<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-josh-giddey-leaves-raptors-game-concerning-lower-body-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Josh Giddey leaves Raptors game with concerning lower-body injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bulls-news-Josh-Giddey-leaves-Raptors-game-with-concerning-lower-body-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Josh Giddey leaves Raptors game with concerning lower-body injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T18:39:39-08:00">December 16th, 6:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T18:54:15-08:00">December 16th, 6:54pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago Bulls shooting guard Josh Giddey is done for the rest of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-vs-raptors-prediction-odds-pick-12-16-2024">Monday night’s road game against the Toronto Raptors</a> at Scotiabank Arena. The 22-year-old playmaker appeared to <a href="https://x.com/KCJHoop/status/1868841865438806209" rel="noopener">suffer an ankle injury in the second half</a> of the Raptors game, as reported by K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network.</p><p>“Josh Giddey, who is one rebound and two assists shy of his second triple-double as a Bull, had to be helped to locker room by training staff after rolling right ankle on a defensive closeout,” Johnson shared via X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>It did not take the Bulls long before they announced that Giddey <a href="https://x.com/KCJHoop/status/1868843444426113024" rel="noopener">would not return to the contest</a>, with Johnson noting that the injured ankle was the one that the player hurt <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-josh-giddey-reveals-silver-lining-after-bizarre-olympics-injury">while playing for Team Australia in the 2024 Paris Olympics</a>.</p><p>Before he left the contest, Giddey had 11 points on 3-for-4 shooting from the floor, including a 3-pointer and a perfect 4-4 line from the charity stripe, nine rebounds and eight assists. He also had two steals and a block in 24 minutes of action as a starter for the Bulls, who entered the meeting with Toronto carrying an 11-15 record.</p><p>If Giddey would get sidelined by the injury, the Bulls could give the likes of Lonzo Ball and Ayo Dosunmu expanded roles in the backcourt. Apart from Josh Giddey, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-is-zach-lavine-playing-vs-raptors-latest-injury-update">Bulls are also managing the injury situation of star shooting guard Zach LaVine</a>, who is sitting out the Toronto game with a back issue.</p><p>Hopefully for Giddey, who started the week with averages of 11.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game, his injury is not serious enough to keep him sidelined for an extended period. He will have two full days to recover before the Bulls play their next game on Thursday against the high-powered defending NBA champions Boston Celtics on the road at TD Garden.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Josh Giddey leaves Raptors game with concerning lower-body injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-josh-giddey-playing-spurs-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Bulls’ Josh Giddey playing vs. Spurs? 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Latest injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-05T11:30:16-08:00">December 5th, 11:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-05T11:34:46-08:00">December 5th, 11:34am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls are preparing to play the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. Josh Giddey is among the Bulls dealing with an injury at the moment, though. So is Giddey playing tonight vs. the Spurs?</p><p>Overall, it has been a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-biggest-disappointment-early-in-2024-25-season">difficult season for the Bulls</a>. They hold a 9-13 record heading into Thursday’s game against the 11-10 Spurs. The Spurs hold a big advantage playing at home, but the Bulls are capable of pulling off an upset. Giddey’s final injury status will certainly impact the outcome of the game, though.</p><p>Here is what we know about Josh Giddey’s injury status for tonight’s game vs. the Spurs.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV </i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored"><b><i>(click for a free trial)*</i></b></a></p><h2><b>Josh Giddey’s injury status for Bulls-Spurs game</b></h2><p>Giddey is currently <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-05_01PM.pdf" rel="noopener">listed as questionable</a> due to a right ankle sprain, per the NBA injury report.</p><p>The former Oklahoma City Thunder player is in his first season with the Bulls. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-josh-giddey-triple-double-guarantee-after-historic-win">Giddey has endured ups and downs</a> to begin the 2024-25 season, but the Bulls are a better team with him on the floor.</p><p>At 6’8″, Giddey offers versatility for the Bulls. He is averaging 12.1 points per game on 44.4 percent field goal and 33.8 percent three-point shooting. Giddey is also recording 6.3 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 0.8 steals per game so far this season.</p><p>Chicago most recently defeated the Brooklyn Nets, winning by a final score of 128-102. The Bulls would love to build momentum from that victory. The Spurs will present a challenge, though. San Antonio has displayed signs of potential, so earning a second consecutive win will prove to be a challenge for the Bulls on Thursday night.</p><p>Nevertheless, the game should be competitive. Chicago is a team that opponents cannot overlook.</p><p>When it comes to the question of if Josh Giddey is playing tonight vs. the Spurs, the answer is maybe.