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Chicago Bulls
1-7 · 1-5 on the road
Sun 1/31
3:00 PM PT
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6-2 · 4-0 at home
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ThunderOffense
BullsDefense

The Thunder rank 27th in the NBA in effective field goal % (50.0%), and the Bulls rank 27th in opponent eFG% (56.9%). Two struggling units: one of these trends breaks.

League average is 53.3%, so the Thunder are 3.3 points below it. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads them with 30.1 points a game on 55.8% true shooting.

1/312026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
ThunderWho's missing
BullsOpponent
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1/312026-27 regular season
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Caleb WilsonTop scorer · CHI
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderTop scorer · OKC
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1/312026-27 regular season
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Bulls1-7
Thunder6-2
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1/312026-27 regular season
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BullsOffense
ThunderDefense
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1/312026-27 regular season
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Team vs team

Season before this game (CHI 8 games, OKC 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

CHIOKC
Scoring
111.617th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
110.022nd · Below avg
129.630th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
108.88th · Above avg
-18.030th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+1.216th · Average
Efficiency
103.629th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
109.120th · Average
120.530th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
108.59th · Above avg
-16.930th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+0.618th · Average
107.62nd
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
100.522nd
Shooting
47.6%30th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
50.0%27th · Bottom 5
52.8%29th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
54.6%26th · Bottom 5
11.622nd · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
10.928th · Bottom 5
27.2%30th · Bottom 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
33.3%20th · Average
0.372nd · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2427th · Bottom 5
Defense
56.9%27th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.7%10th · Above avg
8.417th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.820th · Average
5.113th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.87th · Above avg
Possessions
15.0%19th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
12.2%3rd · Top 5
28.8%12th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
27.5%15th · Average
43.916th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
46.68th · Above avg
24.625th · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
21.629th · Bottom 5

Recent form

Chicago Bulls
LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -20.8 (season -18.0). Streak L6.

Oklahoma City Thunder
WLLWW

Last 5: average margin -4.2 (season +1.2). Streak W2.

Key players

Chicago Bulls
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Caleb WilsonF 19.56.52.451.0
Norman PowellF-G 19.22.51.657.7
Matas BuzelisF 12.94.42.055.5
Jalen SmithF-C 11.07.81.856.9
Oklahoma City Thunder
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG 30.14.24.555.8
Ajay MitchellG 17.84.03.557.6
Jalen WilliamsG-F 13.74.73.347.2
Chet HolmgrenC-F 12.09.31.355.8

Injury report

Chicago Bulls
Nicolas Claxton F-C · back ~11/8 Out
Jalen Smith F-C · back ~11/8 Day-To-Day
Zach Collins F-C · back ~11/8 Day-To-Day
Oklahoma City Thunder
Cason Wallace G · Left Shoulder Surgery · back ~3/2 Out
Chet Holmgren C-F · Right Knee/ Injury Recovery · back ~1/2 Out
Jalen Williams G-F · Left Ankle Surgery · back ~3/2 Out
Jaylin Williams F · Low back Spasms · back ~11/7 Out
Nikola Topic G · Low Back Surgery · back ~11/13 Out
Thomas Sorber C · Right Knee Surgery · back ~11/13 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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