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Okoro's season-high 24 points lead short-handed Bulls past Pelicans 134-118

By AP•Jan 1, 2026

Game Recap

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Chicago Bulls: Game Highlights

CHICAGO -- — Isaac Okoro scored a season-high 24 points, Tre Jones added 20 points and 12 assists and the depleted Chicago Bulls topped the New Orleans Pelicans 134-118 on Wednesday night.

Matas Buzelis had 19 points, Jalen Smith had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Nikola Vucevic had 17 points for a Chicago team playing without its top two scorers in Josh Giddey and Coby White, who were injured in a loss to Minnesota on Monday night and are expected to miss several games.

All five Chicago starters reached double figures, as did three bench players — Ayo Dosunmu, Kevin Huerter and Patrick Williams.

Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 31 points and Jordan Poole added 26 off the bench in the team's fifth straight loss.

The Bulls asserted their up-tempo style, scoring 25 points on the fast breaks, while holding their own with the Pelicans in the paint (60 points to 56).

Chicago leveraged New Orleans fouls in an game that often turned physical. Chicago connected on 25 of 34 on free throws for the game after struggling from the stripe in the first half.

Chicago led 97-90 entering the fourth quarter, then opened the lead to 17 points.

Giddey (left hamstring tightness) will be reevaluated in two weeks and White (right calf tightness) in one, the team said Sunday. The Bulls also said center Zach Collins (sprained right toe) will be reevaluated in 10 days. He missed Monday’s game.

Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado served the second of a two-game suspension stemming from his fight on Saturday night with Phoenix’s Mark Williams.

Chicago led 67-62 at the half.

Okoro scored 16 points in the opening 24 minutes. Williamson consistently plowed into the paint to score 20 of his, including nine in a row late in the second quarter.

Up next

Pelicans: Host Portland on Friday night.

Bulls: Host Orlando on Friday 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.

