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The other 26-point comeback in Thunder history
came last season against the Houston Rockets.
The Thunder steadily chipped away at Chicago's lead, tying the
game on Danilo Gallinari's 3-pointer with a little more than
five minutes remaining.
About a minute later, Paul gave the Thunder their first lead
since the opening minute of the game with a 3-pointer.
Steven Adams put the Thunder ahead for good with his free throw
with 4.3 seconds remaining. He missed his second attempt, but
Oklahoma City got the rebound, and Chris Paul made two foul
shots. Chicago's Zach LaVine missed a shot in the last second.
Gallinari added 22 points in the win while Dennis Schroder came
off the Thunder bench for 18. Paul narrowly missed a
triple-double, finishing with 10 rebounds and eight assists.
The blown lead spoiled LaVine's game-high 39-point performance
for Chicago.
The Thunder's comeback started in the third, which they closed
with a 17-5 run to get within striking distance.
The Bulls came into the game with the NBA's best defensive
rating over their previous five games and continued that strong
showing early, building a lead that grew to 21 by the end of the
first quarter.
Chicago forced nine turnovers in the opening frame, turning
those into 18 of its 37 first-quarter points.
The Bulls' Kris Dunn had three steals in the first quarter.
It was the second time in four games that Chicago scored 37
points in the first.
The Bulls outscored the Thunder 39-22 off turnovers, with
Oklahoma City committing 26 miscues to Chicago's 14.
Oklahoma City hit 16 3-pointers in the win that snapped a
two-game losing streak. Chicago fell for the fifth time in seven
games.
--Field Level Media
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