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Bulls take down Thunder in rather mundane season opener

Posted on October 7, 2010 at 02:56 AM.

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OKLAHOMA CITY(AP) - Derrick Rose came to play with his 'A' game, but he was one of only a few players from each team to do so. Rose scored 23 and added 9 assists along with 4 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls (1-0) to a 82 to 72 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder (0-1)on opening night in the NBA. Kyle Korver also chipped in with 13 points on 5-7 shooting including a perfect 3-3 from beyond the arc. Both teams shot poorly overall, with the Bulls shooting at 38% from the field and the Thunder shooting even worse at 30%.

"You definitely take those kinds of wins," said the Bulls' new head coach Tom Thibodeau. "When we go out there and shoot as badly as we did as a team, we just hope that we play the best defense we can and make sure it's better than what they do on the offensive end of the floor."

Fortunately for the Bulls, Kevin Durant had one of the worst shooting nights of his career, shooting a horrendous 9-48 from the field. He was also 3-24 from behind the 3-point line. Durant was quite dejected after the game and left soon after talking to reporters for a brief moment. "You go out there on opening night, the energy is through the roof, and you have a terrible performance like that and really let your teammates down. I just have to keep my head up and play up to the standards I have set for myself."

Next, the Bulls head home to take on the Detroit Pistons (0-1) on Saturday, October 30th. Ben Gordon and Ben Wallace return to Chicago and they're hoping this season goes better than last season.

NBA Scoreboard - Chicago Bulls (1-0) at Oklahoma City Thunder (0-1)

October 27, 2010	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bulls	15	27	15	25	82
Oklahoma City Thunder	14	20	23	15	72

Top Performers

Chicago Bulls - Stats

Derrick Rose - 23 pts, 9 ast, 4 reb

Kyle Korver - 13 pts, 5-7 FG (3-3 3-pt)

Oklahoma City Thunder - Stats

James Harden - 11 pts, 6 reb, 3 stl

Russell Westbrook - 11 pts, 8 ast, 3 stl

Team Stats Comparison

	CHI	OKC
FG Made-Attempted	30-78	30-97
3-PT Made-Attempted	4-9	4-30
FT Made-Attempted	18-24	8-10
Rebounds	62	48
Assists	16	16
Steals	7	13
Blocks	5	3
Turnovers	17	8
Fastbreak Points	2	4

Chicago Bulls

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Derrick Rose	41	9-23	0-2	5-8	4	9	0	0	8	1	23
Ronnie Brewer	37	5-14	0-1	5-6	6	0	1	0	2	3	15
Luol Deng	38	4-8	0-2	3-4	3	1	1	0	2	0	11
Carlos Boozer	37	3-13	0-0	1-2	15	1	2	0	0	0	7
Joakim Noah	38	0-3	0-0	2-2	24	3	2	4	2	1	2
RESERVES	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Kyle Korver	19	5-7	3-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	13
Taj Gibson	13	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	0	6
CJ Watson	11	1-3	1-1	2-2	1	1	0	1	2	0	5
Kurt Thomas	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Keith Bogans	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Johnson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Brian Scalabrine	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-78	4-9	18-24	62	16	7	5	17	9	82

Oklahoma City Thunder

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Russell Westbrook	39	5-14	0-1	1-1	3	8	3	1	3	2	11
James Harden	37	5-11	1-4	0-0	6	1	3	1	0	1	11
Kevin Durant	39	9-48	3-24	4-4	3	2	0	0	1	2	25
Jeff Green	35	3-6	0-0	2-2	7	0	4	0	0	1	8
Cole Aldrich	29	3-5	0-0	1-3	14	0	0	1	1	4	7
RESERVES	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Thabo Sefolosha	18	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	4	1	0	0	1	6
Serge Ibaka	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Nenad Krstic	19	1-3	0-0	0-0	7	1	2	0	0	0	2
Eric Maynor	10	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	2	2
D.J. White	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Nick Collison	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Daequan Cook	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-97	4-30	8-10	48	16	13	3	8	15	72