Thunder Gameday: Day After Thanksgiving Battle with Bulls

The former head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Billy Donovan, is now the lead man for the Chicago Bulls. He’ll be on the town tonight because the Thunder host the Bulls.

Chicago has gotten off to a sluggish begin and hasn’t but lived as much as expectations this season. With that in thoughts, the Bulls have the expertise to beat almost anybody within the NBA.

In this contest, we’ve obtained a matchup between two of the most effective scoring guards within the league. 

ODDS: 

The Thunder enter the day as 1-point underdogs to the Bulls, and the entire over/below is 235 factors.

KEYS TO THE GAME: 

For the Bulls, there’s no query the 2 greatest gamers are Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. They’re each deadly scorers and may simply mix for 50 factors or extra on any given night time.

The Oklahoma City backcourt might want to put an emphasis on slowing that duo down.

Furthermore, Nikola Vucevic is a strong 7-footer that may house the ground. The Thunder have struggled with offensively gifted bigs all season, so he might have an enormous outing tonight.

On the flip aspect, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging higher than 30 factors per recreation this season, so the Bulls should be tight defensively as properly.

Will Lu Dort and Josh Giddey step up and assist with the scoring load?

RECORDS: 

Oklahoma City Thunder (7-11) vs. Chicago Bulls (8-10)

WHEN: 

Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM CT

LOCATION: 

Paycom Center – Oklahoma City, OK

TV/RADIO: 

Bally Sports Oklahoma, NBA League Pass, 98.1 FM The Sports Animal

FINAL WORD: 

Immediately following tonight’s contest, the Thunder will head to Houston for a contest tomorrow. It would be the second night time of a back-to-back and shall be an thrilling matchup with the rebuilding Rockets.

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