On Friday night, our Chicago Bulls kick off the first of two back-to-back road games with a tilt against the mighty Oklahoma City Thunder, who sure have looked great since trading away Josh Giddey.
With a loss to the reigning champs Friday, Chicago would officially fall out of postseason contention this year, according to NBA Communications. And not a moment too soon! The 2026 NBA Draft lottery beckons, and this sorry Chicago squad needs to embrace its fate.
Game Info
Chicago Bulls (29-43) at Oklahoma City Thunder (57-16) – 9 p.m. CT on Chicago Sports Network (TV) and 104.3 The Score/1200 AM (Radio)
Chicago Bulls
Josh Giddey Tre Jones Collin Sexton Matas Buzelis Nick RichardsOklahoma City Thunder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Cason Wallace Luguentz Dort Jalen Williams Isaiah HartensteinGame Lines
The Thunder are a 19.5-point favorite at home against Chicago, per DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Despite rising buzz about his pretty blatant foul-baiting, All-NBA Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is looking to bolster his MVP case. It’s now effectively a four-man race for the award, with SGA hoping to beat out San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic, and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. Jokic needs to appear in seven of Denver’s final eight games to even qualify for the honor, while Wembanyama needs to play in seven of the Spurs’ last nine bouts. Through 61 contests for the West’s top-seeded Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander has been averaging 31.5 points while slashing .557/.393/.887, 6.6 dishes, 4.4 boards, 1.4 swipes and 0.8 rejections per. Billy Donovan is increasingly running out of healthy bodies. On Thursday, Chicago announced that guard Jaden Ivey and big man Jalen Smith will sit out for the rest of the season. They join Zach Collins and Noa Essengue on the sidelines. Guard Anfernee Simons, who had a left wrist fracture when he was first obtained by the Bulls, hasn’t suited up since Feb. 21. Donovan may not want to tank, but Chicago’s passive-aggressive front office sure does. As apparently does the team’s medical staff. Playing against the Thunder on Friday and the Spurs on Monday should help clarify for Donovan just how far away his banged-up roster is from truly competing for anything. Maybe he escapes for that UNC gig over the summer, after all. All-NBA Thunder swingman Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City’s second-best offensive player, has barely been available this season. He just returned from a lingering hamstring injury earlier this week. In his two games back so far (while playing on a minutes restriction), Williams has been averaging 12.5 points on .435/.167/.667 shooting splits, 4.5 assists, and 3.5 rebounds a night. Playing against the lowly Bulls should help J-Dub boost his confidence. Oklahoma City’s available frontline could run roughshod against the Bulls’ banged-up bigs. Chet Holmgren, who made his first All-Star squad this year, is being strategically rested with a surprise “hip” injury. Isaiah Hartenstein and Jaylin Williams (a.k.a. J-Will) alone should be a formidable big man rotation even if the club’s Bulls counters were all healthy. Sans Jalen Smith, Zach Collins, and potentially others, Chicago has no prayer.Injury Report
Chicago Bulls
Zach Collins OUT (right first toe) Noa Essengue OUT (left shoulder) Jaden Ivey OUT (left patellofemoral) Anfernee Simons OUT (left ulnar styloid) Jalen Smith OUT (right calf) Nick Richards QUESTIONABLE (right elbow) Guerschon Yabusele QUESTIONABLE (left ankle) Isaac Okoro PROBABLE (right knee)Oklahoma City Thunder
Chet Holmgren OUT (hip) Thomas Sorber OUT (right ACL) Nikola Topic OUT (G League assignment) Alonzo Adams-Imagn ImagesHence then, the article about pre gamin bulls at thunder 7 00 pm ct projected lineups how to watch more was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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