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Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls

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26-26, 11-13 Away
Final
132 - 111

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Curry scores 34 points, Butler adds 25 in Golden State debut as Warriors rally to beat Bulls 132-111

Steph knows this 3 is good before it even goes in

Curry scored 24 of his points and made five 3s in the third quarter as the Warriors went from trailing by 24 to leading by three.

Butler, who played his first six seasons in Chicago, made a big impact in his first game since a trade-deadline deal from Miami following a messy split with the Heat. The six-time All-Star made 11 of 13 free throws and had four assists.

Quinten Post scored 18 points and Brandin Podziemski added 16 points and seven assists.

Coby White led Chicago with 27 points and made six 3s. Jalen Smith added 15 points and matched a career high with four 3-pointers. Rookie Matas Buzelis scored 16 as the Bulls lost for the 11th time in 14 games.

Takeaways Warriors: Butler and the Warriors will need time to adapt to each other, but they're off to a decent start.

Bulls: The Bulls were sailing along before things took a huge turn in the third quarter. They were also a bit sloppy, committing 17 turnovers for 29 points.

Key moment The Bulls led 83-59 in the third before Curry put Golden State on his back.

Chicago led 93-90 when Butler scored on a tip-in with 1:30 left to start a 16-1 run. Curry then pulled up for a 16-footer and buried a 3 to make it 97-93 with 14 seconds remaining before White cut it to three with a free throw at the end of the quarter.

Butler then scored the first seven in the fourth, starting with a three-point play off an alley-oop dunk, and Brandin Podziemski cut for a layup that made it 106-94.

Key stat The Warriors made 11 of 23 3-pointers in the second half and were 19 of 48 in the game.

Up next Golden State's six-game trip continues at Milwaukee on Monday. Chicago hosts Detroit on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

GS wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 132 - 111
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 132 - 111
4th 11.0 Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound 132 - 111
4th 12.1 Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks Jevon Carter 's 23-foot three point pullup jump shot 132 - 111
4th 25.1 Jevon Carter defensive rebound 132 - 111

Statistics

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45-90 FG 35-79
50.0 Field Goal % 44.3
19-48 3PT 17-39
39.6 Three Point % 43.6
23-27 FT 24-31
85.2 Free Throw % 77.4
44 Rebounds 31
16 Offensive Rebounds 6
28 Defensive Rebounds 25
34 Assists 24
8 Steals 8
7 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 29
6 Fast Break Points 25
46 Points in Paint 34
23 Fouls 19
25 Largest Lead 24
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dalen Terry, F Out Apr 1
Jevon Carter, PG Out Apr 1
Julian Phillips, F Out Apr 1
Lonzo Ball, PG Out Apr 1
Tre Jones, PG Out Mar 22
Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonathan Kuminga, PF Out Apr 1
Gary Payton II, SG Out Mar 27

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 21,297 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 46 29 .613 - W2
Golden State 43 31 .581 2.5 W2
LA Clippers 43 32 .573 3 W1
Sacramento 36 39 .480 10 L2
Phoenix 35 40 .467 11 L3

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 15 W1 0.8 60
Indiana 16 31 W1 0.58666664 44
Detroit 18 33 L1 0.56 42
Milwaukee 19.5 34 L4 0.5405405 40
Chicago 27 42 L2 0.44 33
Full Standings

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