NO wins series 2-1

Regular Season Series

CHI at NO

Tue, Nov 25

130 - 143

Final

NO at CHI

Mon, Dec 15

114 - 104

Final

NO at CHI

Thu, Jan 1

118 - 134

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHI

42-98FG47-92

43Field Goal %51

12-383PT15-43

32Three Point %35

22-27FT25-34

12Offensive Rebounds8

34Defensive Rebounds41

25Assists33

4Steals5

9Blocks7

10Turnovers7

0Technical Fouls0

20Points Conceded Off Turnovers11

15Fast Break Points25

24Fouls18

2Largest Lead17

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	NO
12:00	Derik Queen vs. Nikola Vucevic (Jeremiah Fears gains possession)	0	0
11:50	Tre Jones kicked ball violation	0	0
11:43	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)	0	2
11:25	Jalen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:23	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	0	2
11:16	Zion Williamson misses two point shot	0	2
11:13	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	0	2
11:09	Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot running dunk	2	2
10:54	Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	2
10:52	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	2	2
10:46	Jalen Smith makes running layup (Matas Buzelis assists)	4	2
10:32	Isaac Okoro blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 1-foot driving layup	4	2
10:29	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	4	2
10:21	Jalen Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	7	2
10:03	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Jalen Smith steals)	7	2
9:59	Isaac Okoro makes running layup (Tre Jones assists)	9	2
9:59	Pelicans Full timeout	9	2
9:46	Zion Williamson makes alley oop layup (Derik Queen assists)	9	4
9:36	Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	4
9:33	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	9	4
9:26	Tre Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	12	4
9:11	Jeremiah Fears out of bounds bad pass turnover	12	4
8:53	Nikola Vucevic makes 6-foot two point shot	14	4
8:41	Zion Williamson misses 3-foot two point shot	14	4
8:41	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	14	4
8:41	Zion Williamson misses tip shot	14	4
8:41	Pelicans offensive team rebound	14	4
8:36	Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three pointer (Derik Queen assists)	14	7
8:24	Matas Buzelis makes driving layup	16	7
8:08	Saddiq Bey makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)	16	9
8:03	Zion Williamson shooting foul	16	9
8:03	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 1 of 2	17	9
8:03	Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen	17	9
8:03	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	17	9
8:03	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Tre Jones	17	9
8:03	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 2 of 2	18	9
7:52	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	18	9
7:49	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	18	9
7:49	Zion Williamson makes two point shot	18	11
7:33	Jalen Smith bad pass turnover (Yves Missi steals)	18	11
7:24	Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	11
7:19	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	18	11
7:06	Matas Buzelis misses layup	18	11
7:04	Yves Missi defensive rebound	18	11
7:02	Trey Murphy III misses 29-foot running jump shot	18	11
6:58	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	18	11
6:47	Isaac Okoro makes layup (Kevin Huerter assists)	20	11
6:33	Yves Missi misses driving floating jump shot	20	11
6:30	Saddiq Bey offensive rebound	20	11
6:29	Kevin Huerter shooting foul	20	11
6:29	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2	20	12
6:29	Jordan Poole enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	20	12
6:29	Kevon Looney enters the game for Zion Williamson	20	12
6:29	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	20	13
6:15	Jalen Smith makes 1-foot layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	22	13
5:56	Trey Murphy III bad pass turnover (Isaac Okoro steals)	22	13
5:53	Isaac Okoro makes two point shot	24	13
5:53	Patrick Williams enters the game for Matas Buzelis	24	13
5:53	Dalen Terry enters the game for Isaac Okoro	24	13
5:53	Pelicans Full timeout	24	13
5:38	Saddiq Bey misses driving layup	24	13
5:35	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	24	13
5:34	Jalen Smith shooting foul	24	13
5:34	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	24	14
5:34	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	24	15
