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Bridges and Miller help the Hornets beat the Bulls 112-99

By AP•Jan 4, 2026

Game Recap

Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls: Game Highlights

CHICAGO -- — Miles Bridges had 26 points and 14 rebounds, helping the Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls 112-99 on Saturday night.

Brandon Miller scored 22 points for Charlotte, and Kon Knueppel finished with 18. LaMelo Ball added 17 points and seven assists.

The Hornets had lost three straight and five of seven. They improved to 5-2 on the second day of back-to-back games.

Nikola Vucevic had 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Chicago, which had won two in a row and seven of nine overall. Matas Buzelis scored 17 points.

The Bulls closed out a 3-3 homestand after they beat the Magic 121-114 on Friday night.

Charlotte trailed by 15 before moving in front with a big third quarter, outscoring Chicago 32-17 in the period. Miller made three of the Hornets' seven 3-pointers in the third, and the Bulls shot 21.7% (5 for 23) from the field in the quarter.

Miller's 3 made it 82-73 with 49.3 seconds left, but Ayo Dosunmu's driving layup trimmed Chicago's deficit to seven going into the fourth.

The Hornets pulled away with a 10-0 run in the final period. Miller capped the decisive stretch with a fadeaway jumper that made it 105-87 with 4:01 left.

Charlotte outrebounded Chicago 52-43 while playing with a depleted frontcourt. Moussa Diabate (wrist), Ryan Kalkbrenner (elbow), Mason Plumlee (groin surgery), Grant Williams (knee surgery) and Tidjane Salaun (ankle soreness) were sidelined by injuries.

Bulls guards Josh Giddey (left hamstring) and Coby White (right calf) each missed their third consecutive game after they got hurt in a loss to Minnesota on Monday night. Jalen Smith departed in the third quarter after a collision with Ball, and the Bulls said he was being evaluated for a concussion.

The Bulls had a 58-50 lead at the break. Dosunmu scored 14 points in the first half on 6-for-7 shooting, including a half-court buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter.

Up next

Hornets: At Oklahoma City on Monday night.

