FINAL FROM THE UNITED CENTER: OKC 124, Bulls 110 (Bulls: 19-24, 11-10 at home).
LEADING SCORERS: Bulls: LaVine: 25 pts. OKC: Giddey: 25 pts. (SH)
LEADING REBOUNDERS: Bulls: Vucevic: 11. OKC: Giddey: 10.
LEADING ASSISTS: Bulls: White: 6. OKC: Giddey and Gilgeous-Alexander each with 6.
CCI STAT OF THE GAME: Nikola Vucevic has recorded at least 15 points and 10 rebounds in 7-straight games (1/2-1/13). It is the longest active such streak in the league, and he is 1 of 4 players in the NBA this season with as long of a 15/10 streak (A. Davis, J. Randle, D. Sabonis).
CCI RECAP: After scoring 133 points in a win Thursday in Philadelphia, the Thunder added 124 as they held off the Bulls sweeping the season series.
DeMar DeRozan missed his second straight game with a right quad injury but Patrick Williams (18 pts) and Coby White (19 pts) stepped up. Zach LaVine went 14-15 from the line scoring 25 points but the Bulls defense fell short allowing OKC to shoot 51% from the field. The Bulls committed 16 turnovers leading to 23 Thunder points. The Thunder scored 64 points in the paint. They put 70 points on the board in the first half.
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CCI 24 SECONDS NBA NEWS AND NOTES
Golden State 144, San Antonio 113. An NBA record crowd of 68-thousand 323 at the Alamodome watched their hometown Spurs fall to 13-30.
Atlanta 113, Indiana 111. John Collins’ tip in with 0.7 on the clock propelled the Hawks to a road win. Onyeka Okongwu had a career high 20 rebounds.
New York 112, Washington 108. Jalen Brunson scored 34 points for the 24-19 Knicks. Kyle Kuzma scored 40 points for the Wizards.
New Orleans 116, Detroit 110. The banged up Pelicans handed the Pistons their 34th loss in 46 games.
Minnesota 121, Phoenix 116. The short handed Suns fell two games under.500. Anthony Edwards had 31 points for the T-Wolves.
Sacramento 139, Houston 114. Domantas Sabonis recorded his fourth triple-double game of the season (19-15-16). The Kings are five games over .500 for the first time in 17 years. Houston has lost nine straight and 14 of 15.
Utah 112, Orlando 108. Lauri Markkanen had 28 points for the Jazz.
Denver 115, Los Angeles Clippers 103. The 29-13 Nuggets have won five straight.
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