5:23	Patrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	15
5:18	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	24	15
5:04	Jalen Smith blocks Yves Missi 's 1-foot driving layup	24	15
5:01	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	24	15
4:58	Jalen Smith misses 25-foot running jump shot	24	15
4:58	Yves Missi defensive rebound	24	15
4:51	Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul	24	15
4:51	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	24	16
4:51	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Jalen Smith	24	16
4:51	Micah Peavy enters the game for Saddiq Bey	24	16
4:51	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	24	17
4:30	Trey Murphy III blocks Ayo Dosunmu 's 1-foot driving layup	24	17
4:27	Dalen Terry offensive rebound	24	17
4:25	Patrick Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	24	17
4:25	Bulls offensive team rebound	24	17
4:25	shot clock turnover	24	17
4:19	Trey Murphy III misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	24	17
4:15	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	24	17
3:54	Yves Missi blocks Kevin Huerter 's 3-foot two point shot	24	17
3:51	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	24	17
3:51	Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot running dunk (Micah Peavy assists)	24	19
3:28	Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	19
3:24	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	24	19
3:18	Micah Peavy makes 23-foot running jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)	24	22
3:05	Kevin Huerter misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	22
3:02	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	24	22
2:58	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Kevin Huerter steals)	24	22
2:54	Kevin Huerter makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	26	22
2:54	Jordan Poole shooting foul	26	22
2:54	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Patrick Williams	26	22
2:54	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Trey Murphy III	26	22
2:54	Kevin Huerter makes free throw 1 of 1	27	22
2:42	Jordan Poole makes 1-foot two point shot (Kevon Looney assists)	27	24
2:35	Nikola Vucevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dalen Terry assists)	30	24
2:24	Jordan Poole misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	30	24
2:22	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	30	24
2:16	Jordan Poole makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevon Looney assists)	30	27
1:57	Yves Missi shooting foul	30	27
1:57	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 1 of 2	30	27
1:57	Bulls offensive team rebound	30	27
1:57	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Dalen Terry	30	27
1:57	Tre Jones enters the game for Kevin Huerter	30	27
1:57	Zion Williamson enters the game for Yves Missi	30	27
1:57	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 2 of 2	30	27
1:55	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	30	27
1:36	Jordan Hawkins misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	30	27
1:36	Bulls defensive team rebound	30	27
1:36	Micah Peavy loose ball foul	30	27
1:36	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2	31	27
1:36	Jevon Carter enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	31	27
1:36	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 2 of 2	31	27
1:34	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	31	27
1:22	Micah Peavy makes driving layup (Jordan Poole assists)	31	29
1:22	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	31	29
1:22	Micah Peavy makes free throw 1 of 1	31	30
1:08	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	30
1:05	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	31	30
52.8	Kevon Looney misses dunk	31	30
50.0	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	31	30
47.5	Isaac Okoro makes 23-foot running jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	34	30
33.3	Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	34	30
32.2	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	34	30
32.2	Zion Williamson makes dunk	34	32
21.5	Tre Jones makes driving layup	36	32
4.6	Micah Peavy misses 26-foot three point jumper	36	32
1.0	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	36	32
0.0	Kevon Looney misses 7-foot jumper	36	32
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	36	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	32