Bulls: At Boston on Monday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

CHA leads series 2-1

Regular Season Series

CHI at CHA

Sat, Nov 29

116 - 123

Final

CHI at CHA

Sat, Dec 13

129 - 126

Final

CHA at CHI

Sun, Jan 4

112 - 99

Final

CHA at CHI

Wed, Feb 25

131 - 99

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHA

CHI

39-91FG39-87

43Field Goal %45

15-413PT11-41

37Three Point %27

19-23FT10-14

13Offensive Rebounds6

39Defensive Rebounds37

23Assists32

7Steals9

3Blocks5

11Turnovers11

0Technical Fouls0

12Points Conceded Off Turnovers16

18Fast Break Points6

12Fouls16

18Largest Lead15

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	CHA
12:00	PJ Hall vs. Nikola Vucevic (LaMelo Ball gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Kon Knueppel makes 8-foot two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)	0	2
11:21	Tre Jones bad pass turnover (LaMelo Ball steals)	0	2
11:12	Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:09	PJ Hall offensive rebound	0	2
11:05	PJ Hall makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	0	5
10:43	Jalen Smith makes 1-foot layup (Matas Buzelis assists)	2	5
10:26	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:24	Tre Jones defensive rebound	2	5
10:13	Nikola Vucevic makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Matas Buzelis assists)	4	5
9:50	LaMelo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper	4	5
9:47	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	4	5
9:34	Matas Buzelis makes dunk (Nikola Vucevic assists)	6	5
9:21	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	6	5
9:21	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	6	6
9:21	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	6	7
9:09	Nikola Vucevic makes 7-foot two point shot (Tre Jones assists)	8	7
8:53	Nikola Vucevic blocks Miles Bridges 's 2-foot two point shot	8	7
8:50	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	8	7
8:50	Jalen Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	7
8:35	PJ Hall makes 1-foot layup (Brandon Miller assists)	8	9
8:25	Isaac Okoro makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Vucevic assists)	10	9
8:14	Miles Bridges makes 3-foot floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	10	11
7:51	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point shot	10	11
7:49	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	10	11
7:33	Miles Bridges makes 22-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	10	14
7:18	Jalen Smith makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)	12	14
6:59	Jalen Smith blocks PJ Hall 's 3-foot layup	12	14
6:56	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	12	14
6:53	Brandon Miller shooting foul	12	14
6:53	Bulls Full timeout	12	14
6:53	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	12	14
6:53	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Tre Jones	12	14
6:53	Collin Sexton enters the game for LaMelo Ball	12	14
6:53	Sion James enters the game for PJ Hall	12	14
6:53	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2	13	14
6:53	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 2 of 2	13	14
6:48	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	13	14
6:27	Brandon Miller misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	13	14
6:26	Hornets offensive team rebound	13	14
6:26	shot clock turnover	13	14
6:05	Jalen Smith makes 1-foot layup (Kevin Huerter assists)	15	14
5:53	Sion James misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	14
5:51	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	15	14
5:36	Kevin Huerter misses 28-foot three point jumper	15	14
5:35	Hornets defensive team rebound	15	14
5:35	Josh Green enters the game for Kon Knueppel	15	14
5:16	Miles Bridges makes 7-foot two point shot	15	16
4:58	Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup	17	16
4:45	Jalen Smith blocks Collin Sexton 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	17	16
4:42	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	17	16
4:40	Ayo Dosunmu misses running layup	17	16
4:39	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	17	16
4:39	Matas Buzelis misses tip in dunk	17	16
4:37	Sion James defensive rebound	17	16
4:34	Sion James bad pass turnover (Isaac Okoro steals)	17	16
4:19	Matas Buzelis makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kevin Huerter assists)	20	16
4:02	Collin Sexton misses 27-foot three point jumper	20	16
3:59	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	20	16
3:47	Kevin Huerter makes driving layup (Jalen Smith assists)	22	16
3:46	Hornets Full timeout	22	16
3:46	Patrick Williams enters the game for Matas Buzelis	22	16
3:46	Dalen Terry enters the game for Jalen Smith	22	16
3:46	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Isaac Okoro	22	16
3:46	PJ Hall enters the game for Miles Bridges	22	16
3:30	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	22	19
3:14	Nikola Vucevic makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Huerter assists)	24	19
3:01	Sion James bad pass turnover (Kevin Huerter steals)	24	19
2:56	Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot (Kevin Huerter assists)	26	19
2:48	Collin Sexton makes driving layup	26	21
2:38	Nikola Vucevic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	29	21
2:29	Dalen Terry shooting foul	29	21
2:29	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	29	22
2:29	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	29	23
2:21	Dalen Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	32	23
2:04	Brandon Miller misses two point shot	32	23
1:59	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	32	23
1:52	Dalen Terry makes driving layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	34	23
1:42	Dalen Terry shooting foul	34	23
1:42	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 3	34	24
1:42	Collin Sexton misses free throw 2 of 3	34	24
1:42	Hornets offensive team rebound	34	24
1:42	Collin Sexton makes free throw 3 of 3	34	25
1:42	Liam McNeeley enters the game for Sion James	34	25
1:42	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Brandon Miller	34	25
1:30	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper	34	25
1:27	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	34	25
1:16	PJ Hall misses layup	34	25
1:14	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	34	25
1:08	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper	34	25
1:06	PJ Hall defensive rebound	34	25
54.5	PJ Hall makes 1-foot layup (Collin Sexton assists)	34	27
43.3	Ayo Dosunmu lost ball turnover (Collin Sexton steals)	34	27
38.4	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot running jump shot	34	27
35.9	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	34	27
27.9	Ayo Dosunmu makes 1-foot driving dunk (Nikola Vucevic assists)	36	27
4.1	Kon Knueppel misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	36	27
2.7	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	36	27
0.2	Ayo Dosunmu makes 42-foot three pointer (Nikola Vucevic assists)	39	27
0.0	(00:00) [Hornets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	39	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	39	27

