Chicago Bulls vs. Thunders, Live Stream, Watch Online @ 8 PM ET
The Chicago Bull will go against the Oklahoma City Thunders on Thursday night, Nov. 8, at the United Center in Chicago, Ill, with tip off at 8 p.m. ET.
Thus far in the season, the Thunders had two losses and two wins and they are also 0-1 when playing on the road. Led by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, the team won in matches against the Portland Trail Blazers and the Toronto Raptors, and suffered losses at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs and the Atlanta Hawks.
The Bulls will be without Derrick Rose, who is out because of an injury, but so far they have performed pretty well compared to the Thunders: they hold three wins and one loss this season. Chicago beat the Sacramento Kings, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic, and their one loss was in their Nov. 3 game against the New Orleans Hornets. Tuesday's game with Magic ended in a 99-93 Chicago victory: Joakim Noah posted 20 points, nine rebounds, four assists and five blocks, and Luol Deng added 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Oklahoma City forward Serge Ibaka is not to be underestimated and that his team will keep an eye on him in Thursday's game.
"Each year he's gotten significantly better, and it's his all around play,'' Thibodeau said of Ibaka. "His ability to hit open jumpers on the floor puts a lot more pressure on you, opens up driving lanes for them, and then when you're giving help, you have to be able to recover quickly in order to play both his shot and drive. That puts a lot of pressure on you.''
The Chicago Sun-Times said that the Bulls need to pick up their game if they want to continue to be seen as a real contender this season. The team is last in the Association in three-point shooting, averaging 2.8 makes a game and shooting a dismal .262 from the field, according to the report.
