The Golden State Warriors defeated the Chicago Bulls, 140-131, at United Center on Friday night

The Warriors (18-20) came into the contest looking to shake off some extensive offensive struggles, and although they got off to a good start by recording 33 first-quarter points, the Bulls (18-22) roared back with 45 in the second period to take a 13-point lead into halftime. However, Golden State would finally hit the stride it had been looking for in the third quarter, amassing an impressive 48 points in the third quarter to erase the deficit altogether and take a 15-point advantage into the final period. Chicago would battle back to get as close as within six with 1:19 remaining, but the visitors would hang on the rest of the way.

Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 30 points, complementing them with six rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block. Stephen Curry registered 27 points, nine assists, five rebounds and one steal. Jonathan Kuminga delivered 24 points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal. Andrew Wiggins supplied 17 points, eight assists, five rebounds, one steal and one block. Trayce Jackson-Davis furnished 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block. Dario Saric produced 12 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals.

DeMar DeRozan paced the Bulls with 39 points, supplementing them with six rebounds and five assists. Coby White and Zach LaVine generated matching 25-point, seven-assist tallies while recording four and eight rebounds, respectively. Nikola Vucevic managed 14 points, seven rebounds and two assists.

The Warriors remain on the road and visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night, while the Bulls visit the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night as well.