Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Chicago Bulls
March 27, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Bulls 131-113 on 2026-03-27 at home. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Jalen Williams, and Cason Wallace. The Bulls started Guerschon Yabusele, Isaac Okoro, Tre Jones, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis. Collin Sexton (Bulls) scored 12 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Ajay Mitchell as his primary defender. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 10 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Isaac Okoro as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
131
CHI
Chicago Bulls
113
Did not play: Nick Richards (DND - Injury/Illness), Anfernee Simons (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace Starter 11.8 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Isaiah Joe · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 6.5 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Jaylin Williams · Jared McCain · Ajay Mitchell 5.7 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Isaiah Joe · Aaron Wiggins · Jalen Williams · Ajay Mitchell 5.5 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace · Jared McCain 3.8 min
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
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Tre Jones
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Isaac Okoro
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Guerschon Yabusele
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Josh Giddey
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Matas Buzelis
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Guerschon Yabusele · Isaac Okoro · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis Starter 8.7 min
- Collin Sexton · Isaac Okoro · Josh Giddey · Leonard Miller · Matas Buzelis 6.9 min
- Collin Sexton · Isaac Okoro · Patrick Williams · Josh Giddey · Leonard Miller 3.5 min
- Collin Sexton · Isaac Okoro · Josh Giddey · Leonard Miller · Rob Dillingham 3.0 min
- Collin Sexton · Patrick Williams · Leonard Miller · Rob Dillingham · Lachlan Olbrich 2.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Thunder defense
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Collin Sexton 12 pts (4/7) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Ajay Mitchell (20 %, 4 pts) · Cason Wallace (17 %, 3 pts) · Isaiah Joe (12 %, 0 pts)
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Josh Giddey 25 pts (11/19) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Luguentz Dort (25 %, 3 pts) · Cason Wallace (18 %, 10 pts) · Jalen Williams (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Isaac Okoro: 28 poss., 7 pts (3/7) · Tre Jones: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cason Wallace | Tre Jones: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Josh Giddey: 14 poss., 10 pts (4/4) |
| Jalen Williams | Matas Buzelis: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Josh Giddey: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Collin Sexton: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Josh Giddey: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Guerschon Yabusele: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Leonard Miller: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylin Williams | Leonard Miller: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Collin Sexton: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Joe | Rob Dillingham: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Collin Sexton: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luguentz Dort | Josh Giddey: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Isaac Okoro: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alex Caruso | Matas Buzelis: 9 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Josh Giddey: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jared McCain | Tre Jones: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Patrick Williams: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Aaron Wiggins | Josh Giddey: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Collin Sexton: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kenrich Williams | Matas Buzelis: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rob Dillingham: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Branden Carlson | Leonard Miller: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Lachlan Olbrich: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Payton Sandfort | Collin Sexton: 2 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Rob Dillingham: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Bulls defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 10 pts (4/10) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Isaac Okoro (33 %, 0 pts) · Matas Buzelis (15 %, 4 pts) · Tre Jones (15 %, 6 pts)
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Jalen Williams 5 pts (1/1) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Guerschon Yabusele (19 %, 0 pts) · Josh Giddey (19 %, 3 pts) · Isaac Okoro (18 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | Cason Wallace: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jalen Williams: 10 poss., 3 pts (0/0) |
| Isaac Okoro | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jalen Williams: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Matas Buzelis | Alex Caruso: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ajay Mitchell: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Collin Sexton | Ajay Mitchell: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Cason Wallace: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Tre Jones | Jared McCain: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Isaiah Hartenstein: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jalen Williams: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Leonard Miller | Jaylin Williams: 13 poss., 8 pts (3/8) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Patrick Williams | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylin Williams: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Rob Dillingham | Isaiah Joe: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ajay Mitchell: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Aaron Wiggins: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Branden Carlson: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |