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03/16 22:15 CDT Bulls blow out the Grizzlies 132-107 as Josh Giddey gets his
4th triple-double in the last 5 games
Bulls blow out the Grizzlies 132-107 as Josh Giddey gets his 4th triple-double
in the last 5 games
CHICAGO (AP) --- Josh Giddey had 16 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists for his
fourth triple-double in five games, and the Chicago Bulls blew out Memphis
132-107 on Monday night to hand the depleted Grizzlies their eighth straight
loss.
Giddey is third in the NBA with 12 triple-doubles this season, trailing Nikola
Jokic (27) of the Denver Nuggets and Jalen Johnson (13) of the Atlanta Hawks.
Giddey is averaging 17.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 8.8 assists, all career
highs. The fifth-year guard has been limited to 46 games this season by
hamstring and ankle injuries.
Matas Buzelis led the Bulls with 29 points, including five 3-pointers. The
second-year forward, who was the 11th pick in the 2024 draft, has logged three
of the four highest-scoring totals of his career in just the last three weeks.
Tre Jones added 17 points and Rob Dillingham had 15 off the bench for the
Bulls, who started a four-game homestand by winning for just the fifth time in
their last 23 games. The Bulls, who are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference
and six games out of the last play-in spot, outscored the Grizzlies 71-50 in
the second half.
Cedric Coward led the Grizzlies with 17 points on 7-for-13 shooting, and Jaylen
Wells and Taylor Hendricks each added 16 points. The Grizzlies, who have
shelved standout Zach Edey for the remainder of the season and not had star Ja
Morant play for nearly two months, were also without starters Ty Jerome
(bruised shoulder) and G.G. Jackson (sore foot). Memphis is 3-15 in its last 18
games.
Up next
Memphis hosts Denver on Wednesday.
Chicago hosts Toronto on Wednesday.
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