Dallas basketball players will try to repay Portland for Saturday’s defeat. Luka Dončić will rest. With the performance of his career, Nikola Vucevic led Chicago to a 132:118 victory over Golden State. The Bikov center contributed 43 points and 13 rebounds.
This was already the Warriors’ 17th away defeat, they were successful only four times. At the break, they still had a three-point lead in the United Center (59:62), and then the Bulls dominated the second half, scoring as many as 73 points. Goran Dragić scored all four points at the beginning of the second quarter. The 2017 European Championship MVP was on the floor for nine minutes.
The 32-year-old Vučević equaled his career high on February 2, 2021, when he scored 43 points in an Orlando jersey against Chicago. Zach Lavine scored 27 points, although he was very poor at shooting from behind the line (1/8). Injured star DeMar DeRozan missed the third straight game.
Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 26 points, hitting seven 3-pointers. Stephen Curry was distracted, dropping eight possessions and shooting just 3-of-10 from behind the line.
It was the Bulls’ first win over the Warriors since March 2, 2017. Golden State then went on an eleven-game winning streak.
Matches on January 15:PORTLAND – DALLAS-:- (33:31, -:-, -:-, -:-)
CHICAGO – GOLDEN STATE 132:118 Vucevic 43 (18/31 from the field, 5/10 from the field) and 13 rebounds, LaVine 27 (7/18 from the field) and 9 rebounds, White 15 … Dragic 4 (2/5 from the field , 0/2 for three) in 9 minutes; Thompson 26 (8/15 for three), Curry 20 (8/15 from the field, 3/10 for three) and 10 rebounds, Poole 15.
DETROIT – NEW YORK 104:117Bey (5/10 for three) and Ivey 19 each, Knox 16 (3/4 for three); Randle 42 (15/24 from the field, 4/7 from three) and 15 rebounds, Brunson 27 (9/17 from the field), Quickley 17 (3/6 from three).
LA CLIPPERS – HOUSTON 121:100Mann 31 (12/16 from the field, 5/8 from three), Leonard 30 (12/24 from the field, 3/5 from three), Powell 18, George did not play; Gordon 24 (8/16 from the field, 1/5 for three), Martin 22 and 9 rebounds, Sengun 15.
BROOKLYN – OKLAHOMA CITY 102:112
SAN ANTONIO – SACRAMENTO 119:132
DENVER – ORLANDO
LA LAKERS – PHILADELPHIA
Matches on January 16:CHARLOTTE – BOSTON MILWAUKEE – INDIANA CLEVELAND – NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK – TORONTO WASHINGTON – GOLDEN STATE ATLANTA – MIAMI MINNESOTA – UTAH MEMPHIS – PHOENIX LA LAKERS – HOUSTON
Source: Rtvslo
