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Chicago Bulls vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

March 3, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Thunder beat the Bulls 116-108 on 2026-03-03 on the road against the Bulls. The Bulls started Guerschon Yabusele, Isaac Okoro, Tre Jones, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis. The Thunder started Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins, Chet Holmgren, and Cason Wallace. Chet Holmgren (Thunder) scored 19 points (7/12) in his matchups, with Guerschon Yabusele as his primary defender. Collin Sexton (Bulls) scored 11 points (3/10) in his matchups, with Cason Wallace as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

CHI
Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls 108

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Josh Giddey GS 33:03 14 9 9 1 2 4 1 5-12 3-7 1-2 -15
Isaac Okoro GS 31:48 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 1-9 0-5 2-2 -11
Guerschon Yabusele GS 29:24 18 12 2 1 1 1 3 7-14 4-10 0-1 -12
Tre Jones GS 26:21 15 2 2 0 0 2 4 5-10 3-5 2-2 -18
Matas Buzelis GS 20:22 11 5 3 0 0 1 2 3-9 2-5 3-4 0
Collin Sexton 28:00 20 1 2 0 0 2 4 6-14 3-8 5-6 -2
Rob Dillingham 23:49 6 5 5 0 0 3 1 3-7 0-3 0-0 +6
Nick Richards 23:17 12 13 0 1 0 3 2 6-9 0-1 0-2 +5
Leonard Miller 21:06 8 3 0 0 0 1 2 3-5 2-4 0-0 -1
Lachlan Olbrich 2:51 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 +8
Totals 108 53 27 3 3 19 22 39-90 17-49 13-19

Did not play: Yuki Kawamura (DNP - Coach's Decision), Mac McClung (DNP - Coach's Decision)

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder 116

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Aaron Wiggins GS 33:51 18 7 4 2 1 0 0 8-17 0-5 2-2 +17
Isaiah Joe GS 29:41 19 2 0 1 0 0 3 7-15 2-10 3-4 +2
Cason Wallace GS 28:51 17 1 5 2 0 1 2 6-13 1-3 4-4 +10
Luguentz Dort GS 27:38 4 5 2 0 0 1 0 2-6 0-3 0-0 +7
Chet Holmgren GS 25:54 12 11 2 0 2 2 2 4-10 0-2 4-6 +10
Jaylin Williams 32:54 17 16 6 1 0 1 1 6-11 3-7 2-2 +1
Jared McCain 25:13 20 3 1 2 0 2 4 8-15 4-9 0-0 +3
Alex Caruso 19:19 8 4 1 2 0 1 0 2-9 0-3 4-4 +3
Kenrich Williams 14:54 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0-3 0-0 1-2 -4
Brooks Barnhizer 1:45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -9
Totals 116 51 23 10 3 9 13 43-99 10-42 20-24

Did not play: Isaiah Hartenstein (DND - Injury/Illness), Payton Sandfort (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

CHI
Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Bulls defense

Defender Guarded most
Josh Giddey Luguentz Dort: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Cason Wallace: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Isaac Okoro Aaron Wiggins: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jared McCain: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Collin Sexton Cason Wallace: 14 poss., 8 pts (2/3) · Alex Caruso: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Guerschon Yabusele Chet Holmgren: 22 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Jaylin Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Tre Jones Jared McCain: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Aaron Wiggins: 9 poss., 7 pts (3/4)
Nick Richards Jaylin Williams: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Chet Holmgren: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Rob Dillingham Isaiah Joe: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jared McCain: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Leonard Miller Jaylin Williams: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Aaron Wiggins: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Matas Buzelis Luguentz Dort: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jared McCain: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Lachlan Olbrich Kenrich Williams: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylin Williams: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Thunder defense

Defender Guarded most
Jaylin Williams Nick Richards: 22 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Leonard Miller: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Aaron Wiggins Josh Giddey: 13 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · Matas Buzelis: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Isaiah Joe Rob Dillingham: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Isaac Okoro: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Cason Wallace Tre Jones: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Collin Sexton: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Luguentz Dort Josh Giddey: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Guerschon Yabusele: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Chet Holmgren Guerschon Yabusele: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Isaac Okoro: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Jared McCain Rob Dillingham: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Isaac Okoro: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/4)
Alex Caruso Collin Sexton: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Josh Giddey: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Kenrich Williams Guerschon Yabusele: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Nick Richards: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Brooks Barnhizer Leonard Miller: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)