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Buzelis and Vucevic score 24 apiece to lead Bulls to 136-125 victory over short-handed Cavaliers

By AP•Dec 20, 2025

Game Recap

Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game Highlights

CLEVELAND -- — Matas Buzelis and Nikola Vucevic each scored 24 points as the Chicago Bulls pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 136-125 victory over the reeling Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.

Vucevic, who also grabbed 15 rebounds, had 11 points and six boards in the fourth quarter as the Bulls won consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 19.

Seven players scored in double figures for Chicago. Josh Giddey had 17 points and Tre Jones added 16 off the bench.

Darius Garland scored a season-high 35 for Cleveland, which was missing All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell due to illness. All-Star forward Evan Mobley will be sidelined for at least another week with a calf injury.

Rookie guard Tyrese Proctor scored 16 points in his first NBA start, and Nae’Qwan Tomlin had 15 off the bench.

The Cavaliers have dropped three straight and four of five. They've also lost five of their last six home games.

The game was tied at 115 before Chicago took control with a 17-8 run. Vucevic had seven points during the spurt, including a go-ahead layup.

Chicago had a 66-55 lead at halftime and was up 74-60 early in the third quarter before Cleveland fought back with a 27-9 surge. Jarrett Allen had 10 points and four rebounds while Garland scored nine points with four assists during the run.

Cleveland scored the game's first 11 points before Chicago began to come back with six points on one trip down the floor. Buzelis hit a 3-pointer before Jaylon Tyson received a Flagrant 1 foul. Buzelis hit the free throw and Vucevic added a layup.

Game official Tre Maddox injured his leg at the end of the first quarter, reducing the officiating crew to two the rest of the game: Ray Acosta and Phenizee Ransom.

Up next

Bulls: At the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.

Cavaliers: Host the Charlotte Hornets on Monday.

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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.

