4	0.8292683	68
Denver	18	32	W3	0.6097561	50
Minnesota	19	33	W3	0.597561	49
Portland	32	46	W1	0.4390244	36
Utah	51	65	L2	0.20731707	17

Full Standings

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