Bulls fall short to Thunder by 20 in season opener
CHICAGO â Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Chicago Bulls 124-104 in the season opener Wednesday night.With a promising young core, the Thunder have their sights set on the playoffs after getting knocked out in the play-in tournament last season. They're off to a good start.Fourth in the NBA in scoring last season, Gilgeous-Alexander keyed a 12-0 run late in the third quarter that broke open a one-point game.
Gilgeous-Alexander had seven points in a 12-0 run late in the third quarter. He finished it with a reverse layup to make it 91-78. Cason Wallace nailed a pull-up jumper and a 3-pointer during the spurt.It was 91-84 early in the fourth before the Thunder reeled off 11 straight points. Joe made back-to-back 3s and â after Wallace connected from beyond the arc â scored on a layup to make it 102-84 with about 10 minutes remaining.
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