Game ID: 22300907
Chicago Bulls @ Golden State Warriors
Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 31 28 30 33 122CHI 25 38 36 26 125
CHI @ GSW ScoutingCHI @ GSW Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restBACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 22 min since (82% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/01 · back-to-backOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 24 min since (90% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 24 min since (90% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/06 · 2 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 4 since 2/27, returns tonight: 14 min (51% of 27)
OUT Podziemski missed 2 since 3/01, returns tonight: 26 min (99% of 27)
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 23 min since (88% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backBACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 14 min since (51% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 26 min since (99% of 27)
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 23 min since (85% of 26)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restBACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 14 min since (54% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 27 min since (100% of 27)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Looney missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 18 min since (68% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 28 min since (105% of 27)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 2 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 3 since 3/07, returns tonight: 17 min (108% of 16)
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 30 min since (111% of 27)
GSW availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 3 since 3/09, returns tonight: 34 min (104% of 33)
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 23 min since (84% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 29 min since (110% of 27)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/28 · back-to-backOUT Craig missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 28 min (236% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 38 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 4 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/22 after 48, 15 min since (129% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 25 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Craig missed 5 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/22 after 48, 15 min since (132% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 6 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 19 min since (161% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backOUT Craig missed 7 since 2/22, returns tonight: 14 min (70% of 20)
OUT Terry missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 16 min since (135% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Terry missed 3 since 3/04, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 12)
BACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 14 min since (70% of 20)
BACK Bitim back 2/28 after 2, 16 min since (136% of 12)
NEW White 36 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 40 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restBACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 14 min since (68% of 20)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 37 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restBACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 14 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 3, 4 min since (35% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/14 · back-to-backBACK Craig back 3/07 after 7, 16 min since (83% of 20)
BACK Terry back 3/09 after 3, 5 min since (39% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 13 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and White at 22 a game. Without Craig (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Chicago takes 22 free throws a game to Golden State's 13 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 15 times a game to Chicago's 10. Call it Golden State 116, Chicago 111.
2/29 @ NYK 110-99 — GSW notes
GSW won 110-99. GSW shot 45% (44 of 98) to NYK's 37%, 14 of 44 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 24. Curry led with 31 (11 of 26, 8 of 18 from three); Kuminga added 25, Thompson 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-19: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/01 @ TOR 120-105 — GSW notes
GSW won 120-105. GSW shot 45% (44 of 98) to TOR's 43%, 18 of 44 from three. Curry led with 25 (9 of 22, 7 of 15 from three); Kuminga added 24, Moody 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-19: GSW came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 16. GSW trailed 61-64 at the half and won the second half 59-41. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/03 @ BOS 88-140 — GSW notes
GSW lost 88-140. GSW shot 39% (36 of 92) to BOS's 55%, 7 of 41 from three. GSW turned it over 17 times to BOS's 7, and BOS turned those into 10 steals. Quinones led with 17 (7 of 16, 3 of 10 from three); Moody added 11, Robinson 10. Q4 was theirs, 26-25, the deficit cut from 53 to 52, but the other 3 periods went 115-62 against them. Quinones's -37 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/06 vs MIL 125-90 — GSW notes
GSW won 125-90. GSW shot 56% (51 of 91) to MIL's 38%, 19 of 39 from three, and got to the line 7 times to MIL's 15. The glass went 50-36 for them. Curry led with 29 (10 of 18, 6 of 10 from three); Kuminga added 20, Jackson-Davis 15. The hinge was Q4, 32-9: a lead of 12 became 35. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/07 vs CHI 122-125 — GSW notes
GSW lost 122-125. GSW took 10 more shots (97 to 87), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to CHI's 53%, 11 of 42 from three. Thompson led with 25 (9 of 21, 5 of 12 from three); Kuminga added 19, Curry 15. Q4 was theirs, 33-26, the deficit cut from 10 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 99-89 against them. They led by as many as 13. Paul's -15 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Kuminga at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Vassell at 24 and Wembanyama at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 33 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-1. Call it Golden State 118, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/11 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 21 free throws a game; Vassell at 24 and Wembanyama at 23 a game. Without Wembanyama (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 19 and Curry at 18 a game. Without Looney (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 33. Call it San Antonio 118, Golden State 116, Golden State keeping it close.
3/13 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Irving at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Kuminga at 19 and Thompson at 18 a game. Without Curry (2 straight), Looney (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 23 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Dallas 120, Golden State 115.
