Buzelis scores career-high 41 points and hits key 3-pointer in overtime,
Bulls beat Warriors 130-124
[March 11, 2026]
By JANIE McCAULEY
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matas Buzelis scored a career-high
41 points and hit a key 3-pointer with 2:20 left in overtime, Josh
Giddey had a triple-double of 21 points, 17 assists and 13 rebounds, and
the Chicago Bulls beat the undermanned Golden State Warriors 130-124 on
Tuesday night. |
Chicago Bulls guard Tre Jones, left, shoots a 3-point basket over Golden
State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski (2) during the first half of an
NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP
Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) |
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Chicago’s Jalen Smith converted two free throws with 1.4 seconds
left in regulation to send the game into OT, and Tre Jones
contributed 22 points for the Bulls, who bounced back from a
tough 126-110 loss at Sacramento on Sunday.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 points and blocked four shots and
Pat Spencer had 17 points and six assists, but the Warriors
missed another chance to give coach Steve Kerr career win No.
600.
Gui Santos made a go-ahead layup with 4:11 left in regulation on
the way to 17 points and Spencer scored the next time down. LJ
Cryer also contributed 17 points for Golden State, which had big
men Al Horford and Porzingis available after both sat out of the
team’s 119-116 loss Monday night at Utah.
It marked just the second home game for Porzingis since the
Warriors acquired him from Atlanta at the trade deadline last
month for Buddy Hield and Jonathan Kuminga.
Porzingis converted a three-point play with 4:52 left in the
third quarter that pulled the Warriors within two points, then
they took the lead on Cryer's basket the next possession before
Porzingis hit a 3.
Golden State completed a road-home back-to-back missing Stephen
Curry for a 15th straight game because of a lingering right knee
injury. Brother Seth Curry was sidelined to manage sciatica in
his left leg and also out were De’Anthony Melton (sore left
inner thigh), Moses Moody (sprained right wrist) and Quinten
Post (foot soreness).
The Warriors lost their third straight — also third in a row at
Chase Center — and fifth of six.
Up next
Bulls: Visit the Lakers on Thursday night to continue a
five-game West Coast road trip.
Warriors: Host Minnesota on Friday night
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