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	CHA
12:00	Tre Jones enters the game for Kevin Huerter	39	27
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Collin Sexton	39	27
12:00	Sion James enters the game for Josh Green	39	27
11:40	Patrick Williams misses driving floating jump shot	39	27
11:38	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	39	27
11:32	LaMelo Ball misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	39	27
11:29	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	39	27
11:17	Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point jumper	39	27
11:13	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	39	27
11:03	Nikola Vucevic makes 2-foot layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	41	27
10:54	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	41	30
10:46	Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	41	30
10:44	Liam McNeeley defensive rebound	41	30
10:38	Patrick Williams shooting foul	41	30
10:38	PJ Hall misses free throw 1 of 2	41	30
10:38	Hornets offensive team rebound	41	30
10:38	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Patrick Williams	41	30
10:38	PJ Hall makes free throw 2 of 2	41	31
10:20	Ayo Dosunmu makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	43	31
10:09	LaMelo Ball makes 6-foot two point shot	43	33
9:54	Isaac Okoro misses 25-foot three point jumper	43	33
9:52	Hornets defensive team rebound	43	33
9:52	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Dalen Terry	43	33
9:52	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	43	33
9:52	Miles Bridges enters the game for PJ Hall	43	33
9:39	Kon Knueppel misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	43	33
9:36	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	43	33
9:27	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	43	33
9:20	Tre Jones misses two point shot	43	33
9:18	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	43	33
9:15	Isaac Okoro misses 23-foot three point jumper	43	33
9:12	Sion James defensive rebound	43	33
9:03	Liam McNeeley misses two point shot	43	33
9:01	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	43	33
8:55	Kevin Huerter makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	45	33
8:39	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	45	33
8:36	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	45	33
8:18	Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot two point shot (Isaac Okoro assists)	47	33
7:51	Kon Knueppel misses driving layup	47	33
7:49	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	47	33
7:46	Isaac Okoro offensive foul	47	33
7:46	Isaac Okoro offensive foul turnover	47	33
7:46	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Tre Jones	47	33
7:46	Brandon Miller enters the game for Kon Knueppel	47	33
7:29	Miles Bridges makes two point shot (Sion James assists)	47	35
7:12	Matas Buzelis traveling turnover	47	35
6:56	Liam McNeeley misses 22-foot three point jumper	47	35
6:52	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	47	35
6:41	Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	47	35
6:38	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	47	35
6:34	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point jumper	47	35
6:33	Hornets defensive team rebound	47	35
6:33	Bulls Full timeout	47	35
6:33	Josh Green enters the game for LaMelo Ball	47	35
6:33	Collin Sexton enters the game for Liam McNeeley	47	35
6:20	Brandon Miller misses layup	47	35
6:18	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	47	35
6:09	Ayo Dosunmu makes 26-foot three pointer (Kevin Huerter assists)	50	35
5:49	Brandon Miller makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	50	37
5:34	Collin Sexton personal foul	50	37
5:34	Julian Phillips enters the game for Kevin Huerter	50	37
5:34	Patrick Williams enters the game for Isaac Okoro	50	37
5:19	Patrick Williams misses 29-foot three point jumper	50	37
5:16	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	50	37
5:12	Collin Sexton lost ball turnover (Julian Phillips steals)	50	37
5:05	Matas Buzelis misses 23-foot three point jumper	50	37
5:03	Collin Sexton defensive rebound	50	37
4:53	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	50	37
4:50	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	50	37
4:41	Matas Buzelis misses two point shot	50	37
4:39	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	50	37
4:33	Josh Green misses 24-foot running jump shot	50	37
4:30	Brandon Miller offensive rebound	50	37
4:23	Miles Bridges bad pass turnover (Patrick Williams steals)	50	37
4:14	Sion James personal foul	50	37
4:14	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Matas Buzelis	50	37
4:14	Tre Jones enters the game for Jalen Smith	50	37
4:00	Patrick Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	50	37
3:57	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	50	37
3:46	Collin Sexton misses two point shot	50	37
3:45	Collin Sexton offensive rebound	50	37
3:45	Collin Sexton makes two point shot	50	39
3:24	Julian Phillips misses 28-foot three point jumper	50	39
3:21	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	50	39
3:17	Miles Bridges makes two point shot	50	41
3:17	Bulls Full timeout	50	41
3:17	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	50	41
3:17	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Sion James	50	41
3:17	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Collin Sexton	50	41
2:54	Brandon Miller blocks Kevin Huerter 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot	50	41
2:52	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	50	41
2:50	Kevin Huerter shooting foul	50	41
2:50	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	50	42
2:50	Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	50	43
2:40	Julian Phillips makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	53	43
2:27	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	43
2:24	Josh Green offensive rebound	53	43
2:19	LaMelo Ball misses 31-foot three point jumper	53	43
2:16	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	53	43
2:00	Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	53	43
1:59	Hornets defensive team rebound	53	43
1:59	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Julian Phillips	53	43
1:59	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Patrick Williams	53	43
1:45	Miles Bridges misses 8-foot floating jump shot	53	43
1:44	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	53	43
1:44	Kon Knueppel misses tip shot	53	43
1:44	Hornets offensive team rebound	53	43
1:44	Isaac Okoro loose ball foul	53	43
1:35	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	43
1:32	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	53	43
1:25	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot running jump shot	53	43
1:22	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	53	43
1:16	Miles Bridges makes running layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	53	45
1:04	Kon Knueppel shooting foul	53	45
1:04	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2	54	45
1:04	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 2 of 2	54	45
1:02	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	54	45
52.0	LaMelo Ball makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	54	47
41.1	Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Vucevic assists)	56	47
35.3	Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)	56	50
24.3	Brandon Miller personal foul	56	50
24.3	Nikola Vucevic makes free throw 1 of 2	57	50
24.3	Nikola Vucevic makes free throw 2 of 2	58	50
2.8	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	58	50
1.2	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	58	50
0.3	Nikola Vucevic misses heave jump shot	58	50
0.1	Bulls offensive team rebound	58	50
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	58	50

