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Luka Doncic scores 46 points as the Lakers beat the Bulls 129-118

By AP•Jan 27, 2026

Game Recap

Luka Doncic unleashes 46 points with 11 assists to power the Lakers past the Bulls.

CHICAGO -- — Luka Doncic had 46 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers cooled off the Chicago Bulls with a 129-118 victory on Monday night.

LeBron James scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half as Los Angeles improved to 3-1 on an eight-game trip. Rui Hachimura added 23 points on 9-for-11 shooting.

The Lakers were swept by Chicago in their two-game series last season, including a wild 119-117 loss at the United Center on Josh Giddey's half-court shot at the buzzer.

Coby White scored 23 points for Chicago on Monday night, and Ayo Dosunmu had 20. The Bulls had won four in a row and five of six overall.

Chicago went 18 for 49 from 3-point range. It has made at least 17 3s in its last five games.

Los Angeles led by as many as 20 points, but Chicago closed to 81-80 on Nikola Vucevic's two foul shots with 6:42 left in the third quarter.

But Marcus Smart responded with a three-point play for the Lakers. Doncic then made two free throws and Hachimura connected from deep to make it 89-80 with 4:38 left.

Doncic made a 3 and another foul shot to lift Los Angeles to a 104-89 lead going into the fourth. Doncic scored 20 points in the third on 6-for-9 shooting.

The Lakers shot 56% (46 for 82) from the field, including a 16-for-33 performance from 3-point range.

The Bulls had six players score in double figures. Vucevic had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Giddey finished with 19 points.

Los Angeles moved in front with a 25-6 run that started late in the first quarter and carried over to the second. James' fast-break jam made it 51-37 with 7:19 left.

The Bulls closed the first half with a 7-0 spurt, trimming the Lakers' lead to 69-56. Doncic had 17 points and eight assists in the first half.

Up next

Lakers: At Cleveland on Wednesday night.

Bulls: At Indiana on Wednesday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

