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Chicago Bulls at Oklahoma City Thunder

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33-42, 19-19 Away
Final
117 - 145

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

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44-98 FG 52-98
45 Field Goal % 53
16-51 3PT 23-43
31 Three Point % 53
13-16 FT 18-23
81 Free Throw % 78
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 Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaylin Williams, F Out Nov 14
Ajay Mitchell, G Day-To-Day Nov 14
Thomas Sorber, C Out Nov 12
Cason Wallace, G Out Oct 30
Chet Holmgren, C Out Oct 30
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Smith, F Out Nov 14
Nic Claxton, C Out Nov 14
Tobe Awaka, F Out Nov 14
Caleb Wilson, F Out Nov 12

Game Information

Paycom Center

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

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 8 4 .667 - L1
Cleveland 7 7 .500 2 W1
Indiana 5 8 .385 3.5 W2
Chicago 3 9 .250 5 W2
Milwaukee 1 12 .077 7.5 L9

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Portland - 3 W3 0.75 9
Minnesota 0.5 4 L1 0.6923077 9
Denver 1.5 4 W2 0.6363636 7
Oklahoma City 1.5 5 L3 0.61538464 8
Utah 8.5 12 L11 0.07692308 1
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