CHI leads series 2-1

Regular Season Series

CHI at CLE

Sun, Nov 9

122 - 128

Final

CLE at CHI

Thu, Dec 18

111 - 127

Final

CHI at CLE

Sat, Dec 20

136 - 125

Final

CLE at CHI

Fri, Mar 20

115 - 110

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHI

CLE

53-102FG48-101

52Field Goal %48

18-473PT14-39

38Three Point %36

12-15FT15-19

13Offensive Rebounds13

35Defensive Rebounds33

34Assists31

12Steals10

5Blocks1

12Turnovers15

0Technical Fouls1

14Points Conceded Off Turnovers21

20Fast Break Points7

14Fouls17

14Largest Lead11

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	CHI
12:00	Nikola Vucevic vs. Jarrett Allen	0	0
11:47	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:45	Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Tyrese Proctor makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	0
11:13	Josh Giddey bad pass turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	3	0
11:06	Dean Wade misses 25-foot running jump shot	3	0
11:03	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	3	0
10:51	Coby White misses 27-foot three point jumper	3	0
10:50	Dean Wade defensive rebound	3	0
10:42	Darius Garland makes driving layup	5	0
10:17	Coby White misses 31-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:14	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	5	0
10:10	Coby White kicked ball violation	5	0
10:02	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	0
9:59	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	5	0
9:57	Tyrese Proctor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	8	0
9:57	Bulls Full timeout	8	0
9:49	Josh Giddey misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	0
9:47	Dean Wade defensive rebound	8	0
9:38	Darius Garland makes 27-foot running jump shot (Dean Wade assists)	11	0
9:10	Matas Buzelis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	11	3
9:10	Jaylon Tyson flagrant foul type 1	11	3
9:10	(09:10) [Bulls] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	11	3
9:10	Matas Buzelis makes free throw flagrant 1 of 1	11	4
9:05	Josh Giddey misses driving layup	11	4
9:04	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	11	4
9:04	Nikola Vucevic makes tip shot	11	6
8:48	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	6
8:48	Bulls defensive team rebound	11	6
8:38	Jaylon Tyson shooting foul	11	6
8:38	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 1 of 2	11	6
8:38	Bulls offensive team rebound	11	6
8:38	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 2 of 2	11	6
8:35	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	11	6
8:26	Jarrett Allen misses 2-foot two point shot	11	6
8:25	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	11	6
8:13	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	11	6
8:12	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	11	6
8:05	Matas Buzelis makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)	11	8
7:45	Dean Wade makes layup (Darius Garland assists)	13	8
7:25	Coby White misses two point shot	13	8
7:23	Bulls offensive team rebound	13	8
7:23	Zach Collins enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	13	8
7:23	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Josh Giddey	13	8
7:17	Isaac Okoro makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	11
6:51	Darius Garland misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	11
6:48	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	13	11
6:45	Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot running dunk (Kevin Huerter assists)	13	13
6:45	Cavaliers Full timeout	13	13
6:45	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Tyrese Proctor	13	13
6:23	Darius Garland makes two point shot	15	13
6:13	Coby White misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	15	13
6:11	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	15	13
6:05	Coby White personal foul	15	13
6:05	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Dean Wade	15	13
6:05	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Coby White	15	13
6:05	Josh Giddey enters the game for Matas Buzelis	15	13
6:05	Tre Jones enters the game for Isaac Okoro	15	13
5:58	Darius Garland misses 30-foot three point jumper	15	13
5:56	Zach Collins defensive rebound	15	13
5:46	Jarrett Allen blocks Ayo Dosunmu 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot	15	13
5:44	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	15	13
5:31	Tre Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Huerter assists)	15	16
5:20	Tre Jones shooting foul	15	16
5:20	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	16	16
5:20	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Jarrett Allen	16	16
5:20	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	17	16
4:55	Kevin Huerter misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	16
4:51	Darius Garland defensive rebound	17	16
4:44	Thomas Bryant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	20	16
4:33	Zach Collins misses 10-foot hook shot	20	16
4:32	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	20	16
4:18	Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	22	16
4:01	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	16
3:58	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	22	16
3:50	De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	22	16
3:48	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	22	16
3:32	Josh Giddey makes 26-foot three pointer (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	22	19
3:16	Josh Giddey flagrant foul type 1	22	19
3:16	(03:16) [Bulls] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	22	19
3:16	Tyrese Proctor enters the game for Darius Garland	22	19
3:16	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	22	19
3:16	De'Andre Hunter misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3	22	19
3:16	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	22	19
3:16	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw flagrant 2 of 3	23	19
3:16	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3	24	19
3:16	Jalen Smith enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	24	19
3:12	Tyrese Proctor misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	19
3:09	Lonzo Ball offensive rebound	24	19
3:03	De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot	24	19
3:01	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	24	19
2:57	Tre Jones lost ball turnover (Lonzo Ball steals)	24	19
2:53	Nae'Qwan Tomlin bad pass turnover (Kevin Huerter steals)	24	19
2:48	Tre Jones lost ball turnover (Thomas Bryant steals)	24	19
2:43	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses running layup	24	19
2:41	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	24	19
2:25	Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	19
2:21	Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound	24	19
2:16	Thomas Bryant makes layup (Tyrese Proctor assists)	26	19
1:57	Kevin Huerter makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	26	22
1:45	Tyrese Proctor misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	22
1:42	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	26	22
1:37	Tre Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach Collins assists)	26	25
1:14	Lonzo Ball makes driving layup (Thomas Bryant assists)	28	25
1:00	Tre Jones makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	28	27
50.8	Zach Collins shooting foul	28	27
50.8	Tyrese Proctor makes free throw 1 of 2	29	27
50.8	Tyrese Proctor misses free throw 2 of 2	29	27
49.0	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	29	27
40.3	Thomas Bryant shooting foul	29	27
40.3	Zach Collins makes free throw 1 of 2	29	28
40.3	Zach Collins makes free throw 2 of 2	29	29
25.9	Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Thomas Bryant assists)	32	29
7.4	Zach Collins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	32	32
0.0	Tyrese Proctor misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	32	32
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	32	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	32

