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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 33 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 124 |
 Bulls | 35 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 104 |
OKCTeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 45-8254.9% | 19-3948.7% | 15-1883.3% | 43 | 30 | 15 |
| CHI | 39-9441.5% | 12-4228.6% | 14-1877.8% | 42 | 26 | 12 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder124| 36 | 31 | 12-18 | 2-5 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +19 | +14.7 | ||||||
| 33 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 32 | 16 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 32 | 16 | 7-14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 25 | 11 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −0.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 14 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | +14 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 19 | 13 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +3.7 | ||||||
| 14 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.9 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.7 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.8 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | ||
| Team | 124 | 45-8254.9% | 19-3948.7% | 43 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 15-1883.3% | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 42 points on 14 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Vasilije Micic and Davis Bertans (coach’s decision).
Chicago Bulls104| 33 | 20 | 9-20 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-3 | −29 | +0.1 | |||||||
| 32 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | −19 | +1.7 | ||||||||
| 31 | 15 | 4-14 | 2-7 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.6 | |||||
| 30 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 25 | 16 | 4-16 | 2-9 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −7.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 11 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +4.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −2.4 | |||
| 9 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.4 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.3 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.9 | |
| Team | 104 | 39-9441.5% | 12-4228.6% | 42 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 14-1877.8% | 13 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 34 points on 13 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Terry Taylor (coach’s decision).
Thunder124Bulls104ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points (7 during a 12-0 run in the third quarter) and 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder went on a 23-9 run in the third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 124-104 in the season opener for both teams at United Center.
The Thunder led by as many as 21, pulling away with a 23-6 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
For the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points (12 in the paint).
The Thunder shot 54.9% from the field and 48.7% from 3 to the Bulls’ 41.5% and 28.6%. The Bulls were outscored 20-10 in 6 minutes with DeRozan, Drummond, Caruso, Craig and Carter on the floor together.
Oklahoma City ThunderChicago BullsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
109 points from the field on 82 shots: 18.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-24 | 66.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 4-8 | 50.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-11 | 54.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-9 | 55.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-30 | 46.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Williams | 29 | 9 | 4-5 | −4 |
| Alex Caruso | 21 | 9 | 4-7 | 0 |
| Torrey Craig | 6 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Nikola Vučević | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 3-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | 20 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Torrey Craig | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Coby White | 9 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 9 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coby White | 27 | 9 | 4-6 | +1 |
| Torrey Craig | 9 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Patrick Williams | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 4 | 2-6 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CHI win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
OKC
50/50
CHI
Highest Leverage Moments
Wallace 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 7 AST)
Q3 1:12
12.5%
27→14
Joe 28' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Giddey 5 AST)
Q4 11:21
12.5%
27→14
Giddey 24' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 5 AST)
Q3 5:53
10.9%
40→30
Dieng 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Giddey 3 AST)
Q3 9:12
10.5%
56→46
Gilgeous-Alexander 9' Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q2 7:23
9.0%
58→49
