| Final - 4.1.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 20 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 78 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 27 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 92 |
The Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Chicago Bulls, rested their starters the entire fourth quarter, snatched a 92-78 win and officially punched their ticket to the 2012 NBA Playoffs. Russell Westrbook even added a highlight dunk over Omer Asik for dramatic effect.
Derrick Rose talks about his groin injury, doesn't really set any expectations for a return.
Adrenaline. This game was a beatdown in it's purest form. The Thunder never trailed, and the lead wasn't even remotely threatened beyond the first quarter.
Talk Bulls vs. Thunder at BlogABull
The Oklahoma City Thunder's hellacious week continues on Sunday with a match-up against the No. 1 Chicago Bulls (1 p.m. ET, ABC).
The Thunder last played the Bulls on December 6th, 2010. Back in the days of Nenad Krstic, Jeff Green, and Keith Bogans. It seems like eons ago, doesn't it?
Derrick Rose expects to miss Sunday's game against the Thunder.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 20 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 78 |
| Oklahoma City | 27 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 92 |
| Chicago | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng | 30 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 |
| Carlos Boozer | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Joakim Noah | 19 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Kyle Korver | 31 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 14 |
| C.J. Watson | 19 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 4 |
| Omer Asik | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-0 | 0 |
| Taj Gibson | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 11-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 10 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 23 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| John Lucas III | 28 | 7-20 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 19 |
| Jimmy Butler | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Richard Hamilton | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Derrick Rose | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 30-91 | 8-24 | 10-15 | 48-18 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 14-0 | 78 | |
| .330 | .333 | .667 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 0 (16 pts) | |||||||
| Oklahoma City | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 32 | 11-16 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 10-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 26 |
| Serge Ibaka | 21 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 4 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 27 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Russell Westbrook | 29 | 10-18 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 3-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 27 |
| Nick Collison | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 7 |
| James Harden | 22 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 11 |
| Derek Fisher | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Royal Ivey | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Lazar Hayward | 12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Cole Aldrich | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Daequan Cook | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Eric Maynor | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 36-74 | 4-9 | 16-17 | 40-3 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 15-0 | 92 | |
| .486 | .444 | .941 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 0 (9 pts) | |||||||