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	CHI
12:00	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	32	32
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Josh Giddey	32	32
12:00	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Zach Collins	32	32
12:00	Coby White enters the game for Kevin Huerter	32	32
12:00	Patrick Williams enters the game for Tre Jones	32	32
11:50	Thomas Bryant makes layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)	34	32
11:40	Coby White makes 27-foot three pointer	34	35
11:26	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper	34	35
11:22	Lonzo Ball offensive rebound	34	35
11:20	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 6-foot hook shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	36	35
10:58	Nikola Vucevic makes 1-foot layup (Patrick Williams assists)	36	37
10:42	Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot	36	37
10:40	Bulls defensive team rebound	36	37
10:40	Thomas Bryant loose ball foul	36	37
10:40	Dean Wade enters the game for Thomas Bryant	36	37
10:23	Nikola Vucevic misses 5-foot two point shot	36	37
10:21	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	36	37
10:11	Tyrese Proctor misses 18-foot two point shot	36	37
10:09	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	36	37
9:59	Coby White bad pass turnover (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals)	36	37
9:54	Tyrese Proctor misses running layup	36	37
9:53	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	36	37
9:50	Lonzo Ball personal foul	36	37
9:50	Luke Travers enters the game for Tyrese Proctor	36	37
9:40	Nikola Vucevic makes layup (Coby White assists)	36	39
9:26	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes driving dunk (Lonzo Ball assists)	38	39
8:56	Jalen Smith makes layup (Coby White assists)	38	41
8:37	Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper	38	41
8:35	Coby White defensive rebound	38	41
8:31	Nae'Qwan Tomlin shooting foul	38	41
8:31	Coby White makes free throw 1 of 2	38	42
8:31	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Lonzo Ball	38	42
8:31	Darius Garland enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	38	42
8:31	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Jalen Smith	38	42
8:31	Coby White makes free throw 2 of 2	38	43
8:19	Darius Garland makes layup (Jarrett Allen assists)	40	43
8:06	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point jumper	40	43
8:04	Luke Travers defensive rebound	40	43
7:59	Luke Travers bad pass turnover (Isaac Okoro steals)	40	43
7:54	Coby White misses 26-foot running jump shot	40	43
7:50	Isaac Okoro offensive rebound	40	43
7:47	Coby White misses driving layup	40	43
7:46	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	40	43
7:38	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)	42	43
7:29	Patrick Williams misses driving floating jump shot	42	43
7:27	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	42	43
7:27	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Coby White	42	43
7:15	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	42	43
7:12	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	42	43
7:09	Isaac Okoro blocks Nae'Qwan Tomlin's layup	42	43
7:07	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	42	43
7:07	Matas Buzelis makes running layup	42	45
7:07	Luke Travers shooting foul	42	45
7:07	Lonzo Ball technical foul	42	45
7:07	Ayo Dosunmu misses technical free throw	42	45
7:07	Bulls offensive team rebound	42	45
7:07	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Patrick Williams	42	45
7:07	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 1	42	46
6:47	Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot	42	46
6:46	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	42	46
6:45	Nikola Vucevic bad pass turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	42	46
6:38	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 1-foot dunk (Jarrett Allen assists)	44	46
6:27	Matas Buzelis misses 31-foot three point jumper	44	46
6:26	Dean Wade defensive rebound	44	46
6:17	Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Isaac Okoro steals)	44	46
6:07	Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point jumper	44	46
