Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren lead Thunder to easy win over Bulls, 114-95

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points, Chet Holmgren added 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and nan Oklahoma City Thunder pounded Chicago 114-95 successful nan Bulls’ location opener

CHICAGO -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points, Chet Holmgren added 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and nan Oklahoma City Thunder pounded Chicago 114-95 successful nan Bulls’ location opener connected Saturday.

Jalen Williams added 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Zach LaVine had 22 points and 9 rebounds for Chicago. Nikola Vucevic added 18 points and 13 rebounds.

Josh Giddey vanished pinch 14 points and 7 rebounds successful his first crippled against nan Thunder since an offseason waste and acquisition to Chicago for Alex Caruso. Oklahoma City granted his petition to beryllium dealt aft his domiciled successful nan playoffs was reduced.

Caruso, a celebrated subordinate during his 3 seasons pinch nan Bulls, sewage a opinionated ovation and waved to nan crowd during an early timeout. He checked into nan crippled precocious successful nan first 4th and vanished pinch 3 points successful 22 minutes.

Thunder: The Thunder are looking bully done 2 games, aft earning nan No. 1 seed successful nan Western Conference past year. There was nary letdown against Chicago aft beating nan Nuggets 102-87 successful an important crippled to commencement nan season. Oklahoma City and Denver some vanished 57-25 past season, pinch nan Thunder earning nan No. 1 seed successful nan Western Conference by kindness of a tiebreaker.

Bulls: Chicago ne'er recovered a hit aft rolling past Giannis Antetokounmpo and nan Bucks successful Milwaukee connected Friday. The Bulls changeable 34.8% wide and made conscionable 15 of 53 3-pointers.

The Thunder ended nan first half connected a 22-3 tally and took a 59-39 lead to nan locker room.

The Bulls cooled disconnected successful a large measurement from 3-point scope aft making 21 of 47 against Milwaukee. Coby White, coming disconnected a 35-point outing, was 0 for 9 from beyond nan arc.

The Thunder big Atlanta connected Sunday, and nan Bulls sojourn Memphis connected Monday. ___

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