Live bar January 25, NBA regular season, the Bulls away to challenge the Thunder. The Bulls have been plagued by injuries recently, and Caruso has slipped to third in the East due to a malicious foul by Grayson Allen. The Thunder suffered a five-game losing streak after beating the Nets and are now only second from the bottom in the West. In this game, Lavine returned, and DeRozan took a break. As soon as the opening began, the two sides bit down tightly in the first half, and the Bulls gradually gained the upper hand in the confrontation, leading by eight points to end the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Bulls pulled the gap to double digits 7-0, the Thunder hit three consecutive three-pointers to narrow the point difference, the Bulls returned to a 10-4 climax to regain the lead, and the Bulls led 10 points 58-48 in the halftime. Yi Bian fought again, the Thunder suddenly lost power, and the Bulls easily pulled the point difference to more than 20 points. LaVine returned to the locker room due to injury, and the Thunder picked up in time to narrow the gap between three points, and the Bulls led by 14 points after the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Thunder fought back, and the multi-point blossom forced the point difference to only 1 point. At the critical moment, Lavin made two free throws, Alexander missed a three-point draw, and the Bulls narrowly won the game.
Data from both sides:
Bulls (29-17): LaVine 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, Vucevic 26 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, Dawsum 24 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Green 5 points, Brown 10 points, White 9 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists
Thunder (14-33): Alexander 31 points and 10 assists, Dort 16 points and 7 rebounds, Earle 12 points, Kiddy 9 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Muscala 14 points
The first quarter began, Earl took the lead in three points, Kiddy also had a layup, and the Bulls responded quickly with two consecutive goals inside and outside. Since then, the two teams have been entangled in a fight, and the score has always been tight. The two sides suddenly dropped three-point rain four three-pointers in a row, and Earl had three points after Brown counterattacked and won the dunk. The two teams continued to attack the inside line frequently, and the Bulls had the upper hand in the attack, Dausum and Thomas hit three points in succession, Alexander stopped the decline on the layup, and Cook responded with two goals on the inside line. The first quarter ended with the Bulls leading 35-27.
In the second quarter, the two sides continued to attack each other, and the Bulls always maintained a slight lead. Dawsum hit a jumper and Kitty helped Fly Beziley back in color. The Bulls continued to exert their strength inside and out to play a 7-0 offensive attack to stretch the point difference to double digits to stop the opponent. After the adjustment, the Thunder hit two three-pointers in a row to quickly stop the bleeding, and after Vucevic made up a goal, Dortmund also had three points, and the Thunder forced the point difference to 4 points. The Bulls rotated the lineup to blossom more points and then played a 6-0 offensive attack, and LaVine also scored two goals in a row, and the Bulls led by 10 points at halftime.
In the second half, the Thunder suddenly lost power, Brown three-pointers blew the Bulls offensive horn, Lavin and Vucevic also had three points, and the Bulls continued to exert their outside power to easily pull the point difference to more than 20 points. Muskara's three-pointer stopped the bleeding slightly, the Bulls became more and more courageous, and Vucevic blossomed inside and outside to score 6 consecutive points, and the point difference has reached 28 points. Alexander struggled to hold on to a layup, and after a brief standoff Kenridge broke the deadlock with three points, Alexander also had three points, and the Thunder offense picked up. LaVine returned to the dressing room with an injury, and Alexander countered with a three-pointer to give the Bulls a 92-78 lead in the third quarter.
In the final quarter of the game, the two sides were evenly matched in the first half, but the shooting rate dropped significantly. The Thunder took five points inside and out to continue to narrow the point gap, Vucevic broke the scoring drought with a mid-range shot, and LaVine also had three points. Earl hit a three-pointer first, Vucevic had three more, but the Bulls offense came to a standstill, and the Thunder fought back to play an 11-2 attack wave that narrowed the gap to just six points. After the timeout, White's three-pointer stabilized the situation, Dort scored four consecutive points to narrow the gap to only one point, and at the critical moment, LaVine made two free throws, Alexander missed a three-pointer, and the Bulls narrowly won.
Both sides started:
Bulls: White, Dausum, Vucevic, Brown, Lavin
Thunder: Alexander, Kiddy, Earl, Wiggins, Dort
(Dream of The Sealed Heart)