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	CHA
12:00	Jalen Smith enters the game for Kevin Huerter	58	50
12:00	PJ Hall enters the game for Josh Green	58	50
11:40	Jalen Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	61	50
11:28	Jalen Smith blocks PJ Hall 's 4-foot layup	61	50
11:26	PJ Hall offensive rebound	61	50
11:13	Brandon Miller makes 30-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	61	53
10:50	Tre Jones misses driving floating jump shot	61	53
10:48	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	61	53
10:37	LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	61	56
10:26	LaMelo Ball personal foul	61	56
10:26	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Jalen Smith	61	56
10:11	Tre Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	61	56
10:09	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	61	56
9:54	LaMelo Ball double dribble turnover	61	56
9:44	PJ Hall personal foul	61	56
9:36	Isaac Okoro misses 24-foot three point jumper	61	56
9:33	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	61	56
9:28	Miles Bridges makes running layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	61	58
9:16	Isaac Okoro misses 25-foot three point jumper	61	58
9:15	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	61	58
9:09	Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot running jump shot	61	58
9:05	Brandon Miller offensive rebound	61	58
8:58	Brandon Miller makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	61	60
8:57	Bulls Full timeout	61	60
8:37	Tre Jones misses driving floating jump shot	61	60
8:34	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	61	60
8:30	Miles Bridges makes 1-foot running dunk (Brandon Miller assists)	61	62
8:21	Miles Bridges shooting foul	61	62
8:21	Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	62	62
8:21	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Isaac Okoro	62	62
8:21	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	63	62
8:01	Kon Knueppel misses 7-foot two point shot	63	62
7:59	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	63	62
7:44	PJ Hall shooting foul	63	62
7:44	Kevin Huerter makes free throw 1 of 2	64	62
7:44	Julian Phillips enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	64	62
7:44	Patrick Williams enters the game for Tre Jones	64	62
7:44	Sion James enters the game for PJ Hall	64	62
7:44	Kevin Huerter makes free throw 2 of 2	65	62
7:25	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	65	65
7:03	Kevin Huerter misses driving floating jump shot	65	65
7:00	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	65	65
6:54	Matas Buzelis misses 24-foot three point jumper	65	65
6:51	Julian Phillips offensive rebound	65	65
6:47	Ayo Dosunmu traveling turnover	65	65
6:28	Julian Phillips shooting foul	65	65
6:28	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	65	66
6:28	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	65	67
6:28	Collin Sexton enters the game for LaMelo Ball	65	67
6:28	Josh Green enters the game for Brandon Miller	65	67
6:12	Matas Buzelis misses driving layup	65	65
6:10	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	65	65
6:05	Sion James misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	65	65
6:03	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	65	65
5:47	Patrick Williams misses 6-foot two point shot	65	65
5:45	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	65	65
5:30	Julian Phillips shooting foul	65	65
5:30	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	65	66
5:30	Dalen Terry enters the game for Kevin Huerter	65	66
5:30	Tre Jones enters the game for Matas Buzelis	65	66
5:30	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	65	67
5:12	Patrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	65	67
5:10	Sion James defensive rebound	65	67
5:03	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot running jump shot (Sion James assists)	65	70
4:44	Ayo Dosunmu misses 26-foot three point jumper	65	70
4:41	Sion James defensive rebound	65	70
4:36	Miles Bridges makes 28-foot running jump shot (Collin Sexton assists)	65	73
4:20	Tre Jones misses driving floating jump shot	65	73
4:18	Josh Green defensive rebound	65	73
4:05	Patrick Williams personal foul	65	73
4:05	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Patrick Williams	65	73
4:05	Hornets Full timeout	65	73
3:59	Kon Knueppel bad pass turnover (Julian Phillips steals)	65	75
3:42	Ayo Dosunmu misses driving layup	65	75
3:40	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	65	75
3:34	Collin Sexton misses driving floating jump shot	65	75
3:33	Tre Jones defensive rebound	65	75
3:28	Julian Phillips misses 22-foot running jump shot	65	75
3:24	Sion James defensive rebound	65	75
3:19	Kon Knueppel lost ball turnover (Tre Jones steals)	65	75
3:00	Nikola Vucevic misses 6-foot two point shot	65	75
3:00	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	65	75
3:00	Dalen Terry transition take foul	65	75
3:00	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 1	65	76
3:00	PJ Hall enters the game for Miles Bridges	65	76
3:00	Brandon Miller enters the game for Kon Knueppel	65	76
2:49	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	65	76
2:46	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	65	76
2:41	Sion James personal foul	65	76
2:41	Nikola Vucevic makes free throw 1 of 2	66	76
2:41	Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 2 of 2	66	76
2:39	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	66	76
2:24	PJ Hall bad pass turnover (Ayo Dosunmu steals)	66	76
2:18	PJ Hall blocks Tre Jones 's 1-foot two point shot	66	76
2:17	PJ Hall defensive rebound	66	76
2:17	PJ Hall out of bounds bad pass turnover	66	76
2:05	Nikola Vucevic makes 4-foot two point shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	68	76
1:51	Collin Sexton lost ball turnover (Julian Phillips steals)	68	76
1:45	Nikola Vucevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	71	76
1:44	Hornets Full timeout	71	76
1:44	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Tre Jones	71	76
1:44	Liam McNeeley enters the game for Collin Sexton	71	76
1:24	Brandon Miller makes 29-foot three point jumper (Liam McNeeley assists)	71	79
1:09	PJ Hall blocks Nikola Vucevic's hook shot	71	79
1:08	Bulls offensive team rebound	71	79
1:03	Nikola Vucevic makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists)	73	79
49.3	Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)	73	82
40.4	Kevin Huerter misses 24-foot three point jumper	73	82
38.1	Liam McNeeley defensive rebound	73	82
30.0	Brandon Miller misses 28-foot three point jumper	73	82
26.7	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	73	82
15.9	Ayo Dosunmu makes 2-foot two point shot	75	82
1.5	Sion James misses driving floating jump shot	75	82
0.1	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	75	82
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	75	82