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LAL lead series 1-0

Regular Season Series

LAL at CHI

Tue, Jan 27

129 - 118

Final

CHI at LAL

Fri, Mar 13

130 - 142

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

LAL

CHI

46-82FG43-82

56Field Goal %52

16-333PT18-49

48Three Point %37

21-29FT14-18

3Offensive Rebounds5

32Defensive Rebounds35

26Assists31

7Steals5

3Blocks0

6Turnovers15

0Technical Fouls1

12Points Conceded Off Turnovers23

24Fast Break Points19

15Fouls20

20Largest Lead6

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	LAL
12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. Nikola Vucevic (Luka Doncic gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:43	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	0	0
11:36	LeBron James makes 6-foot fade away jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	0	2
11:21	Coby White misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:18	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	0	2
11:09	LeBron James misses 19-foot fade away jump shot	0	2
11:07	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	0	2
10:54	Isaac Okoro makes 1-foot layup (Coby White assists)	2	2
10:32	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	2	4
10:23	Jalen Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	5	4
10:05	Luka Doncic misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot	5	4
10:03	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	5	4
9:46	Isaac Okoro misses layup	5	4
9:45	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	5	4
9:40	LeBron James makes running layup (Luka Doncic assists)	5	6
9:26	Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	8	6
9:12	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	6
9:10	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	8	6
9:05	Matas Buzelis makes 4-foot running pullup jump shot	10	6
8:56	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	10	8
8:31	Matas Buzelis lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	10	8
8:27	LeBron James makes 1-foot running dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	10	10
8:11	Coby White makes driving layup	12	10
7:59	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Nikola Vucevic steals)	12	10
7:53	Jalen Smith makes dunk (Matas Buzelis assists)	14	10
7:29	LeBron James misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	14	10
7:25	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	14	10
7:13	Coby White makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	16	10
6:56	Luka Doncic makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	16	12
6:55	Bulls Full timeout	16	12
6:55	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	16	12
6:55	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	16	12
6:50	Marcus Smart personal foul	16	12
6:40	Coby White misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	12
6:39	LeBron James defensive rebound	16	12
6:33	LeBron James makes driving layup	16	14
6:33	Isaac Okoro shooting foul	16	14
6:33	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Marcus Smart	16	14
6:33	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1	16	14
6:31	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	16	14
6:27	Matas Buzelis misses running pullup jump shot	16	14
6:25	LeBron James defensive rebound	16	14
6:04	Gabe Vincent misses driving floating jump shot	16	14
6:01	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	16	14
5:49	Kevin Huerter misses 28-foot three point jumper	16	14
5:46	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	16	14
5:37	Jake LaRavia misses 22-foot three point jumper	16	14
5:33	Coby White defensive rebound	16	14
5:19	Coby White makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	18	14
5:03	Jaxson Hayes makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	18	16
4:42	Jalen Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matas Buzelis assists)	21	16
4:26	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gabe Vincent assists)	21	19
4:15	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	21	19
4:15	Coby White makes free throw 1 of 2	22	19
4:15	Patrick Williams enters the game for Matas Buzelis	22	19
4:15	Dalen Terry enters the game for Isaac Okoro	22	19
4:15	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	22	19
4:15	Coby White makes free throw 2 of 2	23	19
4:02	Dalen Terry shooting foul	23	19
4:02	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	23	20
4:02	Josh Giddey enters the game for Coby White	23	20
4:02	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Kevin Huerter	23	20
4:02	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jake LaRavia	23	20
4:02	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	23	21
3:45	Dalen Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	21
3:42	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	23	21
3:33	Rui Hachimura makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	23	23
3:20	Patrick Williams makes 26-foot three pointer	26	23
3:13	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Jalen Smith steals)	26	23
3:02	Jalen Smith makes 1-foot reverse layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	28	23
2:48	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	28	23
2:47	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	28	23
2:40	Luka Doncic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	28	26
2:18	Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	26
2:16	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	28	26
2:11	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Ayo Dosunmu steals)	28	26
2:11	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	28	26
2:11	Lakers Full timeout	28	26
2:11	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Jalen Smith	28	26
2:11	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Dalen Terry	28	26
1:51	Josh Giddey makes 27-foot three pointer	31	26
1:31	Rui Hachimura makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	31	28
1:15	Nikola Vucevic misses layup	31	28
1:15	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	31	28
1:10	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot running jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	31	31
56.2	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	31
51.4	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	31	31
48.9	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot running dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	31	33
35.0	Kevin Huerter misses 26-foot three point jumper	31	33
34.0	Lakers defensive team rebound	31	33
33.9	Patrick Williams loose ball foul	31	33
33.9	Marcus Smart enters the game for Gabe Vincent	31	33
33.9	LeBron James enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	31	33
22.9	Luka Doncic makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	31	35
11.6	Josh Giddey out of bounds bad pass turnover	31	35
2.7	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	31	35
1.7	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	31	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	35

