Jordan Poole scored 30 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Chicago Bulls 119-111.
The Warriors took control with a 26-11 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 19.
The Bulls got within 110-109 on Zach LaVine’s 3-pointer with 2:27 to play, but Draymond Green answered with a 3-pointer, and the Bulls got no closer.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Bulls 5-3.
Klay Thompson had 26 points and 6 assists.
For the Bulls, Nikola Vučević had 23 points (11 in the first quarter), 11 rebounds and 3 steals, and LaVine added 21 points.
The Warriors shot 48.3% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Bulls’ 46.2% and 33.3%. The Warriors made 20 3-pointers, 7 of them by Poole and 4 by Stephen Curry. The Bulls got 6 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Warriors 27-6 off turnovers. The Warriors’ starters outscored the Bulls 47-37 in 19 minutes together.