vs OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (3-1) @ CHICAGO BULLS (3-2) Game 6, Home Game 3 Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015 – 7:00 PM CT United Center TNT / ESPN 1000 AM / WRTO-AM BULLS VS. THUNDER THIS SEASON Nov. 5 @ Chicago – Dec. 25 @ Oklahoma City – BULLS VS. THUNDER ALLTIME RECORD 70-69 BULLS/THUNDER STREAKS BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...... 1 Loss BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win BULLS ROAD STREAK .......... 5 Losses Game Notes Chicago Bulls (3-2) Home 2-0 Road 1-2 Bulls Preseason Averages: PPG: 100.6 (Opp: 102.0) RPG: 43.2 (Opp: 50.2) APG: 20.0 (Opp: 22.0) SPG: 7.00 (Opp: 7.60) BPG: 5.80 (Opp: 5.80) FG%: .446 (Opp: .419) FT%: .746 (Opp: .690) 3p%: .386 (Opp: .336) Probable Bulls starters Derrick Rose - PG - Jimmy Butler - SG - Doug McDermott - SF - Nikola Mirotic - PF - Pau Gasol - C - Bulls Regular Season Stats Leaders Points: Butler 20.8, Mirotic 16.0 Rebounds: Gasol 7.8, Mirotic & Noah 6.4 Assists: Rose 5.4, Butler 2.6 Steals: Butler 2.60, Mirotic 1.00 Blocks: Gasol 2.20, Gibson 1.20 FG%: Portis .714, Gibson .550 FT%: Mirotic .900, Gasol .875 3FG%: McDermott .600, Butler .500 Regular Season Player Highs 2015/2016 Points: Butler 26 Field Goals Made: Butler 10 Field Goals Attempts: Rose 22 Free Throws Made: Butler 12 Free Throws Attempts: Butler 14 3-Point FGM: McDermott 5 3-Point FGA: Mirotic & Mc Dermott 8 Rebounds: Gasol 12 Assists: Rose 8 Blocks: Gasol 6 Steals: Butler 4 Minutes: Butler 42 Injury report Mike Dunleavy (back) is OUT. Kirk Hinrich (toe) is OUT. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Oklahoma City Thunder (3-2) Home 2-1 Road 1-1 Probable Thunder starters Russell Westbrook - PG Andre Roberson - SG Kevin Durant - SF Serge Ibaka - PF Steven Adams - C Injury report None. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Bulls are hot behind the arc so far this season, ranking fifth in the NBA for 3-point percentage (.361). Chicago is averaging 9.8 made 3-pointers and 25.4 3-point attempts so far this season. If both numbers hold, they would be highest for the franchise since 1979-80. Prior to this year, the Bulls highest average for 3-pointers made was 7.9 and for 3-point attempts was 22.3 – both from 2014-15. The Bulls’ 9.8 3-pointers per game rank third in the NBA behind Charlotte and Golden State (tied with 11.5 3PM/gm). Rookie Bobby Portis made his NBA debut on Nov. 3 at Charlotte, scoring 10 points in 10 minutes on 5-for-7 shooting. He is the 25th player in Bulls history to have a double-digit scoring career debut, and his 71.4 field goal percentage is the highest of any Bull in his first NBA game (min. 5 FGA). Doug McDermott played a career-high 30 minutes at Charlotte on Tuesday, scoring a career-high 17 points and dishing a career-high three assists in the game. McDermott ranks eighth in the NBA in 3-point percentage this season (.600, 12-for-20). He has hit 12 treys already this season … Through 36 games in his rookie year, McDermott hit 13.
The emphasis on the 3-pointer is clearly the current NBA trend. I confess that it makes me itchy, but I'll adjust.
Just heard that McDermott will be starting at SF rather than Snell. Unless I miss my guess, McDermott will match up defensively with Roberson, not Durant.
Butler smoking! Rose looked awful the first quarter. Looked much better second quarter. Noah, Gibson bringing it on defense. Snells looks ok, not great. Made two very bad passes in the back court that a 3rd year player should not make. Niko can't score.