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Bulls’ Josh Giddey playing vs. Spurs? Latest injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-josh-giddey-having-existential-crisis-over-awful-defense-nba-cup-loss-to-cavs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Josh Giddey having existential crisis over awful defense after NBA Cup loss to Cavs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bulls-news-Josh-Giddey-having-existential-crisis-over-awful-defense-after-NBA-Cup-loss-to-Cavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Josh Giddey having existential crisis over awful defense after NBA Cup loss to Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-15T21:49:54-08:00">November 15th, 9:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-15T21:49:54-08:00">November 15th, 9:49pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After starting the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-cleveland-battles-bulls-nba-cup" rel="noopener">Chicago Bulls NBA Cup Group Play</a> game against the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers, Josh Giddey’s play time was far less robust than fans are used to, taking the field for just 15 minutes in a near-20-point loss.</p><p>Scoring just five points in 15 minutes on 2-9 shooting from the field and 1-5 from beyond the arc, Giddey finished out the game seventh in playing time behind the starters, Ayo Dosunmu and Dalen Terry, and was largely on the bench down the stretch.</p><p>Now, to fans watching the game, the decision to bench Giddey makes plenty of sense, as his play on the offensive side of the ball wasn’t nearly good enough to justify the liability he was on the defensive side of the court. But how did the former OKC first-round pick feel about the decision? Did he pout on the sidelines or attack his coach for not believing in him mere weeks into his on-court career with the Bulls? Nope, in an interesting twist of fate, Giddey actually backed the decision, as he, too, would have sent himself to the bench if he was coaching.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Josh-Giddey-on-the-court-for-the-Bulls.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Josh Giddey vows to play better for the Bulls moving forward</b></h2><p>Discussing his struggles after the game with reporters, Giddey acknowledged that his benching was warranted, as he simply didn’t play well enough to justify a spot on the court.</p><p>Turning his attention to his actual on-court play, Giddey noted that his defensive efforts simply weren’t good enough to justify a spot on the court, before vowing to improve in order to help lead the Bulls in the right direction.</p><p>“I want to be better on (defensive) side of the ball and I thought I was making steps in the right direction,” Giddey noted. “To have a night like tonight kind of kills your confidence. I have to (be) way better and will be going forward.”</p><p>On paper, Giddey’s stats are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-mark-daigneault-explains-josh-giddey-okc-being-the-hunted" rel="noopener">roughly comparable with his time in OKC</a>, averaging just .6 points under his career average while averaging one more assist and one fewer game in roughly comparable minutes. But on a team that is far less defensively sound, Giddey’s one-way status has become much more of an issue than in OKC, with his <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/giddejo01.html" rel="noopener">-.6 DBPM the worst mark of his career</a> and his BPM the worst mark since his rookie year. If the Bulls are going to figure it out with Giddey as one of their starting guards moving forward, he has to at least become a neutral defensive player, which he simply isn’t at this point in his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Josh Giddey having existential crisis over awful defense after NBA Cup loss to Cavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-josh-giddey-triple-double-guarantee-after-historic-win');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Josh Giddey makes triple-double-guarantee after historic win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bulls-news-Josh-Giddey-makes-triple-double-guarantee-after-Chicagos-historic-win.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Josh Giddey makes triple-double-guarantee after historic win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-29T09:37:20-07:00">October 29th, 9:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-29T09:37:20-07:00">October 29th, 9:37am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A historic comeback win for the Chicago Bulls left Josh Giddey with a triple-double guarantee going forward. He told K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network “It will happen” in regards to obtaining his <a href="https://x.com/KCJHoop/status/1851099649601388892" rel="noopener">first triple-double</a> with the Bulls. Giddey was two assists shy of reaching the mark, after posting 12 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists in the 126-123 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><p>Speaking of the three-point shot, Chicago hit over 20 of their threes in the victory. It became twice that the team has hit 20 or more threes on 50 or more attempts. Giddey spoke again to Johnson about the execution of the deep ball. “We have an unselfish group and so many weapons,” Giddey said. “We’re generating really good looks. We’re instilling confidence in everyone to take them.” <br><br>For the Australian guard though, he’d love to reach the triple-double milestone with his second team. Although he had 11 triple-doubles with the Oklahoma City Thunder, he’s yet to reach the mark. However, that doesn’t discourage him from playing meaningful basketball. Through four games, he’s averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/giddejo01.html" rel="noopener">14.3 points, 7,8 rebounds, and six assists</a> in only 27.3 minutes per game.</p><h2>Does Josh Giddey have something to prove to the Bulls?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bulls-guard-Josh-Giddey-guarantees-triple-double.jpg"><figcaption>© Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It might be a storyline throughout the NBA season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bulls-failed-josh-giddey-talks-surprise-update">Giddey was in an NBA rumor</a> about his contract being extended. Regardless of the ongoing contract dispute, he’s contributing to winning basketball. The 2-2 Bulls squad is first in the league in pace, with a part of that falling on Giddey’s shoulders. He effectively runs an offense at a high level, and his sneaky athleticism catches defenses off guard.