Windy City Bulls Earn Overtime Win Against Lakeland Magic
Published on January 6, 2023 under NBA G League (G League)
Windy City Bulls News Release
The Windy City Bulls, presented by BMO, the NBA G League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls, beat the Lakeland Magic 122-117 in overtime Friday night at NOW Arena. Windy City was led by Chicago Bulls Two-Way guard Carlik Jones with a season-high 46 points, 10 assists and four rebounds. Jones shot 16-for-25 from the field and 6-for-9 from three-point territory.
Both teams got out to a quick start, with Windy City taking a narrow one-point lead to end the first quarter. After the Magic scored 38 in the second quarter, the Bulls found themselves down 68-54 at the half.
Windy City went on a 17-2 run in the third quarter on the way to outscoring Lakeland 31-18 in the period. Both teams battled in the fourth quarter, with Lakeland hitting a jumper to tie the game and force overtime with 30 seconds left in the game.
This year, the G League introduced a Final Target Score. The game clock shuts off during overtime and seven points are added to the teams' score at the end of the fourth quarter to create the Target Score. For tonight's game, the target score was 122.
The Magic scored the first basket of overtime. But Windy City went on a 7-0 run, including a midrange jumper from forward Nick King to win the game.
King shot 10-for-15 from the field, scoring 28 points and grabbing six rebounds. Chicago Bulls Assignment Center Marko Simonović finished with 20 points and seven rebounds.
Lakeland was led by Orlando Magic Assignment guard R.J. Hampton, who scored 32 points off the bench. Magic Forward Kevon Harris chipped in 22 points off of 5-for-12 shooting from the field.
With the win, Windy City improved to 2-2 in the regular season, while Lakeland fell to 1-3.
The Bulls have a rematch with the Magic tomorrow, January 7 at NOW Arena. The game is slated to tip-off at 7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on NBAGLeague.com.
NBA G League Stories from January 6, 2023
- Viper Suffer First Regular Season Home Loss - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Windy City Bulls Earn Overtime Win Against Lakeland Magic - Windy City Bulls
- Iowa Wolves Drop Series Opener at Salt Lake City, 131-114 - Iowa Wolves
- Herd Sweeps College Park Skyhawks at Home - Wisconsin Herd
- Greensboro Swarm Pick-Up First Win of Regular Season - Greensboro Swarm
- Knicks Edge Nets for First Regular Season Win, 120-119 - Westchester Knicks
- DaQuan Jeffries' 33 Points Not Enough for Knicks to Stop Nets - Westchester Knicks
- 5-0 Maine Celtics Come Back to Sweep Motor City - Maine Celtics
- Quinton Rose's Career-High 31 Points Comes in Setback to Delaware - Westchester Knicks
- Walker and Jeffries Combine For 40 But Nets Get by Knicks - Westchester Knicks
- Magic Fall to Bulls - Osceola Magic
- Akinjo Explodes for 35 PTS; Charge Overpowers Knicks - Westchester Knicks
- Brown Signs 10-Day Contract with the Los Angeles Lakers - Raptors 905
- Gold to Host Star Wars Night at Van Andel Arena on Sunday 1/8 - Grand Rapids Gold
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