3/16 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 46 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 22 a game. Without Reddish (2 straight), Vanderbilt (17 straight), Vincent (39 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 23 and Thompson at 18 a game. Without Curry (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 46 percent from three to Golden State's 37 and the defense, Golden State allowing 110 a night to the Lakers' 117. Call it the Lakers 117, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
2/28 vs CLE 132-123 — CHI notes
CHI won 132-123 in 2 overtimes. CHI shot 40% (44 of 110) to CLE's 43%, 13 of 37 from three, and went to the line 38 times to CLE's 19 — 31 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 74-39 for them. DeRozan led with 35 (8 of 26, 2 of 5 from three, 17 of 19 at the line); Vučević added 24, Dosunmu 21. The hinge was OT2, 17-8: from level to 9 ahead. CHI trailed 52-53 at the half and won the second half 80-70. White was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/01 vs MIL 97-113 — CHI notes
CHI lost 97-113. CHI shot 42% (36 of 86) to MIL's 43%, 11 of 27 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIL's 32. CHI turned it over 12 times to MIL's 7. White led with 22 (7 of 14, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Vučević added 17, Dosunmu 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 89-69 against them. Vučević's -19 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 @ SAC 113-109 — CHI notes
CHI won 113-109. CHI shot 50% (42 of 84) to SAC's 45%, 11 of 32 from three. CHI turned it over 9 times to SAC's 17. The glass went 32-51 against them. White led with 37 (14 of 19, 5 of 9 from three); DeRozan added 33, Dosunmu 20. The hinge was Q4, 36-18: CHI came in trailing by 14 and left it ahead by 4. CHI trailed 49-56 at the half and won the second half 64-53.
3/06 @ UTA 119-117 — CHI notes
CHI won 119-117. CHI shot 50% (45 of 90) to UTA's 46%, 17 of 39 from three. DeRozan led with 29 (10 of 21, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); White added 25, Vučević 23. The hinge was Q2, 30-25: a lead of 4 became 9. White was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
3/07 @ GSW 125-122 — CHI notes
CHI won 125-122. CHI shot 53% (46 of 87) to GSW's 45%, 16 of 36 from three. DeRozan led with 33 (10 of 17, 3 of 6 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Vučević added 33, White 20. The hinge was Q2, 38-28: CHI came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 4. Bitim was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/09 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and George at 22 a game. Without Westbrook (3 straight), Tucker (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and White at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 117 and the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 35. Call it the Clippers 117, Chicago 111.
3/11 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and White at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 38 and Irving at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 115 a night to Dallas's 125 and the glass, where Dallas has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-9. Call it Chicago 118, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
3/13 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 19 and Haliburton at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and White at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-9. Call it Indiana 118, Chicago 113.
3/14 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 29 and Vučević at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; George at 24 and Harden at 18 a game. Without Westbrook (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-0 a night and Chicago minus-5 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 115 a night to Chicago's 121. Call it the Clippers 115, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KT K. Thompson
LQ L. Quinones
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
JC J. Carter
JP J. Phillips
NV N. Vučević
OB O. Bitim
TC T. Craig
VU Vucevic
GSW/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
DeRozan delivers in final minute, Curry goes down as Bulls beat Warriors 125-122
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Stephen Curry 's troublesome right ankle buckled again, and that hurt as much as anything for the Golden State Warriors in yet another late-game defeat.
Coach Steve Kerr didn't have an immediate postgame update on the two-time MVP's status other than his foot was being treated in a bucket of ice.
DeMar DeRozan converted a three-point play with 26 seconds left after hitting a key jumper at the 43-second mark on his way to 33 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Warriors 125-122 on Thursday night after Curry limped off and went to the locker room in the closing minutes.
“DeMar made the and-one, I thought that was the key shot in the closing few minutes,” Kerr said. “... DeMar is one of the great closers in the game and he has been for 10 years."
Klay Thompson put the Warriors ahead on a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left before DeRozan delivered again in Chicago's third straight victory.
Curry exited with 3:51 to play having scored 15 points, while Thompson finished with 25 points.
Nikola Vucevic had 33 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for Chicago, hitting a tying 3-pointer with 2:49 remaining. The Bulls won for the fourth time in five games and snapped an eight-game losing streak on Golden State's home floor with their first win in the Bay Area since a 113-111 overtime victory on Jan. 27, 2015.
Jonathan Kuminga scored 19 points for Golden State his 40th double-digit performance in the last 42 games, while Draymond Green fouled out with 58 seconds left having recorded a triple-double of 11 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds as both teams played the second night of back-to-backs.
Chris Paul 's jumper with 9:09 to play pulled the Warriors to 100-97 and Thompson hit a jumper to get Golden State to 105-104 with 6:47 left. Following a Bulls' timeout, DeRozan answered.
The Warriors looked a bit spent a night after outscoring the Bucks 32-9 in the fourth quarter and dishing out 37 assists.
Curry began 1 for 7, missing four of his initial five 3-point tries, to score just five points by halftime as Golden State trailed 63-59 at the break. He connected from deep with 9:35 left in the third.
Chicago coach Billy Donovan said before the game that Bulls assistant Chris Fleming won’t face discipline from the league after he made contact with John Collins in the final seconds of a 119-117 win at Utah on Wednesday night. The Bulls were in communication with the league office, and Donovan said there was no indication Fleming would face a fine or suspension.
The altercation involving Fleming nearly cost Chicago the game. DeRozan was double-teamed and fouled with 9.3 seconds remaining when things became heated. Fleming appeared to try to hold Collins back and pushed him away, and Collins came at the coach.