Oklahoma City Thunder (19-23) at Chicago Bulls (19-23) – 7:00 p.m. CT on NBC Sports Chicago (TV) and 670 The Score (Radio)
Projected Starters
Chicago Bulls
1. Ayo Dosunmu 2. Zach LaVine 3. DeMar DeRozan 4. Patrick Williams 5. Nikola Vučević
Injury Report: Javonte Green OUT (knee), DeMar DeRozan DOUBTFUL (quad), Zach LaVine PROBABLE (ankle)
Oklahoma City Thunder
1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2. Josh Giddey 3. Lu Dort 4. Jalen Williams 5. Jaylin Williams
Injury Report: Aleksej Pokuševski OUT (leg), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl OUT (ankle)
Odds
The Bulls walk into tonight as -4.5 favorites against the Thunder at the FanDuel Illinois Sportsbook. Click on either link to sign up and pick the Bulls to cover (… or pick the opposite …)!
What to Watch For …
I’d be lying if I said my hopes were high. Not only have the Thunder already beaten the Bulls once this season, but the Bulls are also fresh off a loss to a Wizards team without Bradley Beal and Kristaps Prozingis. About the only thing that has been consistent for Chicago this season is the fact that they repeatedly look unprepared and overconfident against lesser teams. One can only hope that previously allowing the Thunder to put up 123 points and get six scorers into double figures will cause them to come out with a greater sense of urgency. They know this team can beat them if they take their foot off the gas.
Speaking of which, the Thunder have been giant killers in 2023 …
So far in January the OKC Thunder have beat the 76ers, Mavericks and Celtics by a total of 63 points. pic.twitter.com/emxZwQYswu
Without DeMar DeRozan again tonight, someone is going to have to step up. Zach LaVine carried his weight throughout the contest, and Nikola Vucevic played decently well considering the Bulls struggled to adequately feed him the ball in the post. But the rest of the supporting cast were pretty much no-shows. Patrick Williams scored 6 points, Goran Dragic scored 7 points, and Ayo Dosunmu scored 8 points. Someone is going to have to do more on that end of the floor, and I really hope that someone is Pat.
Elias Schuster is the Lead Chicago Bulls writer at Bleacher Nation. He started with BN full-time in 2019 immediately after graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with a degree in Journalism (yes, he started with the Jim Boylen Era). Since joining, Elias has been the driving force behind Bulls and NBA content for both the site and social accounts. You can follow him on Twitter/X @Schuster_Elias.
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