DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points (8 during an 11-0 run across the first and second quarters), and the Chicago Bulls beat the Golden State Warriors 125-122.
DeRozan’s 18-foot pull-up jumper answered Klay Thompson’s 29-foot pull-up 3-pointer and put the Bulls back ahead for good with 26 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Warriors had the ball down 3, but Lester Quinones missed a 54-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Warriors 16-12. DeRozan (No. 2 in clutch points, 2023-24) scored 7 of the Bulls’ 16 on 2 for 2 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line.
Nikola Vučević had a season-high 33 points and 11 rebounds, and Coby White added 20 points (10 in the paint) and 7 assists. The Bulls had 2 30-point scorers. Vučević and Ayo Dosunmu set each other up for 7 baskets and 15 points.
For the Warriors, Thompson scored 25 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench. Chris Paul scored 15 points on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench. The Warriors had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Bulls shot 52.9% from the field and 44.4% from 3 to the Warriors’ 45.4% and 26.2%. The Warriors outscored the Bulls 58-20 off the bench. The Bulls were outscored 22-12 in 6 minutes with DeRozan, Vučević, Craig, White and Dosunmu on the floor together. Draymond Green fouled out.