Overview
- Chicago beat New York 135-125 as Giddey logged 32 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists on 12-of-21 shooting with four threes and no turnovers.
- The Bulls moved to 5-0 for the first time since 1996-97, with Nikola Vucevic scoring 26 and six Chicago players finishing in double figures.
- Through five games, Giddey is averaging 22.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 8.0 assists while shooting 48.1% from the field and 45.6% from three.
- The teams meet again at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 2 before Chicago returns home to face Philadelphia on Nov. 4.
- Elsewhere in the NBA Cup window, Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels had 18 points, nine rebounds and six steals with Trae Young out injured, and Portland’s Matisse Thybulle will miss at least a month after thumb surgery.