Centre Pau Gasol added 21 points and 13 boards for the Bulls.
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Except for Enes Kanter who had 14 points and 13 rebounds, no other Thunder scored in double-figures as the three other starters-Serge Ibaka, Steven Adams and Andre Roberson- combined to shoot just 5-of-22 from the field, or 22.7 per cent for just 11 points. It’s no time to be friends with anybody right now. Rose asked. “Sixteen? C’mon, man, we have to find a way to get them balls and limit them to one shot”.
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Chicago held the Thunder to 38.5-percent shooting, Oklahoma City’s third-worst showing of the season. Oklahoma City (20-10) came in healthy with the fourth best record in the National Basketball Association, ready to put on a show for the country.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder only had three players who made more than three shots.
Isaiah Thomas was crucial in the final stages for the Celtics, finishing with 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists in their fourth straight win. Kristaps Porzingis had 16 points and 12 rebounds. “The slower we play the easier it is for teams to guard us”.
Thomas, who also pulled down eight rebounds and dished out six assists, was well supported by Evan Turner, who scored 19 points.
The Bulls led by 18 at the end of the third quarter.
After a Thursday loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers last week, the Thunder went on a roll and defeated the teams from Los Angeles to build a three-game winning streak. “Everybody else on the team, we forced them to make shots and make plays”. Oklahoma City is a very good 3-point shooting team, while Denver is certainly below average, so it’s very telling that they ended up shooting 10 more. Maybe not, but Hoiberg had to love the effort he received from Butler on Friday – 23 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals in 43 minutes. With OKC trailing 95-94 at 9:24, Kanter scored nine consecutive points for the Thunder as part of an 11-2 run – the biggest bucket coming on a touch pass from Westbrook that Kanter finished with a one-handed dunk over 7-footer Nikola Jokic for the 100-97 lead. After the Nuggets’ loss in San Antonio on Saturday, Malone met former Denver coach Doug Moe for the first time and offered him an “open invitation” to visit the team in Denver.
The defensive troubles through three quarters overshadowed the Thunder’s most potent offensive performance through 31 games.
The Thunder appeared to take all of the game’s momentum into the locker room with them, whipping the home crowd into a frenzy before the close of the half, but the Bulls quickly stole the momentum back, opening the second frame on an 8-0 run.
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But Butler attacked the rim to get to the line and the Bulls restored order against a desperate comeback.
