Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The Chicago Bulls will try to turn their season around Sunday afternoon when they host the defending champions Golden State Warriors. The Bulls are a disappointing 19-24 while the Warriors are 21-21. The Warriors have absolutely dominated the Bulls in recent years, winning the last 10 straight matchups head to head. Tipoff is at 3:30 p.m. EST at the United Center in Chicago.
The Golden State Warriors have not set the world on fire thus far this season, but they have played a good chunk of it without their future Hall of Famer Steph Curry. But Curry is back and he made his impact known immediately as the Warriors snapped a three game losing streak with a 144-113 win over the Spurs on Friday night in San Antonio. The win improved their record to 21-21 overall. They sit tied for 6th in the Western Conference, just 8 games behind the first place Nuggets.
Watch Steph Curry throughout this possession: pic.twitter.com/jYJUVW3ff7
— Joe Viray (@JoeVirayNBA) January 14, 2023
Curry didn't go off and do Steph Curry things as it was just his second game back. But he did have 15 points and 3 assists. But just having his leadership and presence on the court is a huge boost for the Warriors. Andrew Wiggins is also back, and he had 16 points. Wiggins missed a good chunk of time as well. Jordan Poole went back to his bench role and he delivered with 25 points to lead the Warriors. Donte DiVincenzo also had himself a game with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. The Warriors rank 4th in points per game and 26th in points allowed.
The most noteworthy thing about this game is that it set an NBA attendance record. The game, held at the Alamodome, attracted 63,592 attendees, eclipsing the previous mark of 62,046 for a Bulls-Hawks game at the Georgia Dome in 1998.
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