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	NO
12:00	Derik Queen enters the game for Micah Peavy	36	32
12:00	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Kevon Looney	36	32
11:44	Nikola Vucevic makes 14-foot jumper (Tre Jones assists)	38	32
11:30	Jordan Hawkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)	38	35
11:10	Matas Buzelis makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	40	35
10:54	Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper	40	35
10:52	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	40	35
10:47	Derik Queen personal foul	40	35
10:41	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	40	35
10:37	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	40	35
10:31	Zion Williamson makes two point shot	40	37
10:31	Isaac Okoro shooting foul	40	37
10:31	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1	40	38
10:07	Jevon Carter misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	40	38
10:05	Derik Queen defensive rebound	40	38
9:57	Derik Queen makes 11-foot fade away jump shot	40	40
9:46	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	40	40
9:43	Derik Queen defensive rebound	40	40
9:30	Jordan Hawkins makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Jordan Poole assists)	40	42
9:20	Isaac Okoro makes 2-foot layup (Tre Jones assists)	42	42
9:15	Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	42	42
9:10	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	42	42
9:08	Yves Missi enters the game for Zion Williamson	42	42
9:02	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point jumper	42	42
8:59	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	42	42
8:50	Jordan Hawkins misses 24-foot three point jumper	42	42
8:48	Bulls defensive team rebound	42	42
8:34	Jevon Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Matas Buzelis assists)	45	42
8:17	Jordan Hawkins misses 22-foot three point jumper	45	42
8:12	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	45	42
8:02	Jevon Carter bad pass turnover (Derik Queen steals)	45	42
7:57	Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot running dunk (Derik Queen assists)	45	44
7:46	Jevon Carter misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	45	44
7:44	Derik Queen defensive rebound	45	44
7:35	Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	45	46
7:30	Bulls Full timeout	45	46
7:30	Patrick Williams enters the game for Jevon Carter	45	46
7:30	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	45	46
7:30	Jalen Smith enters the game for Matas Buzelis	45	46
7:30	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Tre Jones	45	46
7:30	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Jordan Poole	45	46
7:30	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	45	46
7:18	Jalen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	45	46
7:15	Isaac Okoro offensive rebound	45	46
7:14	Yves Missi shooting foul	45	46
7:14	Kevin Huerter misses free throw 1 of 2	45	46
7:14	Bulls offensive team rebound	45	46
7:14	Kevin Huerter misses free throw 2 of 2	45	46
7:12	Derik Queen defensive rebound	45	46
6:58	Saddiq Bey misses 16-foot jumper	45	46
6:55	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	45	46
6:42	Isaac Okoro misses 26-foot three point jumper	45	46
6:40	Patrick Williams offensive rebound	45	46
6:40	Patrick Williams makes two point shot	47	46
6:32	Ayo Dosunmu blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 16-foot step back jumpshot	47	46
6:31	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	47	46
6:18	Ayo Dosunmu misses 27-foot three point jumper	47	46
6:15	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	47	46
5:56	Jalen Smith blocks Derik Queen 's 2-foot driving layup	47	46
5:56	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	47	46
5:49	Jalen Smith makes running layup	49	46
5:36	Jeremiah Fears offensive charge	49	46
5:36	Jeremiah Fears offensive foul turnover	49	46
5:36	Dalen Terry enters the game for Isaac Okoro	49	46
5:36	Micah Peavy enters the game for Saddiq Bey	49	46
5:28	Derik Queen blocks Ayo Dosunmu 's 5-foot driving layup	49	46
5:27	Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound	49	46
5:22	Micah Peavy shooting foul	49	46
5:22	Kevin Huerter makes free throw 1 of 2	50	46
5:22	Kevin Huerter makes free throw 2 of 2	51	46
5:01	Derik Queen makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	51	48
4:44	Ayo Dosunmu makes 25-foot three pointer (Dalen Terry assists)	54	48
4:22	Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	54	48
4:22	Yves Missi offensive rebound	54	48
4:20	Yves Missi makes two point shot	54	50
4:20	Jalen Smith shooting foul	54	50
4:20	Yves Missi misses free throw 1 of 1	54	50
4:17	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	54	50
4:06	Yves Missi blocks Patrick Williams 's 3-foot driving layup	54	50
4:06	Bulls offensive team rebound	54	50
4:06	Bulls Full timeout	54	50
4:06	Zion Williamson enters the game for Derik Queen	54	50
4:06	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Micah Peavy	54	50
4:01	Patrick Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover	54	50
3:54	Jalen Smith shooting foul	54	50
3:54	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	54	51
3:54	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Dalen Terry	54	51
3:54	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Kevin Huerter	54	51
3:54	Tre Jones enters the game for Jalen Smith	54	51
3:54	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Patrick Williams	54	51
3:54	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	54	52
3:47	Saddiq Bey personal foul	54	52
3:33	Tre Jones makes two point shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	56	52
3:24	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)	56	54
3:10	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point jumper	56	54
3:06	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	56	54
3:02	Zion Williamson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	56	56
3:02	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	56	56
3:02	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	56	56
3:02	Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1	56	56
2:59	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	56	56
2:41	Isaac Okoro makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	59	56
2:29	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper	59	56
2:26	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	59	56
2:20	Nikola Vucevic makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	61	56
2:02	Trey Murphy III bad pass turnover (Matas Buzelis steals)	61	56
1:59	Matas Buzelis makes running dunk (Tre Jones assists)	63	56
1:59	Pelicans Full timeout	63	56
1:59	Kevon Looney enters the game for Yves Missi	63	56
1:45	Zion Williamson makes two point shot	63	58
1:45	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	63	58
1:45	Jordan Poole enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	63	58
1:45	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1	63	59
1:25	Nikola Vucevic makes 4-foot layup (Tre Jones assists)	65	59
1:05	Saddiq Bey misses two point shot	65	59
1:05	Pelicans offensive team rebound	65	59
1:05	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Matas Buzelis	65	59
58.9	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper	65	59
56.9	Tre Jones defensive rebound	65	59
54.8	Ayo Dosunmu misses 26-foot running jump shot	65	59
51.6	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	65	59
36.9	Jordan Poole makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	65	62
25.1	Isaac Okoro misses 24-foot three point jumper	65	62
22.4	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	65	62
3.9	Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot	65	62
2.0	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	65	62
0.0	Tre Jones makes driving layup (Nikola Vucevic assists)	67	62
0.0	(00:00) [Pelicans] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	67	62
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	67	62