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	CHA
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Dalen Terry	75	82
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Sion James	75	82
11:44	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper	75	82
11:40	PJ Hall offensive rebound	75	82
11:37	PJ Hall bad pass turnover (Julian Phillips steals)	75	82
11:36	Julian Phillips bad pass turnover (LaMelo Ball steals)	75	82
11:36	Nikola Vucevic personal foul	75	82
11:27	LaMelo Ball makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	75	84
11:20	Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper	75	84
11:14	Josh Green defensive rebound	75	84
11:06	PJ Hall makes layup (Brandon Miller assists)	75	86
10:52	Matas Buzelis makes layup (Nikola Vucevic assists)	77	86
10:24	LaMelo Ball misses 18-foot fade away jump shot	77	86
10:20	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	77	86
10:07	Nikola Vucevic bad pass turnover (Brandon Miller steals)	77	86
9:57	Liam McNeeley misses driving floating jump shot	77	86
9:55	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	77	86
9:48	Nikola Vucevic makes 24-foot three point jumper	80	86
9:25	Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)	80	89
9:08	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point jumper	80	89
9:06	Liam McNeeley defensive rebound	80	89
8:42	LaMelo Ball misses 9-foot two point shot	80	89
8:40	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	80	89
8:32	Nikola Vucevic bad pass turnover (Josh Green steals)	80	89
8:23	Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	80	89
8:20	PJ Hall offensive rebound	80	89
8:17	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper	80	89
8:14	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	80	89
8:14	Bulls Full timeout	80	89
8:14	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	80	89
8:14	Dalen Terry enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	80	89
8:14	Patrick Williams enters the game for Kevin Huerter	80	89
8:14	Tre Jones enters the game for Julian Phillips	80	89
8:14	Sion James enters the game for Josh Green	80	89
8:14	Collin Sexton enters the game for PJ Hall	80	89
8:14	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Liam McNeeley	80	89
8:14	Miles Bridges enters the game for LaMelo Ball	80	89
8:04	Matas Buzelis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	83	89
7:41	Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point jumper	83	89
7:34	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	83	89
7:17	Dalen Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper	83	89
7:15	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	83	89
7:12	Matas Buzelis bad pass turnover (Collin Sexton steals)	83	89
7:07	Isaac Okoro shooting foul	83	89
7:07	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	83	90
7:07	Kon Knueppel misses free throw 2 of 2	83	90
7:05	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	83	90
7:05	Kon Knueppel makes two point shot	83	92
7:05	Matas Buzelis defensive goaltending violation	83	92
6:54	Tre Jones makes driving layup	85	92
6:33	Miles Bridges makes driving layup	85	94
6:33	Tre Jones shooting foul	85	94
6:33	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Dalen Terry	85	94
6:33	Josh Green enters the game for Brandon Miller	85	94
6:33	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 1	85	95
6:26	Tre Jones makes two point shot	87	95
6:12	Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul	87	95
6:12	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	87	96
6:12	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Tre Jones	87	96
6:12	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	87	97
5:55	Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point jumper	87	97
5:54	Bulls offensive team rebound	87	97
5:54	Josh Green loose ball foul	87	97
