Preseason Game #07 - Bulls vs Thunder

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CHICAGO BULLS (6-0) @ OKLAHOMA CITY (4-1)
Preseason Game 7, Road Game 3
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 – 8:30 PM CT
INTRUST Bank Arena
ESPN / Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (6-0)
Home 4-0
Road 2-0

Bulls Preseason Averages:
PPG: 95.8 (Opp: 84.5)
RPG: 47.7 (Opp: 37.8)
APG: 20.7 (Opp: 17.2)
SPG: 7.83 (Opp: 7.50)
BPG: 6.50 (Opp: 5.50)
TO: 17.5 (Opp: 17.3)
FG%: .436 (Opp: .371)
FT%: .746 (Opp: .686)
3p%: .375 (Opp: .365)

Probable Bulls starters


Derrick Rose - PG -
Mike Dunleavy - SG -
Luol Deng - SF -
Carlos Boozer - PF -
Taj Gibson - C -

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 20.8, Deng 14.7
Rebounds: Gibson 7.8, Boozer 7.5
Assists: Rose 4.2, Hinrich 2.8
Steals: Butler 3.0, Rose 1.2
Blocks: Mohammed 2.17, Gibson 1.67

FG%: Gibson .625, Rose .537
FT%: Boozer .909, Dunleavy .867
3FG%: Deng .583, Hinrich .556

Injury report
Jimmy Butler (left knee contusion), Kirk Hinrich (concussion) and Joakim Noah (right groin strain) are day-to-day.

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report.



Oklahoma City Thunder (4-2)
Home 2-1
Road 2-1

Probable Thunder starters

Reggie Jackson - PG
Thabo Sefolosha - SG
Kevin Durant - SF
Serge Ibaka - PF
Kendrick Perkins - C

Injury report
Russell Westbrook is OUT (lateral meniscus tear)

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3:08 21-16 Bulls

 

End of 1 25-20 Bulls

Bulls 44% Thunder 40%

Boozer, Lamb 6

Bulls 14-6 rebounding edge Boozer 5

 

7:54 29-29 tie

Bulls started second unit for the quarter

 

They're in Wichita. Homecoming for Kirk.

 

Dunleavy hit two straight 3's from the same spot in the corner, both in transition. 44-33 Bulls

 

lol, Rose broke the ankels of Jackson! But couldnt finish.

Lamb is playing well for the Thunder

 

Rose to Butler on the break! Nice

 

Halftime 51-40 Bulls

Bulls 45% Thunder 38%

Lamb, Durant 12, Butler
Bulls 26-16 rebounding edge. Deng, Adams 7

 

Bulls 16-11 bench scoring advantage

 

George Karl said the Bulls are the best team he has seen in the preseason

 

5:46 64-57 Bulls

Durant 18, Rose 13, Lamb, Butler 12, Deng, Collison 11, Boozer 10

 

End of 74-71 Bulls

 

5:56 85-82 Thunder

 

Rose took over the 4th quarter. He was just 3-11 going into the quarter. 24 pts

 

Bulls won 104-95

 

Bulls shot 49% Thunder 46%

Rose 26, Durant, Lamb 22, Deng, Boozer 20, Jackson 14, Collison, Butler 12, Adams 11

Bulls 46-32 rebounding edge. Boozer 10, Deng 8

 

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=9870720&ex_cid=espnapi_public

Van Gundy interviews Rose, post game. Starts at 1:17 mark

 

I'm done with Thibodeau and ready for him to be replaced. The Bulls have lost the last two seasons to injuries but there he goes, subbing Rose and the rest of the starters in early in the fourth quarter. It's the preseason. The Preseason. Brooks was playing the Thunder's third stringers. Durant was done for the night.

What's wrong with Thibodeau? Something isn't clicking.

 

Bulls beat Thunder in preseason

Derrick Rose shook off poor shooting early to hit clutch shots late and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-95 preseason victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.