National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chicago 108, Oklahoma City 105
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 5, 2015
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #33 Sean Corbin, #8 Marc Davis, # Eric Dalen
Attendance: 21696

Bulls 108, Thunder 105: E’Twaun Moore drained a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left and Nikola Mirotic scored nine of his 26 points in the final 3:11 as Chicago stunned visiting Oklahoma City.

Moore scored a career-high 19 points off the bench on 9-of-10 shooting and Pau Gasol collected 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls, who were down 10 points early in the fourth quarter. Mike Dunleavy added 21 points and Joakim Noah had 12 rebounds and nine assists for Chicago

Russell Westbrook came up short of a fifth straight triple-double with 43 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and stepped out of bounds with 1.2 seconds left to squander the Thunder’s last chance. Serge Ibaka added 25 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for Oklahoma City.

The Thunder went in front 100-91 on Ibaka’s jumper with 5:11 to play before going cold over the next four minutes as the Bulls chipped away and drew within 103-102 on Mirotic’s 3-pointer with 59 seconds left. Mirotic followed Westbrook’s jumper with two free throws to keep it a one-point deficit and Westbrook missed at the other end with 4.9 seconds left before Moore took a feed from Gasol and buried the go-ahead 3-pointer.

Oklahoma City led 37-21 early in the second quarter before Chicago used a 16-4 run to get back into the game, and Gasol’s putback at the buzzer trimmed the deficit to 50-48 at the half. Westbrook scored 12 straight points for the Thunder through the middle of the third for a 66-62 lead and he finished with 19 in the period as Oklahoma City went into the fourth ahead 79-72.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Gasol has recorded a double-double in 24 of his last 28 games. … Noah became the sixth player in Chicago history to grab 5,000 rebounds with the team when he pulled down a defensive board with 6:54 left in the game. … D.J. Augustin was the only other player to reach double figures with 10 points off the bench for the Thunder.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma City   Chicago
Russell Westbrook 43 Scoring Nikola Mirotic 26
Russell Westbrook 7 Assists Joakim Noah 9
Serge Ibaka 9 Rebounds Pau Gasol 12
Russell Westbrook 12 Free Throws Made Nikola Mirotic 14
Andre Roberson 2 Steals E'Twaun Moore 2
Serge Ibaka 3 Blocks Nikola Mirotic 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma City 105 46.6 8-20 15-19 20 41 4 8 10
Chicago 108 46.0 7-25 21-26 26 48 3 4 10
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Bulls have a W/L % of .553 after a win and .750 after a loss.
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Thunder have a W/L % of .588 after a win and .500 after a loss.