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	NO
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Kevin Huerter	67	62
12:00	Jalen Smith enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	67	62
12:00	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Jordan Poole	67	62
12:00	Derik Queen enters the game for Kevon Looney	67	62
11:47	Zion Williamson shooting foul	67	62
11:47	Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	68	62
11:47	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	69	62
11:29	Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)	69	65
11:14	Derik Queen personal foul	69	65
11:09	Tre Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover	69	65
11:03	Jeremiah Fears makes 25-foot three pointer	69	68
10:40	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point jumper	69	68
10:36	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	69	68
10:30	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper	69	68
10:26	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	69	68
10:23	Derik Queen shooting foul	69	68
10:23	Tre Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	69	68
10:23	Bulls offensive team rebound	69	68
10:23	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	70	68
10:10	Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	70	68
10:07	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	70	68
10:01	Tre Jones makes two point shot	72	68
9:44	Jeremiah Fears misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	72	68
9:41	Derik Queen offensive rebound	72	68
9:36	Isaac Okoro personal foul	72	68
9:32	Matas Buzelis personal foul	72	68
9:20	Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot	72	68
9:18	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	72	68
9:01	Derik Queen blocks Nikola Vucevic 's 3-foot two point shot	72	68
9:01	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	72	68
8:55	Derik Queen misses 26-foot three point jumper	72	68
8:51	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	72	68
8:44	Derik Queen blocks Matas Buzelis 's 3-foot driving floating jump shot	72	68
8:43	Derik Queen defensive rebound	72	68
8:40	Trey Murphy III makes two point shot (Saddiq Bey assists)	72	70
8:40	Bulls Full timeout	72	70
8:40	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Matas Buzelis	72	70
8:26	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	72	70
8:26	Isaac Okoro misses free throw 1 of 2	72	70
8:26	Bulls offensive team rebound	72	70
8:26	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 2 of 2	73	70
8:14	Isaac Okoro shooting foul	73	70
8:14	Derik Queen misses free throw 1 of 2	73	70
8:14	Pelicans offensive team rebound	73	70
8:14	Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2	73	71
8:05	Zion Williamson shooting foul	73	71
8:05	Isaac Okoro misses free throw 1 of 2	73	71
8:05	Bulls offensive team rebound	73	71
8:05	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	73	71
8:05	Patrick Williams enters the game for Tre Jones	73	71
8:05	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 2 of 2	74	71
7:50	Jeremiah Fears misses driving floating jump shot	74	71
7:48	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	74	71
7:44	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	74	71
7:44	Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 1 of 2	75	71
7:44	Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 2 of 2	76	71
7:30	Zion Williamson makes dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)	76	73
7:23	Jeremiah Fears personal foul	76	73
7:23	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 1 of 2	77	73
7:23	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 2 of 2	78	73
7:13	Zion Williamson offensive charge	78	73
7:13	Zion Williamson offensive foul turnover	78	73
7:13	Kevon Looney enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	78	73
7:13	Jordan Poole enters the game for Zion Williamson	78	73
6:59	Derik Queen blocks Ayo Dosunmu 's 2-foot driving layup	78	73
6:59	Bulls offensive team rebound	78	73
6:54	Patrick Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Smith assists)	81	73
6:31	Saddiq Bey misses driving layup	81	73
6:29	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	81	73
6:21	Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point jumper	81	73
6:18	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	81	73
6:18	Jalen Smith misses tip shot	81	73
