Klay Thompson finished with 30 points and Stephen Curry scored 15 of his 27 in the fourth quarter Friday as the Golden State Warriors used a big second half turnaround to beat the Chicago Bulls 140-131 at the United Center.
Thompson and Curry started slowly, missing a combined 10 of their first 11 shots. But the tide turned after halftime, with Thompson making five 3-pointers and scoring 17 as the Warriors outscored the Bulls 48-20 in the third quarter to take a 16-point lead entering the fourth.
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Curry finished 8 of 24 from the field but had nine assists as the Warriors needed just more than five minutes in the third quarter to erase a 13-point halftime deficit. Andrew Wiggins finished with 17 points and eight assists for the Warriors, who had dropped their last two games at home. Jonathan Kuminga chipped in 24 points off the bench.
DeMar DeRozan scored 39 points to lead the Bulls, who lost while shooting a 58.1% from the field. Only one team gives the ball away less often than the Bulls, yet the Warriors won the turnover battle 12-3. Zach LaVine scored 25 points with eight rebounds and seven assists in the first game the Bulls have lost since he returned from injury.
Coby White scored 21 of his 25 points in the first half, including a 29-foot jumper with 1.1 seconds remaining to send the Bulls into halftime ahead 75-62, their highest-scoring half of the season.
White’s driving layup with 2:57 left in the game drew the Bulls within four, but they got no closer.
The Bulls recognized 13 franchise luminaries as well as the 1995-96 championship team during a Ring of Honor ceremony at halftime. But the affair was marred by United Center fans booing former general manager Jerry Krause, leaving his widow, Thelma, visibly upset.
The Warriors played without four regulars, with guard Moses Moody expected to miss the entire four-game trip with a left calf strain, Chris Paul out with a left hand fracture, Gary Payton II recovering from a left hamstring strain, and Draymond Green missing his 15th straight game as he ramps up conditioning after his suspension.