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	LAL
12:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Luka Doncic	31	35
11:40	Ayo Dosunmu makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Patrick Williams assists)	33	35
11:27	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	33	38
11:17	Rui Hachimura kicked ball violation	33	38
11:11	Rui Hachimura blocks Nikola Vucevic 's 2-foot dunk	33	38
11:09	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	33	38
11:03	LeBron James makes running layup	33	40
10:53	Ayo Dosunmu misses 26-foot three point shot	33	40
10:51	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	33	40
10:42	LeBron James makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	33	42
10:31	Patrick Williams bad pass turnover (Rui Hachimura steals)	33	42
10:28	Jarred Vanderbilt lost ball turnover (Ayo Dosunmu steals)	33	42
10:16	Ayo Dosunmu misses 27-foot three point jumper	33	42
10:12	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	33	42
10:06	LeBron James misses running pullup jump shot	33	42
10:04	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	33	42
10:02	Jaxson Hayes blocks Josh Giddey 's 2-foot running layup	33	42
10:00	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Kevin Huerter	33	42
10:00	Drew Timme enters the game for Rui Hachimura	33	42
10:00	Jaxson Hayes vs. Nikola Vucevic (Drew Timme gains possession)	33	42
10:00	Lakers defensive team rebound	33	42
9:41	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	42
9:39	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	33	42
9:37	Ayo Dosunmu offensive charge	33	42
9:37	Ayo Dosunmu offensive foul turnover	33	42
9:37	(09:37) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	33	42
9:37	Coby White enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	33	42
9:37	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Patrick Williams	33	42
9:37	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	33	42
9:37	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Drew Timme	33	42
9:23	LeBron James misses 9-foot two point shot	33	42
9:21	Coby White defensive rebound	33	42
9:15	Josh Giddey makes running layup	35	42
9:00	LeBron James makes driving layup	35	44
9:00	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	35	44
9:00	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	35	45
8:51	Nikola Vucevic makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Josh Giddey assists)	37	45
8:36	Marcus Smart makes driving layup	37	47
8:30	Coby White traveling turnover	37	47
8:30	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Josh Giddey	37	47
8:15	Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	37	49
8:05	Matas Buzelis out of bounds bad pass turnover	37	49
8:05	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	37	49
7:43	Deandre Ayton misses 8-foot two point shot	37	49
7:42	Bulls defensive team rebound	37	49
7:22	Matas Buzelis bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	37	49
7:19	LeBron James makes 2-foot running dunk (Jake LaRavia assists)	37	51
7:19	Bulls Full timeout	37	51
7:19	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	37	51
7:05	Luka Doncic personal foul	37	51
6:54	Matas Buzelis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	40	51
6:29	LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot	40	51
6:28	Bulls defensive team rebound	40	51
6:28	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	40	51
6:07	Coby White steps out of bounds turnover	40	51
5:49	Deandre Ayton makes alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	40	53
5:39	Coby White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Matas Buzelis assists)	43	53
5:19	Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul	43	53
5:19	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2	43	54
5:19	Josh Giddey enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	43	54
5:19	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Matas Buzelis	43	54
5:19	Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2	43	55
5:01	Josh Giddey bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	43	55
4:51	Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	43	58
4:36	Josh Giddey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	46	58
4:16	Luka Doncic makes 6-foot pullup jump shot	46	60
3:55	Coby White out of bounds bad pass turnover	46	60
3:45	Coby White personal foul	46	60
3:38	Jake LaRavia makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	46	63
3:17	Josh Giddey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaac Okoro assists)	49	63
2:56	Marcus Smart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	49	66
2:43	Josh Giddey misses 25-foot three point jumper	49	66
2:41	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	49	66
2:35	Isaac Okoro shooting foul	49	66
2:35	Lakers Full timeout	49	66
2:35	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Coby White	49	66
2:35	LeBron James enters the game for Marcus Smart	49	66
2:35	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	49	67
2:35	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	49	67
2:33	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	49	67
2:22	Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point jumper	49	67
2:18	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	49	67
2:05	Deandre Ayton misses 6-foot two point shot	49	67
2:04	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	49	67
2:01	Jalen Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover	49	67
1:41	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	49	67
1:38	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	49	67
1:32	Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	49	67
1:27	Rui Hachimura makes 1-foot running dunk (LeBron James assists)	49	69
1:09	Josh Giddey misses two point shot	49	69
1:09	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	49	69
1:03	Ayo Dosunmu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaac Okoro assists)	52	69
53.6	Isaac Okoro kicked ball violation	52	69
49.1	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	52	69
44.4	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	52	69
42.0	Jake LaRavia personal foul	52	69
37.2	Nikola Vucevic makes driving dunk (Josh Giddey assists)	54	69
13.1	shot clock turnover	54	69
2.2	Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	56	69
0.5	Luka Doncic misses heave jump shot	56	69
0.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	56	69
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	56	69