6:04	Luke Travers defensive rebound	44	46
5:59	Matas Buzelis blocks Darius Garland 's 3-foot driving layup	44	46
5:59	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	44	46
5:59	Cavaliers Full timeout	44	46
5:59	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	44	46
5:59	Zach Collins enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	44	46
5:58	Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Kevin Huerter steals)	44	46
5:56	Kevin Huerter makes 1-foot running dunk	44	48
5:45	Darius Garland misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	44	48
5:45	Luke Travers offensive rebound	44	48
5:44	Luke Travers makes tip shot	46	48
5:25	Isaac Okoro misses driving layup	46	48
5:23	Dean Wade defensive rebound	46	48
5:14	Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot	46	48
5:12	Zach Collins defensive rebound	46	48
5:11	Zach Collins bad pass turnover (Luke Travers steals)	46	48
5:02	Luke Travers makes dunk (Jarrett Allen assists)	48	48
4:52	Matas Buzelis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	48	51
4:43	Ayo Dosunmu personal foul	48	51
4:43	Coby White enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	48	51
4:43	Josh Giddey enters the game for Kevin Huerter	48	51
4:43	Tre Jones enters the game for Isaac Okoro	48	51
4:36	De'Andre Hunter makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	50	51
4:12	Zach Collins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	50	54
4:11	Cavaliers Full timeout	50	54
4:11	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Luke Travers	50	54
4:11	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Matas Buzelis	50	54
3:54	De'Andre Hunter misses two point shot	50	54
3:52	Zach Collins defensive rebound	50	54
3:39	Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper	50	54
3:36	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	50	54
3:28	De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	50	54
3:27	Coby White defensive rebound	50	54
3:18	Josh Giddey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	50	57
2:52	Dean Wade misses 9-foot two point shot	50	57
2:50	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	50	57
2:44	Josh Giddey bad pass turnover (Jaylon Tyson steals)	50	57
2:39	Nikola Vucevic blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 2-foot running layup	50	57
2:39	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	50	57
2:39	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Dean Wade	50	57
2:39	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Zach Collins	50	57
2:36	Jarrett Allen bad pass turnover (Tre Jones steals)	50	57
2:28	Josh Giddey makes 25-foot running jump shot (Matas Buzelis assists)	50	60
2:27	Cavaliers Full timeout	50	60
2:14	Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	50	60
2:13	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	50	60
2:01	Josh Giddey misses 23-foot three point jumper	50	60
1:57	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	50	60
1:48	De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper	50	60
1:44	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	50	60
1:34	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point jumper	50	60
1:33	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	50	60
1:31	Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover (Tre Jones steals)	50	60
1:30	Nikola Vucevic misses 15-foot floating jump shot	50	60
1:29	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	50	60
1:20	Lonzo Ball makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)	52	60
1:02	Josh Giddey makes 12-foot two point shot	52	62
45.4	Darius Garland makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists)	55	62
24.3	Nikola Vucevic makes 1-foot layup (Coby White assists)	55	64
6.1	Jaylon Tyson offensive foul	55	64
6.1	Jaylon Tyson offensive foul turnover	55	64
6.1	Dean Wade enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	55	64
0.0	Tre Jones makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Coby White assists)	55	66
0.0	(00:00) [Bulls] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	55	66
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	55	66

