Bulls host the Thunder in cross-conference contest

Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0, first in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (0-1, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Bulls take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in non-conference action.

Chicago finished 39-43 overall with a 20-21 record at home during the 2023-24 season. The Bulls allowed opponents to score 113.7 points per game and shoot 47.3% from the field last season.

Oklahoma City finished 57-25 overall, 36-16 in Western Conference action and 24-17 on the road last season. The Thunder averaged 120.1 points per game last season, 52.5 in the paint, 20.5 off of turnovers and 15.8 on fast breaks.

INJURIES: Bulls: Lonzo Ball: day to day (knee).

Thunder: Kenrich Williams: day to day (knee), Isaiah Hartenstein: out (hand), Jaylin Williams: day to day (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.