OKC Thunder player grades for ugly loss to Chicago Bulls
By Brandon Dale
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander looked sharper tonight as he was able to control the offense with a better pace of play. SGA was able to score 14 points in just 24 minutes of action. He was more aggressive driving to the basket than he has been in previous games thus far.. PG. Oklahoma City Thunder. SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER. A
GEORGE HILL. B. The newly acquired OKC veteran had an efficient game, scoring eight points on 100 percent from the field in just 20 minutes of action. Hill was aggressive with his play tonight as he was able to get to the basket with relative ease.. G. Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder. LUGUENTZ DORT. C. There wasn’t a huge sample size of Lu tonight as he only produced five points in 22 minutes of play. He was able to knock down an open 3-point jumper but there wasn’t much going for the young Arizona State product as he will look to bounce back against the Houston Rockets this Wednesday.. G
Tonight was Bazely’s best outing of the preseason as he registered a double-double in 23 minutes of play, amassing 10 points and 11 rebounds to his effort. Bazely looked sharp tonight, and his one-handed tomahawk dunk was undoubtedly the highlight of the ball-game.. F. Oklahoma City Thunder. DARIUS BAZELY. A+
C. Oklahoma City Thunder. AL HORFORD. A+. Al Horford might have matched Darius with player of the game, as he was exceptional in all phases. He seemed locked in on the defensive end, his pick-and-roll with Bazely was superb and he went 4-5 from 3-point land. Hopefully, OKC Thunder fans can expect more of the same from Al as the season progresses.