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	CHI
12:00	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Lonzo Ball	55	66
12:00	Tyrese Proctor enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	55	66
12:00	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Tre Jones	55	66
11:43	Tyrese Proctor misses 23-foot three point jumper	55	66
11:41	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	55	66
11:39	Josh Giddey misses two point shot	55	66
11:38	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	55	66
11:31	Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover (Matas Buzelis steals)	55	66
11:25	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot running jump shot	55	66
11:22	Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound	55	66
11:12	Jaylon Tyson makes driving layup (Tyrese Proctor assists)	57	66
10:52	Josh Giddey makes two point shot	57	68
10:35	Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	57	68
10:32	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	57	68
10:29	Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists)	59	68
10:29	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	59	68
10:29	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 1	60	68
10:10	Josh Giddey makes driving layup	60	70
9:59	Jaylon Tyson bad pass turnover (Isaac Okoro steals)	60	70
9:55	Isaac Okoro misses running layup	60	70
9:54	Coby White offensive rebound	60	70
9:53	Coby White makes tip shot	60	72
9:40	Darius Garland lost ball turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	60	72
9:37	Matas Buzelis makes running layup (Josh Giddey assists)	60	74
9:37	Cavaliers Full timeout	60	74
9:25	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)	62	74
9:18	Nikola Vucevic misses 27-foot three point jumper	62	74
9:15	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	62	74
9:06	Jarrett Allen misses 6-foot two point shot	62	74
9:04	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	62	74
8:58	Darius Garland personal foul	62	74
8:43	Josh Giddey misses 24-foot three point jumper	62	74
8:41	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	62	74
8:31	Darius Garland makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot	64	74
8:31	Josh Giddey shooting foul	64	74
8:31	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 1	65	74
8:21	Coby White bad pass turnover (Tyrese Proctor steals)	65	74
8:15	Darius Garland misses 22-foot running jump shot	65	74
8:14	Tyrese Proctor offensive rebound	65	74
8:13	Nikola Vucevic blocks Tyrese Proctor's two point shot	65	74
8:12	Coby White defensive rebound	65	74
8:07	Josh Giddey makes 1-foot running dunk (Coby White assists)	65	76
7:53	Matas Buzelis blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 7-foot driving layup	65	76
7:51	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	65	76
7:34	Coby White makes running layup	65	76
7:30	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Darius Garland assists)	67	76
7:19	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	67	76
7:17	Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound	67	76
7:13	Jarrett Allen makes running layup (Tyrese Proctor assists)	69	76
7:13	Bulls Full timeout	69	76
7:13	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Dean Wade	69	76
7:13	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Tyrese Proctor	69	76
7:13	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Coby White	69	76
7:13	Zach Collins enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	69	76
7:01	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	69	76
6:49	Zach Collins makes 22-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	69	79
6:30	Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Lonzo Ball assists)	71	79
6:24	Matas Buzelis misses 24-foot three point jumper	71	79
6:21	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	71	79
6:13	Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Darius Garland assists)	73	79
6:01	Matas Buzelis makes 2-foot dunk (Zach Collins assists)	73	81
5:45	De'Andre Hunter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	76	81
5:35	Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	76	81
5:33	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	76	81
5:28	Kevin Huerter shooting foul	76	81
5:28	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2	77	81
5:28	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	77	81
5:28	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Jarrett Allen	77	81
5:28	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Josh Giddey	77	81
5:28	Jalen Smith enters the game for Matas Buzelis	77	81
5:28	Tre Jones enters the game for Isaac Okoro	77	81
5:28	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2	78	81
5:17	Kevin Huerter makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot	78	83
5:06	De'Andre Hunter misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	78	83
5:04	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	78	83
5:01	Jalen Smith lost ball turnover (Lonzo Ball steals)	78	83
4:58	Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	81	83
4:52	Zach Collins lost ball turnover (Darius Garland steals)	81	83
4:51	Darius Garland makes 25-foot three pointer	84	83
4:51	Bulls Full timeout	84	83
4:41	Kevin Huerter misses 32-foot three point jumper	84	83
4:38	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	84	83
4:27	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	87	83
4:05	Tyrese Proctor enters the game for Darius Garland	87	83
4:00	Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	87	83
3:58	Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound	87	83
3:57	Kevin Huerter misses 30-foot three point jumper	87	83
3:53	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	87	83
3:52	Ayo Dosunmu misses 24-foot three point jumper	87	83
3:48	Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound	87	85
3:41	Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	87	85
3:38	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	87	85
3:31	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 2-foot two point shot	87	85
3:30	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	87	85
3:30	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses tip shot	87	85
3:29	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	87	85
3:24	Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot (Tre Jones assists)	87	87
3:15	Tyrese Proctor makes 1-foot two point shot	89	87
3:11	Kevin Huerter makes layup (Tre Jones assists)	89	89
2:54	Lonzo Ball lost ball turnover (Ayo Dosunmu steals)	89	89
2:54	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	89	89
2:54	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Zach Collins	89	89
2:37	Nikola Vucevic makes 20-foot jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	89	91
2:19	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper	89	91
2:17	Tre Jones defensive rebound	89	91
2:10	Kevin Huerter makes driving layup (Tre Jones assists)	89	93
2:00	Tyrese Proctor makes 17-foot driving floating jump shot	91	93
1:48	Nikola Vucevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Huerter assists)	91	96
1:29	Tyrese Proctor makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	94	96
1:18	Tre Jones misses driving floating jump shot	94	96
1:18	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	94	96
1:10	Tyrese Proctor misses 23-foot three point jumper	94	96
1:07	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	94	96
54.9	Ayo Dosunmu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	94	99
39.4	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 11-foot floating jump shot	94	99
37.5	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	94	99
36.7	Nikola Vucevic shooting foul	94	99
36.7	Thomas Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	95	99
36.7	Thomas Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	96	99
29.1	Kevin Huerter misses 29-foot three point jumper	96	99
25.6	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	96	99
19.4	Jalen Smith makes 1-foot dunk (Tre Jones assists)	96	101
2.5	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	99	101
0.0	Tre Jones misses heave jump shot	99	101
0.0	Bulls offensive team rebound	99	101
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	99	101

