Klay Thompson scored 52 points (22 in the first quarter) with 14 3-pointers, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors routed the Chicago Bulls 149-124 for their fifth straight win.
The Warriors led by as many as 45 and never trailed, pulling away with a 23-2 run bridging the second and third quarters.
Stephen Curry had 23 points (9 during a 16-0 run in the second quarter) and 8 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting, and Alfonzo McKinnie added 19 points and a career-high 10 rebounds off the bench.
For the Bulls, Antonio Blakeney scored a career-high 21 points off the bench, and Zach LaVine added 21 points. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 18 points. Blakeney scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.
The Warriors shot 55.2% from the field and 53.3% from 3 to the Bulls’ 48.9% and 31.4%. The Warriors made 24 3-pointers, 14 of them by Thompson and 4 by McKinnie. The Warriors’ starters outscored the Bulls 45-32 in 14 minutes together.