6:17	Derik Queen defensive rebound	81	73
6:09	Derik Queen makes 1-foot two point shot	81	75
6:02	Derik Queen shooting foul	81	75
6:02	Jalen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	82	75
6:02	Dalen Terry enters the game for Isaac Okoro	82	75
6:02	Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen	82	75
6:02	Jalen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	83	75
5:47	Kevon Looney makes layup	83	77
5:32	Ayo Dosunmu makes 2-foot two point shot	85	77
5:27	Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper	85	77
5:24	Dalen Terry defensive rebound	85	77
5:18	Ayo Dosunmu misses running layup	85	77
5:16	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	85	77
5:10	Kevin Huerter shooting foul	85	77
5:10	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	85	78
5:10	Micah Peavy enters the game for Saddiq Bey	85	78
5:10	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	85	79
4:48	Jalen Smith makes 1-foot two point shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	87	79
4:48	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	87	79
4:48	Jalen Smith makes free throw 1 of 1	88	79
4:34	Kevon Looney misses two point shot	88	79
4:33	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	88	79
4:30	Jordan Poole makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevon Looney assists)	88	82
4:04	Kevin Huerter misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	88	82
4:02	Yves Missi defensive rebound	88	82
3:49	Jordan Poole makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	88	85
3:33	Kevin Huerter makes 22-foot three point jumper (Patrick Williams assists)	91	85
3:18	Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	91	85
3:13	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	91	85
3:07	Dalen Terry misses 22-foot three point jumper	91	85
3:04	Bulls offensive team rebound	91	85
3:03	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Jalen Smith	91	85
3:03	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Trey Murphy III	91	85
2:54	Nikola Vucevic misses 6-foot two point shot	91	85
2:52	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	91	85
2:48	Jordan Poole makes two point shot	91	87
2:41	Dalen Terry misses driving layup	91	87
2:41	Pelicans defensive team rebound	91	87
2:41	Dalen Terry loose ball foul	91	87
2:41	Pelicans Full timeout	91	87
2:41	Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2	91	88
2:41	Yves Missi misses free throw 2 of 2	91	88
2:39	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	91	88
2:21	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper	91	88
2:17	Yves Missi defensive rebound	91	88
1:54	Kevon Looney misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	91	88
1:51	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	91	88
1:43	Dalen Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper	91	88
1:40	Micah Peavy defensive rebound	91	88
1:27	Tre Jones enters the game for Dalen Terry	91	88
1:27	Micah Peavy vs. Patrick Williams (Tre Jones gains possession)	91	88
1:24	Micah Peavy lost ball turnover (Patrick Williams steals)	91	88
1:20	Kevin Huerter makes running dunk (Tre Jones assists)	93	88
1:06	Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point jumper	93	88
1:06	Bulls defensive team rebound	93	88
58.7	Micah Peavy shooting foul	93	88
58.7	Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	94	88
58.7	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	95	88
58.7	Zion Williamson enters the game for Yves Missi	95	88
45.4	Micah Peavy misses two point shot	95	88
43.4	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	95	88
38.2	Kevon Looney shooting foul	95	88
38.2	Patrick Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	96	88
38.2	Patrick Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	97	88
28.8	Kevin Huerter personal foul	97	88
28.8	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	97	89
28.8	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	97	90
28.8	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Zion Williamson	97	90
3.5	Nikola Vucevic misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	97	90
1.2	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	97	90
0.0	Jordan Poole misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	97	90
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	97	90
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	97	90

