During his brilliant career in the NBA, the Montenegrin basketball player, Nikola Vucevic has reached a triple-double six times, and last night he was just one assist shy of his seventh.
Vučević has been brilliant at the start of the season, and last night in Chicago's victory over Atlanta (128:123) he had 17 points (7/11 shooting from the field), 17 rebounds, nine assists and two steals.
The Montenegrin basketball player is averaging 21,5 points and 11 rebounds in three games at the start of the NBA League, while the Bulls are still undefeated.
Chicago was behind from the start, down 13 points in the first quarter (33:20), and went into the break with a point behind (58:57).
At the beginning of the second half, Okoro scored and the Bulls took the lead for the second time (60:58), and after a 7:0 run, they reached a double-digit lead - 83:73.
Atlanta reacted, turned things around and took a 101:100 lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and by the middle of the final period they were up six points - 112:106.
Then, thanks to Vučević, the Bulls turned the game around (113:112), then went up five (123:118) and preserved the victory.
In addition to Vučević, Dosunmu with 21 points, Gidi with 18, and Bouzelis with 16 points stood out for Chicago.
For Atlanta, Porzingis was the most efficient with 27 points.
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