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	CHI
12:00	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	99	101
12:00	Coby White enters the game for Kevin Huerter	99	101
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Tre Jones	99	101
11:46	Nae'Qwan Tomlin kicked ball violation	99	101
11:34	Matas Buzelis makes driving layup	99	103
11:23	Tyrese Proctor misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	99	103
11:20	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	99	103
11:16	Coby White misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	99	103
11:14	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	99	103
11:03	Jaylon Tyson traveling turnover	99	103
10:51	Nikola Vucevic makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Coby White assists)	99	105
10:42	Jaylon Tyson makes 3-foot two point shot	101	105
10:42	Jalen Smith defensive goaltending violation	101	105
10:24	Ayo Dosunmu makes 24-foot three pointer (Coby White assists)	101	108
10:08	Thomas Bryant makes 1-foot dunk (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists)	103	108
9:56	Coby White misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	103	108
9:55	Coby White offensive rebound	103	108
9:53	Ayo Dosunmu misses 23-foot three point jumper	103	108
9:51	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	103	108
9:47	Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot	105	108
9:23	Nikola Vucevic misses 8-foot floating jump shot	105	108
9:21	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	105	108
9:21	Nikola Vucevic makes two point shot	105	110
9:06	Thomas Bryant misses 23-foot three point jumper	105	110
9:05	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	105	110
9:05	Jalen Smith shooting foul	105	110
9:05	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes free throw 1 of 2	106	110
9:05	Dean Wade enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	106	110
9:05	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	106	110
9:05	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Jalen Smith	106	110
9:05	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses free throw 2 of 2	106	110
9:01	Coby White defensive rebound	106	110
8:41	Nikola Vucevic misses 10-foot two point shot	106	110
8:38	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	106	110
8:27	Tyrese Proctor makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Lonzo Ball assists)	108	110
8:15	Kevin Huerter misses 23-foot three point jumper	108	110
8:10	Kevin Huerter offensive rebound	108	110
8:02	Coby White out of bounds bad pass turnover	108	110
8:02	Darius Garland enters the game for Lonzo Ball	108	110
8:02	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Thomas Bryant	108	110
8:02	Josh Giddey enters the game for Coby White	108	110
8:02	Zach Collins enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	108	110
7:48	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	108	110
7:48	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	109	110
7:48	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	110	110
7:31	Matas Buzelis makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot	110	112
7:04	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 24-foot three point jumper	110	112
7:02	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	110	112
6:45	Kevin Huerter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	110	115
6:29	Darius Garland makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	112	115
6:17	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point jumper	112	115
6:14	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	112	115
6:00	Darius Garland makes 33-foot three point jumper (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists)	115	115
5:50	Bulls Full timeout	115	115
5:50	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	115	115
5:50	Coby White enters the game for Kevin Huerter	115	115
5:50	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Matas Buzelis	115	115
5:50	Tre Jones enters the game for Isaac Okoro	115	115
5:45	Nikola Vucevic misses layup	115	115
5:43	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	115	115
5:43	Nikola Vucevic makes tip shot	115	117
5:23	Tyrese Proctor bad pass turnover (Nikola Vucevic steals)	115	117
5:13	Zach Collins makes layup (Josh Giddey assists)	115	119
4:51	Jarrett Allen misses 8-foot hook shot	115	119
4:50	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	115	119
4:42	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	115	119
4:42	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Tyrese Proctor	115	119
4:32	Zach Collins loose ball foul	115	119
4:32	Zach Collins lost ball turnover	115	119
4:20	Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot	115	119
4:19	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	115	119
4:19	Jarrett Allen makes tip shot	117	119
4:06	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	117	119
4:06	Bulls Full timeout	117	119
4:06	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Zach Collins	117	119
3:58	Nikola Vucevic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	117	122
3:46	De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot	117	122
3:44	De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound	117	122
3:43	De'Andre Hunter makes two point shot	119	122
3:29	Josh Giddey misses layup	119	122
3:27	Dean Wade defensive rebound	119	122
3:17	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	119	122
3:13	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	119	122
3:00	Coby White makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	119	124
2:37	Darius Garland misses two point shot	119	124
2:35	Darius Garland offensive rebound	119	124
2:34	Darius Garland misses two point shot	119	124
2:33	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	119	124
2:32	Coby White loose ball foul	119	124
2:27	Coby White shooting foul	119	124
2:27	Lonzo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2	119	124
2:27	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	119	124
2:27	Lonzo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	120	124
2:16	Tre Jones misses layup	120	124
2:15	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	120	124
2:14	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	120	124
2:14	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2	120	125
2:14	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 2	120	126
2:05	De'Andre Hunter bad pass turnover (Matas Buzelis steals)	120	126
2:00	Tre Jones makes running layup	120	128
1:38	Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	123	128
1:18	Coby White makes driving layup	123	130
1:09	Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	123	130
1:07	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	123	130
48.2	Nikola Vucevic makes 13-foot jump bank shot (Coby White assists)	123	132
47.2	Cavaliers Full timeout	123	132
47.2	Tyrese Proctor enters the game for Dean Wade	123	132
47.2	Darius Garland steps out of bounds turnover	123	132
47.2	Dean Wade enters the game for Tyrese Proctor	123	132
43.6	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	123	132
39.7	Lonzo Ball personal foul	123	132
39.7	Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	123	133
39.7	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	123	134
32.0	Darius Garland makes two point shot	125	134
26.7	Jarrett Allen personal foul	125	134
26.7	Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	125	135
26.7	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	125	136
19.1	Darius Garland misses two point shot	125	136
16.3	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	125	136
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	125	136
0.0	End of Game	125	136

Time, Location & Referees

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Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:30 AM, December 20, 2025

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CHSN, FanDuel SN OH, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Phenizee Ransom, Tre Maddox, Ray Acosta

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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