Giddey sets career-high 32 as Bulls go 5-0

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Seven Australians suit up for National Basketball Association teams today (November 1, 2025). This is how our Aussies in the NBA performed in the NBA Cup.

NBA Box Score: Indiana Pacers 108 Atlanta Hawks 128

Australian Dyson Daniels played the first 13 minutes of the ball game, starting hot. He was 4-from-6 for 10 points, with three rebounds, an assist and two steals as the Atlanta Hawks led 41-39 with 8:08 left in the second quarter before getting a rest.

The Hawks (3-3) steamrolled the Pacers (0-5) 128-108.

Daniels, 22, delivered his season-high 18 points to added to nine rebounds, six assists and three more steals to his growing 2025-26 total. He went 8-from-13 from the field, and 2-of-2 from the free throw line to be +13. He has started the season a little sluggish on the offensive side of the ball while his elite defense continues to separate him for the rest of the NBA's best perimeter defenders. He is still adjusting to the addition of Kristaps Porziņģis in the Hawks offense.

Dyson Daniels vs Indiana Pacers

• ‍Minutes: 38 │ Points: 18 │ Off. Rebounds: 2 │ Def. Rebounds: 7 │ Total Rebounds: 9 │ Assists: 6 │ Steals: 3 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 8-13 (61.5%) │ 3PT: 0-0 (0.0%) │ FT: 2-2 (100%) │ Personal Fouls: 2 │ +/-: +13

Second-year Australian wing Johnny Furphy didn't suit up for the Indiana Pacers.

NBA Box Score: Toronto Raptors 112 Cleveland Cavaliers 101

Australian Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Tyrese Proctor and second-year forward Luke Travers both had tough minutes off the bench as the Cavs lost at home 112-101.

Travers earned 15 minutes and had two points on pair of free throws. He missed his five shots from the field while Proctor played 14 minutes, scored four points on 2-from-7 from the field. He did have two assists, a rebound and a steal but was -11 while Travers added five boards, two assists and a block. He was -14.

The Cavs are 3-3 to start the season and Raptors 2-4.

NBA Box Score: New York Knicks 125 Chicago Bulls 135

Game in Progress: Chicago Bulls Australian point guard Josh Giddey dropped a career-high 32 as the Bulls held off the New York Knicks 135-125 to keep their unbeaten streak to start the season alive (5-0).

Giddey, 23, scored more than 30 points for the first time in his Bulls career, after a spectacular first half. He led the Bulls to a commanding 72-53 led at halftime, stuffing the stat sheet with 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and a steal. He was 7-from-10 from the field, including a RED-HOT 4-from-5 threes.

He finished with another double double and a near triple double: 32 points; 10 rebounds, nine assists and a steal. He shot 57.1% from the field, including 4-from-8 threes.

Coming into today, Giddey's career high was 31 for the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 28, 2023.

He was interviewed at half-time as his teammates headed to the locker room, talking about the importance of playing with pace.

"Very important,' he said.

"I mean, it's important, you know, irrespective of who we're playing against. But I guess a team that’s historically likes to keep it in the half court, it's even more important tonight. So when they started big with Robinson and Cat, we knew we had to put them in transition, make a run — and that’s exactly what we did."

He then talked about the impact the Bulls' bench was making as they started the season 4-0.

"It’s been huge,' he added.

"And we’ve kind of spoke about it all year — having numbers and being able to go 10, 11 deep. And you see it: when the first unit comes out, the second unit keeps the pace right where it is. So it’s been massive. I was huge in that first half, he’s been great all year.

"So we need another big second half and then put these guys away."

The Bulls didn't as the Knicks (2-3) made six straight threes to come back from 22 down to make it a ball game down the stretch and almost a horror movie.

Josh Giddey Box Score vs New York Knicks

• ‍Minutes: 38 │ Points: 32 │ Off. Rebounds: 0 │ Def. Rebounds: 10 │ Total Rebounds: 10 │ Assists: 9 │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 12-21 (57.1%) │ 3PT: 4-8 (50.0%) │ FT: 4-6 (66.7%) │ Personal Fouls: 1 │ +/-: +6

NBA Box Score: Los Angeles Lakers 117 Memphis Grizzlies 112

Game in Progress: Memphis Grizzlies Australian centre Jock Landale was on the wrong side of the ledger against the Los Angeles Lakers 117-112 in their first game of their NBA Cup campaign despite an excellent individual ball game. Landale, 29, had 16 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal in 25 minutes. Landale was an efficient 6-from-8 from the field (75%).

Lakers superstar Luka Doncic returned to the line-up and poured in 44 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had six assists in 39 minutes. He was 14-from-27 from the field.

NBA Box Score: Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets

Game in Progress: Portland Trail Blazers Australian wing Matisse Thybulle and centre Duop Reath.

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