Player grades: Bulls late run falls short, falling to Warriors 119-111

Chicago fought back into the game in the fourth quarter but just fell short.

The Chicago Bulls fell to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, 119-111.

Chicago was only down by two points at the end of the first quarter, but the defending champs jumped out to a 28-19 advantage in the second quarter to head into halftime with an 11 point lead.

The Bulls made a run in the fourth quarter, cutting the Warriors’ lead to just four points with just under three minutes remaining but couldn’t get over that hump.

Nikola Vucevic led the way for Chicago on Friday with 23 points, 11 rebounds, one assist, and three steals on 9-of-17 from the field.

Zach LaVine finished with 21 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals. DeMar DeRozan struggled from the floor on Friday, finishing with 16 points, six rebounds, and seven assists on just 4-of-15 from the field.

Check out the player grades from Chicago’s road loss to Golden State on Friday.

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