</p><p>Giddey is a bigger guard who can play a variety of positions. He can run the point, playing the shooting guard, and even a little bit at the forward spot. Also, his three-point shot has improved dramatically, shooting 46.2% from that range. Playing alongside Zach LaVine gives Giddey the keys to get the ball to his guard in transition. In both Chicago wins, they’ve scored 133 and 126 points, respectively.</p><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-bulls-thunder-alex-caruso-josh-giddey-trade">Bulls traded Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey</a>, their offense has another level to it. Although they don’t have an All-NBA defender like Caruso, the offense has a huge upgrade. Now, the newest Chicago guard has plenty of time to secure his first triple-double with his team. In the win against the Milwaukee Bucks, he had 17 points, six rebounds, and nine assists. The numbers are there. Now, it’s a matter of having a complete game and dominating in all facets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Josh Giddey makes triple-double-guarantee after historic win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-reveals-business-approach-josh-giddey-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chet Holmgren reveals Thunder’s ‘business’ approach to Josh Giddey matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Thunder-news-Chet-Holmgren-reveals-Thunders-business-approach-to-Josh-Giddey-matchup.jpg"></figure><h1>Chet Holmgren reveals Thunder’s ‘business’ approach to Josh Giddey matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-27T08:58:04-07:00">October 27th, 8:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-27T09:05:07-07:00">October 27th, 9:05am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Oklahoma City Thunder improved to 2-0 after beating their old friend Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls 114-95. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-celebrates-historic-night-wing-stop-lemon-pepper-wings">Chet Holmgren made Thunder franchise history</a> in a 102-87 win against the Nuggets in their season opener, he finished with 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds as the second-year big man is off to a phenomenal start. After beating Giddey and the Bulls, Holmgren talked about his approach to Saturday’s win with the understanding that the NBA is a business, trades happen, but that it doesn’t take away from the bond shared between players.</p><p>Oklahoma City traded Giddey to Chicago for Alex Caruso during the offseason. Holmgren <a href="https://x.com/jxlorenzi/status/1850388301338804529?s=46&amp;t=r1n-d07DECxf6Tvlm4h8Xw" rel="noopener">addressed</a> facing his former teammate after Saturday’s win, per Oklahoman Sports’ Joel Lorenzi.</p><p>“It’s a business. An extremely serious business. But you can’t lose sight of the relationships that you build with guys along the way,” Holmgren said. “I don’t think anybody’s ever played with the same 15, 17 people their entire career. That’s how the league works. People and teams have to do what’s best for them business-wise, and you can’t hold that against anybody. And when you get to go out there and hoop against guys that you know and really like, you enjoy it all the same.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chet Holmgren, asked how guys approached the matchup with Giddey considering their relationship and history, said “it’s a business. An extremely serious business. But you can’t lose sight of the relationships that you grow with guys along the way.” <a href="https://t.co/EK4Z4cKDr2">pic.twitter.com/EK4Z4cKDr2</a></p><p>— Joel Lorenzi (@jxlorenzi) <a href="https://twitter.com/jxlorenzi/status/1850388301338804529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After being selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Giddey spent the first three years of his career with the Thunder before he was traded to the Bulls. Josh finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, and four assists against his former team and reunited with his former teammates postgame, per Oklahoman Sports’ Joel Lorenzi’s X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The *actual* Josh Giddey and OKC reunion. <a href="https://t.co/KdlB4Wt8p1">pic.twitter.com/KdlB4Wt8p1</a></p><p>— Joel Lorenzi (@jxlorenzi) <a href="https://twitter.com/jxlorenzi/status/1850363014634938699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Jalen Williams on facing former Thunder teammate Josh Giddey</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Thunder-forward-Jalen-Williams-Thunder-forward-Chet-Holmgren-and-others-surround-Bulls-guard-Josh-Giddey.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren knows the business side of the association often severs longstanding teammates in this league. Still, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-initiates-alex-caruso-hilarious-barking-tradition">Thunder initiated Alex Caruso as their own</a>. That didn’t mean special treatment for Josh Giddey, as forward Jalen Williams <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01_kSOMtEwg&amp;t=698s" rel="noopener">explained</a> after the Thunder earned its second win of the young season against the Chicago Bulls.</p><p>“It wasn’t like a targeting thing. That’s not how we play basketball. That’s how you get caught up in not playing the way you want to play,” Williams said. “I think it was more having fun that he was out there. I think everybody’s just happy that he has another good organization to go to, and be able to play his game.</p><p>“But we don’t go into games like whoever was here and try to attack them and do that whole thing. We just try and continue to play the way we play.”</p><p>Williams scored a team-high 24 points as he flirted with a triple-double (nine rebounds, eight assists) in the win. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 23 points, eight rebounds, and four steals as the Thunder cruised to a nine-point victory.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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