Warriors Dominate Bulls
The Golden State Warriors defeated the visiting Chicago Bulls, 146-109, at Oracle Arena on Friday evening.

The Warriors got down to business right off the jump, as they poured in 43 points in the first quarter, while holding the Bulls to just 17 points. The Bulls picked it up in the second quarter and outscored the Warriors by five, but still trailed by 21 at halftime. The Warriors got back to domination mode in the third, where they outscored the visitors 40-21 in the quarter, to take a 116-76 lead into the final frame. They were able to cruise to their third straight win, and 17th home win of the season, while the Bulls took their sixth straight loss.

Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 30 points on 10-of-18 shooting, two rebounds, two steals and one assist, in 25 minutes. Stephen Curry followed up with 28 points, eight assists and five rebounds, while Kevin Durant tallied 22 points, five assists, four rebounds, one steal and one block, in 28 minutes. The Warriors shot 58 percent from the field, including 18-of-39 from long range.

Meanwhile, Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 29 points on 10-of-16 shooting and four rebounds, in 26 minutes. Bobby Portis followed up with 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting, four rebounds, two steals and one assist, in 16 minutes off the bench, while Antonio Blakeney tallied 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting off the bench.

The Bulls (10-32) will look to bounce back as they take on the Jazz in Utah on Saturday. The Warriors (28-14) take on the Mavericks in Dallas on Sunday.
Posted on: 1/11/2019 10:04 PM
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