Warriors Triumph as Thompson Dominates with 30 Points, Securing a 140-131 Win Over the Bulls

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Chicago Bulls 140-131 on Friday night thanks to a significant second half comeback led by Klay Thompson’s 30 points and Stephen Curry’s 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter.

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Thompson and Curry got off to a poor start, missing ten of their first eleven field goals between them. However, Thompson turned things around at the half, scoring 17 points and dunks, as the Warriors built a 16-point lead going into the fourth quarter.

Final Stats

Klay - 30p/6r/6a/1s/1b
Steph - 27p/5r/9a/1s
Jonathan - 24p/5r/1a/1s
Andrew - 17p/5r/8a/1s/1b
Trayce - 13p/7r/2a/1s/1b
Dario - 12p/7r/6a/2s
Kevon - 9p/5r/1a/1b
Brandin - 5p/3r/4a
Cory - 2p/1r/2a
Jerome - 1p

In just over five minutes during the third quarter, the Warriors overcame a 13-point deficit at halftime thanks to Curry’s 8 of 24 shooting performance and nine assists. For Golden State, who had lost their previous two games at home, Andrew Wiggins finished with 17 points and eight assists. Coming off the bench, Jonathan Kuminga scored 24 points.

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The Bulls, who shot 58.1% from the field, were led by 39 points by DeMar DeRozan. Nevertheless, they lost. There is only one club that averages less turnovers than the Bulls, and that team is the Warriors, who prevailed 12-3. The first game the Bulls have lost since Zach LaVine’s injury return saw him score 25 points, grab eight rebounds, and dish out seven assists.ImageImageImageImage