Nikola Vučević had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110.
The Bulls took control with a 30-8 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 28. The Bulls led 84-56 with 6:20 left in the third quarter, and the Thunder cut it to 1 in the final seconds. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed a step-back 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left, Javonte Green went 1 for 2 at the line with the Bulls up 3 and 1 seconds left, and Mike Muscala’s 28-foot 3-pointer made it 111-110 at the buzzer.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Bulls 5-3.
Ayo Dosunmu had a career-high 24 points (12 in the first quarter) and 8 assists on 10 for 14 shooting, and Zach LaVine added 23 points (7 during a 10-0 run across the second and third quarters) and 7 assists but shot 6 for 19. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points, 10 assists and 3 steals.
The Thunder outscored the Bulls 22-5 in 8 minutes with Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams, Bazley, Robinson-Earl and Mann on the floor together. Dosunmu fouled out.