Player grades: 22-0 run helps Thunder get 131-113 win over Bulls

OKLAHOMA CITY — Receiving the catch-and-shoot look, Jaylin Williams knocked down the outside jumper that finally put OKC ahead. After forcing another miss, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander threw a bounce pass to Alex Caruso for the difficult and-one layup. Finally, no more see-sawing with Chicago.

The Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away late in their 131-113 win over the Chicago Bulls . A 22-0 second-half run flipped this from a potential upset alert to another ho-hum double-digit victory. Even though the Thunder led by as many as 24 points, it was quite the journey to get there.

Likely expecting a cakewalk, the Bulls caught fire from deep to at least make things interesting. After the first quarter, OKC was in a surprising 32-29 deficit. Uh oh.

Even with a bunch of independent contractors hoping for a new gig, the Bulls played within an offensive flow. They looked like a team that dropped 53 points in the final dozen minutes of garbage time in their recent loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Leonard Miller had a couple of layups and made an outside jumper.