5:42	Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point jumper	87	97
5:42	Hornets defensive team rebound	87	97
5:42	Nikola Vucevic loose ball foul	87	97
5:42	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	87	98
5:42	Collin Sexton misses free throw 2 of 2	87	98
5:38	Hornets offensive team rebound	87	98
5:38	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Patrick Williams	87	98
5:38	Collin Sexton vs. Isaac Okoro (Miles Bridges gains possession)	87	98
5:22	Collin Sexton makes driving layup (Sion James assists)	87	100
4:58	Nikola Vucevic misses 9-foot two point shot	87	100
4:56	Sion James defensive rebound	87	100
4:44	Sion James makes 23-foot three pointer (Collin Sexton assists)	87	103
4:28	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	87	103
4:24	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	87	103
4:17	Hornets Full timeout	87	103
4:17	Tre Jones enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	87	103
4:17	Brandon Miller enters the game for Josh Green	87	103
4:01	Brandon Miller makes 11-foot two point shot	87	105
3:49	Nikola Vucevic makes 7-foot two point shot (Tre Jones assists)	89	105
3:27	Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot	89	105
3:25	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	89	105
3:23	Kon Knueppel shooting foul	89	105
3:23	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2	90	105
3:23	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 2 of 2	90	105
3:20	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	90	105
3:17	Hornets Full timeout	90	105
3:17	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Collin Sexton	90	105
3:08	Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper	90	105
3:03	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	90	105
2:54	Kevin Huerter makes 22-foot three point jumper (Matas Buzelis assists)	93	105
2:33	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	93	105
2:30	Sion James offensive rebound	93	105
2:20	Kon Knueppel misses 22-foot three point jumper	93	105
2:19	Bulls Coach's Challenge	93	105
2:19	(02:19) [Bulls] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Bulls] retain their timeout	93	105
2:19	Bulls defensive team rebound	93	105
2:19	Miles Bridges vs. Matas Buzelis (Tre Jones gains possession)	93	105
2:07	Nikola Vucevic makes 1-foot layup (Kevin Huerter assists)	95	105
1:47	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	95	105
1:45	Brandon Miller offensive rebound	95	105
1:45	Brandon Miller makes two point shot	95	107
1:37	Matas Buzelis misses driving layup	95	107
1:33	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	95	107
1:15	Brandon Miller misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	95	107
1:10	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	95	107
1:07	Tre Jones makes running layup	97	107
55.1	Kevin Huerter blocks Kon Knueppel 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	97	107
52.5	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	97	107
48.7	Matas Buzelis misses 22-foot running jump shot	97	107
45.8	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	97	107
27.1	LaMelo Ball makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	97	110
16.2	Matas Buzelis lost ball turnover (Miles Bridges steals)	97	110
13.9	LaMelo Ball makes running dunk	97	112
7.6	Tre Jones makes driving layup	99	112
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	99	112
0.0	End of Game	99	112

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Venue

United Center

Chicago, IL

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 4, 2026

Coverage

CHSN+, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

21,315

Referees

Brian Forte, Natalie Sago, Jenna Reneau

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

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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