Tuesday night was a career-high scoring night. Of course, Bam Adebayo's 83 points lead to the win. But for the Chicago Bulls, they got the best from Matas Buzelis against the Golden State Warriors.
Overall, Bouzelis finished the game with a career-high 41 points as the Bulls defeated the Warriors 130–124 in overtime.
Afterwards, according to Casey Johnson of Chicago Sports Network, Bouzelis talked about his approach to the game.
“Just trying to be aggressive every day, every game,” he said.
“Just trying to be aggressive every day, every game.”
with Matas Buzzelis @KCJHope He dropped a career-high 41 points in the win over Golden State pic.twitter.com/A3N1JMrlq4
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With 2:32 left in overtime, Bouzelis hit a key 3-pointer to put the Bulls in good position to win. Additionally, Bouzelis finished the game 16 of 28 from the field, 5 of 15 at the 3-point line, 4 of 5 at the foul line and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Tre Jones came up with 22 points and five assists. Additionally, Josh Giddy finished with another triple-double with 21 points, 17 assists and 13 rebounds.
Additionally, three Bulls recorded double-doubles.
Leonard Miller had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Jalen Smith finished with 12 points as well as 12 rebounds. Nick Richards had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
With the win, the Bulls are now 27-38. On Thursday, they will travel to Los Angeles to complete their five-game road trip. First the match against the Lakers and then the match against the Clippers on Saturday.
On Monday, the Bulls return home to take on the Memphis Grizzlies.
Bouzelis was listed as probable on the NBA injury report due to a recent right ankle sprain.
Overall, Bouzelis played in 64 games and averaged 15.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
