Josh Giddey completed with a career-high 32 factors, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists within the Chicago Bulls’ 135-125 win over the New York Knicks on Friday night time.
The Bulls at the moment are 5-0 for the primary time for the reason that 1996-97 season.
“We really feel good as a bunch of the place we’re at proper now, however there is a lengthy strategy to go,” Giddey mentioned following the win. “Each night time there’s completely different guys making performs and stepping up. We have a bunch of men — six, seven guys averaging double figures. That form of speaks volumes to how deep we’re as a crew and the affect we’re getting throughout the board.”
Six Bulls gamers completed in double figures, with the crew recording 31 assists on 45 subject objectives.Â
Giddey is averaging 22 factors, 8.8 rebounds, and eight assists on the yr.
Billy Donovan credited the crew’s chemistry for the quick begin.
“The mentality that they consider, which I feel could be very, very highly effective, I feel when there’s perception, it is actually, actually highly effective,” mentioned Donovan. “There’s good connection. They have good relationships. All of them can speak to one another. I feel there’s quite a lot of optimistic issues that they’ve that basically go into profitable.