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	NO
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	97	90
12:00	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Kevin Huerter	97	90
12:00	Jalen Smith enters the game for Patrick Williams	97	90
12:00	Zion Williamson enters the game for Jordan Poole	97	90
12:00	Yves Missi enters the game for Micah Peavy	97	90
12:00	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Kevon Looney	97	90
11:45	Saddiq Bey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	97	93
11:32	Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	100	93
11:11	Jordan Hawkins misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	100	93
11:08	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	100	93
10:59	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	100	93
10:56	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	100	93
10:49	Isaac Okoro blocks Saddiq Bey 's 2-foot running layup	100	93
10:46	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	100	93
10:42	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point jumper	100	93
10:38	Pelicans defensive team rebound	100	93
10:28	Nikola Vucevic shooting foul	100	93
10:28	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	100	94
10:28	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	100	95
10:07	Nikola Vucevic makes 4-foot two point shot	102	95
9:58	Saddiq Bey makes 24-foot three pointer (Jeremiah Fears assists)	102	98
9:44	Yves Missi blocks Jalen Smith 's 5-foot driving layup	102	98
9:41	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	102	98
9:39	Matas Buzelis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	105	98
9:19	Saddiq Bey misses 26-foot three point jumper	105	98
9:16	Tre Jones defensive rebound	105	98
9:14	Isaac Okoro makes running dunk (Tre Jones assists)	107	98
9:14	Pelicans Full timeout	107	98
9:14	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Tre Jones	107	98
9:06	Jeremiah Fears makes 1-foot two point shot	107	100
8:47	Matas Buzelis makes driving layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	109	100
8:35	Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper	109	100
8:28	Yves Missi offensive rebound	109	100
8:22	Jeremiah Fears misses 22-foot fade away jump shot	109	100
8:22	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	109	100
8:13	Nikola Vucevic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	112	100
8:02	Nikola Vucevic shooting foul	112	100
8:02	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	112	101
8:02	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	112	101
8:02	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	112	101
8:02	Micah Peavy enters the game for Saddiq Bey	112	101
8:02	Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2	112	101
7:59	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	112	101
7:41	Isaac Okoro bad pass turnover (Yves Missi steals)	112	101
7:37	Zion Williamson makes running layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	112	103
7:37	Bulls Full timeout	112	103
7:37	Kevon Looney enters the game for Zion Williamson	112	103
7:37	Derik Queen enters the game for Yves Missi	112	103
7:23	Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	112	103
7:18	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	112	103
7:11	Ayo Dosunmu misses 26-foot three point jumper	112	103
7:06	Micah Peavy defensive rebound	112	103
6:53	Kevin Huerter blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 5-foot driving layup	112	103
6:51	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	112	103
6:48	Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot running dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	114	103
6:22	Derik Queen misses 21-foot jumper	114	103
6:18	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	114	103
6:14	Kevon Looney shooting foul	114	103
6:14	Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 1 of 2	115	103
6:14	Jordan Poole enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	115	103
6:14	Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 2 of 2	116	103
6:02	Trey Murphy III makes layup (Derik Queen assists)	116	105
5:53	Kevin Huerter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaac Okoro assists)	119	105
5:38	Kevin Huerter blocks Jordan Poole 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	119	105
5:38	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	119	105
5:22	Ayo Dosunmu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaac Okoro assists)	122	105
5:22	Pelicans Full timeout	122	105
5:22	Patrick Williams enters the game for Jalen Smith	122	105
5:22	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Isaac Okoro	122	105
5:22	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Micah Peavy	122	105
5:22	Zion Williamson enters the game for Kevon Looney	122	105
5:09	Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Zion Williamson assists)	122	108
4:49	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	122	108
4:47	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	122	108
4:39	Derik Queen makes driving layup	122	110
4:39	Bulls Full timeout	122	110
4:39	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	122	110
4:39	Tre Jones enters the game for Matas Buzelis	122	110
4:17	Kevin Huerter bad pass turnover (Derik Queen steals)	122	110
4:05	Derik Queen steps out of bounds turnover	122	110
3:49	Derik Queen blocks Kevin Huerter 's 2-foot driving layup	122	110
3:46	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	122	110
3:42	Zion Williamson makes running layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	122	112
3:23	Patrick Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	125	112
3:17	Derik Queen back court turnover	125	112
3:10	Jordan Poole personal foul	125	112
2:59	Tre Jones makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	127	112
2:48	Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot	127	112
2:46	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	127	112
2:27	Patrick Williams makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	129	112
2:11	Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	129	112
2:07	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	129	112
2:07	Zion Williamson makes tip shot	129	114
1:52	Isaac Okoro makes driving layup	131	114
1:46	Isaac Okoro shooting foul	131	114
1:46	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	131	115
1:46	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	131	116
1:24	Tre Jones makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Patrick Williams assists)	133	116
1:16	Jordan Poole misses two point shot	133	116
1:14	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	133	116
1:12	Isaac Okoro out of bounds lost ball turnover	133	116
1:03	Saddiq Bey makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	133	118
42.7	Jordan Poole shooting foul	133	118
42.7	Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2	133	118
42.7	Bulls offensive team rebound	133	118
42.7	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Saddiq Bey	133	118
42.7	Nikola Vucevic makes free throw 2 of 2	134	118
36.1	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper	134	118
31.9	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	134	118
9.7	shot clock turnover	134	118
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	134	118
0.0	End of Game	134	118

Time, Location & Referees

Game Information

Venue

United Center

Chicago, IL

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 1, 2026

Coverage

CHSN, GCSEN, Pelicans.com, NBA League Pass

Attendance

20,527

Referees

Pat Fraher, Karl Lane, JD Ralls

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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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