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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 21 points and
11 rebounds, and Dennis Schroder added 21 points off the bench
as the Thunder won their fourth straight game and 13th in the
past 16.
Oklahoma City's Chris Paul had 19 points and nine assists, and
Steven Adams added 16 points, nine rebounds, three steals and
three blocked shots.
Zach LaVine poured in 41 points for the Bulls but was off the
mark with a 3-point attempt as time expired. Chicago recovered
from a 24-point, second-quarter deficit but lost for the ninth
time in its past 10 games.
Bulls rookie Coby White scored a season-best 35 points while
making six 3-pointers and collecting seven rebounds.
White, 20, joined Michael Jordan as the only rookies in
franchise history with three straight 30-point outings. Jordan
had five streaks of three or more consecutive 30-point outings
-- including one of four -- in 1984-85.
Chicago shot 53.6 percent from the field, including 12 of 31
from 3-point range.
The Thunder connected on 55.3 percent of their shots and were 14
of 30 from behind the arc.
Gallinari drove for a dunk to give the Thunder a 115-114 lead
with 1:39 left. Paul scored in the lane with 1:03 remaining to
increase the margin to three.
The lead reached six before LaVine knocked down two 3-pointers
in less than seven seconds to pull the Bulls within 121-120 with
16.4 seconds to go.
Paul made three of four three throws down the stretch to make it
a two-point game prior to LaVine's final miss.
Oklahoma City shot 61.9 percent from the field in the first half
while taking a 72-55 advantage. However, Chicago dominated the
third quarter as LaVine had 19 points and the Bulls outscored
the Thunder 38-19 to take a 93-91 lead into the fourth quarter.
White buried his sixth 3-pointer to give Chicago a 107-106 edge
with 5:33 remaining. He later drove for a layup to provide the
Bulls with a 114-113 lead with 2:02 to go.
Gallinari made five 3-pointers while scoring 19 points in the
first quarter as Oklahoma City built a 36-28 edge.
The Thunder used a 20-5 run in the second quarter to open up a
62-38 advantage on Gilgeous-Alexander's layup with 4:43
remaining in the half.
--Field Level Media
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