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	LAL
12:00	Coby White enters the game for Josh Giddey	56	69
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	56	69
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Rui Hachimura	56	69
11:40	Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	56	69
11:37	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	56	69
11:25	Jalen Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	59	69
11:04	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	59	72
10:52	Nikola Vucevic discontinue dribble turnover	59	72
10:31	Luka Doncic makes 1-foot two point shot	59	74
10:23	Coby White misses 32-foot three point pullup jump shot	59	74
10:20	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	59	74
10:12	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	59	74
10:10	Coby White defensive rebound	59	74
10:06	Isaac Okoro makes running layup (Coby White assists)	61	74
9:56	Jake LaRavia misses two point shot	61	74
9:54	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	61	74
9:47	Nikola Vucevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	64	74
9:30	Marcus Smart misses driving layup	64	74
9:27	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	64	74
9:22	Coby White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Matas Buzelis assists)	67	74
9:21	Lakers Full timeout	67	74
9:07	Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	67	77
8:53	Isaac Okoro makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	70	77
8:40	Coby White shooting foul	70	77
8:40	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	70	77
8:40	Lakers offensive team rebound	70	77
8:40	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	70	78
8:19	Coby White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaac Okoro assists)	73	78
8:02	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	73	81
7:41	Matas Buzelis makes dunk (Isaac Okoro assists)	75	81
7:24	Deandre Ayton misses 4-foot two point shot	75	81
7:22	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	75	81
7:07	Coby White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaac Okoro assists)	78	81
6:48	Luka Doncic misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	78	81
6:46	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	78	81
6:42	Marcus Smart shooting foul	78	81
6:42	Nikola Vucevic makes free throw 1 of 2	79	81
6:42	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	79	81
6:42	Nikola Vucevic makes free throw 2 of 2	80	81
6:20	LeBron James bad pass turnover (Coby White steals)	80	81
6:04	Matas Buzelis misses 27-foot three point jumper	80	81
6:00	LeBron James defensive rebound	80	81
5:50	Jake LaRavia misses 22-foot three point jumper	80	81
5:48	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	80	81
5:38	Coby White bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	80	81
5:34	Marcus Smart makes running layup	80	83
5:34	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	80	83
5:34	Josh Giddey enters the game for Coby White	80	83
5:34	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	80	83
5:34	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	80	83
5:34	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 1	80	84
5:20	Matas Buzelis misses 23-foot three point jumper	80	84
5:19	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	80	84
5:12	Jalen Smith shooting foul	80	84
5:12	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	80	85
5:12	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Matas Buzelis	80	85
5:12	Patrick Williams enters the game for Isaac Okoro	80	85
5:12	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Marcus Smart	80	85
5:12	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	80	86
4:45	Kevin Huerter misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	80	86
4:43	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	80	86
4:38	Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot running jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists)	80	89
4:27	Patrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	80	89
4:25	Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound	80	89
4:15	Ayo Dosunmu makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists)	82	89
4:15	Luka Doncic shooting foul	82	89
4:15	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jake LaRavia	82	89
4:15	Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 1 of 1	83	89
4:03	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	83	92
3:46	Patrick Williams makes driving layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	85	92
3:33	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	85	94
3:23	Lakers Full timeout	85	94
3:23	(03:23) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	85	94
3:23	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Jalen Smith	85	94
3:23	Jaxson Hayes blocks Ayo Dosunmu 's 2-foot driving layup	85	94
3:23	Lakers defensive team rebound	85	94
3:13	Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul	85	94
3:13	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	85	95
3:13	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	85	96
2:58	Patrick Williams makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	87	96
2:44	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	87	96
2:41	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	87	96
2:38	Ayo Dosunmu makes running layup (Josh Giddey assists)	89	96
2:16	Rui Hachimura makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists)	89	98
1:54	Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point jumper	89	98
1:49	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	89	98
1:41	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	89	98
1:40	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	89	98
1:27	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	89	100
1:02	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	89	100
1:00	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	89	100
55.4	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	89	103
42.3	Patrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	89	103
39.1	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	89	103
33.5	Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot	89	103
30.3	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	89	103
23.2	Kevin Huerter misses 24-foot three point jumper	89	103
19.4	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	89	103
19.4	Nikola Vucevic transition take foul	89	103
19.4	Nikola Vucevic technical foul	89	103
19.4	Luka Doncic misses technical free throw	89	103
19.4	Lakers offensive team rebound	89	103
19.4	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	89	104
19.4	LeBron James enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	89	104
7.7	Gabe Vincent misses 23-foot three point jumper	89	104
5.8	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	89	104
0.2	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	89	104
0.1	Bulls offensive team rebound	89	104
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	89	104

