Lauri Markkanen made a driving layup with 4.9 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-112 to end a 7-game losing streak.
Russell Westbrook’s driving layup had tied it at 112 with 19 seconds left.
The Thunder had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Paul George missed a 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Bulls 12-11. Westbrook (No. 8 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 6 of the Thunder’s 12 on 2 for 4 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, George had 2 of his 4 steals, one of them leading to Dennis Schröder’s driving layup that put the Thunder ahead 110-109, and the Thunder scored 2 points off them.
Zach LaVine had 25 points (11 in the first quarter) and 7 assists. Markkanen added 24 points and 3 steals on 8 for 12 shooting, and Justin Holiday had 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 3 steals on 8 for 12 shooting. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Thunder, Westbrook had 24 points, 17 rebounds, 13 assists and 4 steals, his fifth triple-double of the season, and Steven Adams added 21 points and 10 rebounds.
The Thunder turned it over 22 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions.