CHICAGO -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points, Chet Holmgren added 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pounded Chicago 114-95 in the Bulls’ home opener on Saturday.

Jalen Williams added 24 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.

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

Josh Giddey finished with 14 points and seven rebounds in his first game against the Thunder since an offseason trade to Chicago for Alex Caruso. Oklahoma City granted his request to be dealt after his role in the playoffs was reduced.

Caruso, a popular player during his three seasons with the Bulls, got a standing ovation and waved to the crowd during an early timeout. He checked into the game late in the first quarter and finished with three points in 22 minutes.

Takeaways

Thunder: The Thunder are looking good through two games, after earning the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference last year. There was no letdown against Chicago after beating the Nuggets 102-87 in an important game to start the season. Oklahoma City and Denver both finished 57-25 last season, with the Thunder earning the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference by virtue of a tiebreaker.

Bulls: Chicago never found a rhythm after rolling past Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in Milwaukee on Friday. The Bulls shot 34.8% overall and made just 15 of 53 3-pointers.

Key moment

The Thunder ended the first half on a 22-3 run and took a 59-39 lead to the locker room.

Key stat

The Bulls cooled off in a big way from 3-point range after making 21 of 47 against Milwaukee. Coby White, coming off a 35-point outing, was 0 for 9 from beyond the arc.

Up next

The Thunder host Atlanta on Sunday, and the Bulls visit Memphis on Monday. ------

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Chet Holmgren vs. Nikola Vucevic (Luguentz Dort gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Chet Holmgren makes alley oop dunk shot (Jalen Williams assists)	0	2
11:31	Chet Holmgren defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	0	2
11:31	Zach LaVine makes technical free throw	1	2
11:24	Nikola Vucevic makes 3-foot two point shot (Coby White assists)	3	2
11:16	Chet Holmgren misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	2
11:14	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	3	2
11:06	Coby White misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	2
11:01	Patrick Williams offensive rebound	3	2
11:01	Patrick Williams misses two point shot	3	2
11:01	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	3	2
10:57	Cason Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	2
10:53	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	3	2
10:48	Josh Giddey makes 1-foot two point shot	5	2
10:36	Luguentz Dort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	5	5
10:13	Coby White out of bounds lost ball turnover	5	5
10:02	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out of bounds bad pass turnover	5	5
9:52	Josh Giddey makes 5-foot two point shot	7	5
9:44	Jalen Williams makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	7	7
9:33	Josh Giddey lost ball turnover (Cason Wallace steals)	7	7
9:27	Jalen Williams misses two point shot	7	7
9:25	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	7	7
9:17	Nikola Vucevic bad pass (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	7	7
9:10	Cason Wallace misses 22-foot three point jumper	7	7
9:06	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	7	7
8:59	Nikola Vucevic misses driving layup	7	7
8:57	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	7	7
8:57	Nikola Vucevic misses tip shot	7	7
8:57	Bulls offensive team rebound	7	7
8:57	Bulls Full timeout	7	7
8:57	(08:57) [Bulls] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Bulls] retain their timeout	7	7
8:36	Coby White misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	7
8:36	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	7	7
8:36	Josh Giddey misses dunk	7	7
8:36	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	7	7
8:36	Coby White shooting foul	7	7
8:36	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2	7	8
8:36	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	7	9
8:22	Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	9
8:20	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	7	9
8:11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	7	9
8:06	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	7	9
7:56	Zach LaVine out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	9
7:41	Jalen Williams misses driving floating jump shot	7	9
7:38	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	7	9
7:33	Coby White bad pass (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	7	9
7:28	Cason Wallace makes driving dunk (Jalen Williams assists)	7	11
7:15	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Josh Giddey	7	11
7:14	Nikola Vucevic misses 9-foot jumper	7	11
7:13	Thunder defensive team rebound	7	11
7:04	Nikola Vucevic shooting foul	7	11
7:04	Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2	7	11
7:04	Thunder offensive team rebound	7	11
7:04	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Coby White	7	11
7:04	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2	7	12
6:46	Nikola Vucevic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	10	12
6:34	Cason Wallace makes two point shot	10	14
6:26	Ayo Dosunmu misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	14
6:22	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	10	14
6:09	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	10	14
6:05	Jalen Williams offensive rebound	10	14
6:03	Jalen Williams misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	10	14
6:01	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	10	14
5:52	Nikola Vucevic misses 4-foot two point shot	10	14
5:50	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	10	14
5:39	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	14
5:35	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	10	14
5:29	Zach LaVine lost ball turnover (Chet Holmgren steals)	10	14
5:19	Jalen Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	14
5:15	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	10	14
5:14	Chet Holmgren shooting foul	10	14
5:14	Zach LaVine makes free throw 1 of 2	11	14
5:14	Julian Phillips enters the game for Patrick Williams	11	14
5:14	Aaron Wiggins enters the game for Chet Holmgren	11	14
5:14	Ousmane Dieng enters the game for Jalen Williams	11	14
5:14	Zach LaVine makes free throw 2 of 2	12	14
5:11	Lonzo Ball personal foul	12	14
5:00	Luguentz Dort makes driving layup (Ousmane Dieng assists)	12	16
4:42	Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	16
4:39	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	12	16
4:33	Ousmane Dieng misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	16
4:28	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	12	16
4:21	Ayo Dosunmu misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	16
4:17	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	12	16
4:09	Cason Wallace misses driving floating jump shot	12	16
4:07	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	12	16
4:00	Zach LaVine misses layup	12	16
3:58	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	12	16
3:54	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot three point shot	12	16
3:52	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	12	16
3:44	Cason Wallace shooting foul	12	16
3:44	Nikola Vucevic makes free throw 1 of 2	13	16
3:44	Coby White enters the game for Zach LaVine	13	16
3:44	Alex Caruso enters the game for Luguentz Dort	13	16
3:44	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Cason Wallace	13	16
3:44	Nikola Vucevic makes free throw 2 of 2	14	16
3:32	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	14	16
3:29	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	14	16
3:23	Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	16
3:18	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	14	16
3:16	Aaron Wiggins misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	16
3:12	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	14	16
3:07	Alex Caruso personal foul	14	16
3:07	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	14	16
2:55	Julian Phillips misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	16
2:52	Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound	14	16
2:42	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 1-foot two point shot	14	18
2:42	Coby White shooting foul	14	18
2:42	Thunder Full timeout	14	18
2:42	Josh Giddey enters the game for Lonzo Ball	14	18
2:42	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 1	14	19
2:34	Isaiah Joe personal foul	14	19
2:26	Josh Giddey misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	19
2:20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	14	19
2:14	Aaron Wiggins makes 4-foot two point shot	14	21
1:53	Josh Giddey makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Coby White assists)	16	21
1:35	Alex Caruso misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	21
1:30	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	16	21
1:28	Julian Phillips makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	19	21
1:11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot	19	23
51.0	Aaron Wiggins personal foul	19	23
51.0	Coby White misses free throw 1 of 2	19	23
51.0	Bulls offensive team rebound	19	23
51.0	Jalen Williams enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	19	23
51.0	Coby White makes free throw 2 of 2	20	23
32.2	Isaiah Joe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists)	20	26
19.0	Aaron Wiggins shooting foul	20	26
19.0	Jalen Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	20	26
19.0	Bulls offensive team rebound	20	26
19.0	Ajay Mitchell enters the game for Alex Caruso	20	26
19.0	Thunder delay of game violation	20	26
19.0	Jalen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	21	26
0.0	Ousmane Dieng misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	26
0.0	Thunder offensive team rebound	21	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	26

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

United Center

Chicago, IL

Date & Time

12:00 AM, October 27, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, CHSN, FanDuel SN OK

Attendance

20,923

Referees

Josh Tiven, Andy Nagy, Intae Hwang

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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