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	LAL
12:00	Jalen Smith enters the game for Kevin Huerter	89	104
12:00	Coby White enters the game for Patrick Williams	89	104
12:00	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Gabe Vincent	89	104
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Luka Doncic	89	104
11:40	LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot	89	104
11:36	Coby White defensive rebound	89	104
11:33	Marcus Smart shooting foul	89	104
11:33	Josh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 2	90	104
11:33	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	90	104
11:33	Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2	91	104
11:16	Rui Hachimura makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)	91	106
10:52	Bulls Full timeout	91	106
10:51	Nikola Vucevic makes 1-foot layup (Josh Giddey assists)	93	106
10:51	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	93	106
10:51	Nikola Vucevic makes free throw 1 of 1	94	106
10:37	Rui Hachimura misses 17-foot jumper	94	106
10:35	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	94	106
10:15	Matas Buzelis misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	94	106
10:15	Bulls offensive team rebound	94	106
10:12	Nikola Vucevic makes dunk (Josh Giddey assists)	96	106
9:54	Nikola Vucevic shooting foul	96	106
9:54	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	96	107
9:54	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	96	107
9:54	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	96	108
9:44	Coby White misses 27-foot three point jumper	96	108
9:42	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	96	108
9:29	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 22-foot three point jumper	96	108
9:27	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	96	108
9:12	LeBron James shooting foul	96	108
9:12	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2	97	108
9:12	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	97	108
9:12	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 2 of 2	97	108
9:11	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	97	108
8:49	Rui Hachimura makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	97	111
8:40	Josh Giddey makes 1-foot two point shot	99	111
8:34	LeBron James misses driving layup	99	111
8:33	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	99	111
8:33	Jaxson Hayes misses tip shot	99	111
8:28	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	99	111
8:20	Jalen Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	99	111
8:17	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	99	111
8:05	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Matas Buzelis	99	111
7:58	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	99	111
7:55	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	99	111
7:52	Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	101	111
7:39	Coby White personal foul	101	111
7:39	Luka Doncic enters the game for Marcus Smart	101	111
7:25	Jalen Smith shooting foul	101	111
7:25	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2	101	112
7:25	Rui Hachimura misses free throw 2 of 2	101	112
7:23	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	101	112
7:10	LeBron James shooting foul	101	112
7:10	Jalen Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	101	112
7:10	Bulls offensive team rebound	101	112
7:10	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Josh Giddey	101	112
7:10	Jalen Smith misses free throw 2 of 2	101	112
7:08	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	101	112
7:04	LeBron James offensive charge	101	112
7:04	LeBron James offensive foul turnover	101	112
6:52	Ayo Dosunmu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	104	112
6:35	Luka Doncic makes 14-foot fade away jump shot	104	114
6:08	Coby White misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	104	114
6:04	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	104	114
6:04	Nikola Vucevic makes tip shot	106	114
5:46	LeBron James misses 8-foot fade away jump shot	106	114
5:46	Coby White defensive rebound	106	114
5:42	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Coby White	106	114
5:42	Josh Giddey enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	106	114
5:42	Marcus Smart enters the game for LeBron James	106	114
5:27	Ayo Dosunmu misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	106	114
5:25	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	106	114
5:11	Luka Doncic misses 20-foot jumper	106	114
5:10	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	106	114
5:07	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	106	114
5:07	Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 1 of 2	107	114
5:07	Ayo Dosunmu misses free throw 2 of 2	107	114
5:05	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	107	114
4:52	Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul	107	114
4:52	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2	107	115
4:52	Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2	107	116
4:34	Kevin Huerter misses 23-foot three point jumper	107	116
4:32	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	107	116
4:18	Luka Doncic misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	107	116
4:16	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	107	116
4:16	Bulls Full timeout	107	116
4:16	Coby White enters the game for Kevin Huerter	107	116
4:16	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Isaac Okoro	107	116
4:16	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	107	116
4:00	Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point jumper	107	116
3:57	LeBron James defensive rebound	107	116
3:42	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)	107	119
3:27	Coby White makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	110	119
3:15	Lakers Full timeout	110	119
3:15	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jake LaRavia	110	119
3:06	Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	110	122
2:58	Josh Giddey lost ball turnover (Jaxson Hayes steals)	110	122
2:54	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot running dunk	110	124
2:28	Ayo Dosunmu makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	112	124
2:08	Coby White shooting foul	112	124
2:08	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	112	124
2:08	Lakers offensive team rebound	112	124
2:08	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	112	124
2:08	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	112	125
1:54	Ayo Dosunmu misses two point shot	112	125
1:52	LeBron James defensive rebound	112	125
1:47	Jalen Smith shooting foul	112	125
1:47	Bulls delay of game violation	112	125
1:47	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	112	126
1:47	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Jalen Smith	112	126
1:47	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	112	127
1:38	Rui Hachimura personal foul	112	127
1:38	Josh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 2	113	127
1:38	Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2	114	127
1:17	Luka Doncic misses 33-foot three point jumper	114	127
1:14	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	114	127
1:10	Josh Giddey makes two point shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)	116	127
1:00	Jake LaRavia makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	116	129
53.3	Marcus Smart personal foul	116	129
53.3	Nikola Vucevic makes free throw 1 of 2	117	129
53.3	Julian Phillips enters the game for Coby White	117	129
53.3	Dalen Terry enters the game for Josh Giddey	117	129
53.3	Lachlan Olbrich enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	117	129
53.3	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	117	129
53.3	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Luka Doncic	117	129
53.3	Nikola Vucevic makes free throw 2 of 2	118	129
49.7	Dalen Terry personal take foul	118	129
49.7	Jevon Carter enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	118	129
49.7	Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2	118	129
49.7	Lakers offensive team rebound	118	129
49.7	Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2	118	129
47.0	Lachlan Olbrich defensive rebound	118	129
34.8	Isaac Okoro misses 25-foot three point jumper	118	129
32.9	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	118	129
10.7	shot clock turnover	118	129
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	118	129
0.0	End of Game	118	129

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

United Center

Chicago, IL

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 27, 2026

Coverage

Spectrum Sports Net, CHSN, Spectrum Sports Net +, NBA League Pass

Attendance

21,298

Referees

Eric Dalen, Scott Foster, Tyler Ricks

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

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