Chicago Bulls rookie Ayo Dosunmu on Monday registered a new career-high in points and set a franchise rookie record during a 111-110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Dosunmu finished with 24 points, eight assists, five rebounds and one blocked shot in 35 minutes of work. He went 10-of-14 from the field, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, as the Bulls narrowly avoided blowing a 28-point second-half lead.
The 38th pick knocked down his first nine shots of the game before finally missing a layup late in the third quarter. His nine consecutive makes to start the game broke the previous team record by a rookie of eight set by Orlando Woolridge during the 1981-82 season.
Dosunmu lost track of how many consecutive makes he had.
I didn’t know what I was. I knew I didn’t miss a shot but I didn’t know the exact percentage. … I was just trying to stay focused. I was trying to stay in the moment and I feel like I was in the zone and, defensively, I just wanted to continue that. I…