CHICAGO -- — Josh Giddey scored 23 points as part of his sixth triple-double this season, Coby White added 25 and the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-111 on Wednesday night.

Giddey had 11 rebounds and 11 assists. He also matched a career high with five 3-pointers. Nikola Vucevic added 20 points and nine rebounds in the opener of the home-and-home series.

The Bulls shot 56.2% overall and made 14 of 36 3-pointers on the way to a rather convincing win after losing eight of nine. They led by 15 in the third quarter and went on a run in the fourth to break the game back open on the way to a rare win over Cleveland. They had dropped 12 of 13 against the Cavaliers.

Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 32 points, but the Cavaliers fell to 15-13 with their seventh loss in 10 games, the latest troubling performance for a team considered a favorite in the Eastern Conference. They didn’t sustain their 13th loss last season until March 19.

Jaylon Tyson scored 21. Darius Garland added 15 points and six assists

The Bulls led 106-97 midway through the fourth when Vucevic nailed a 3 to spark an 11-3 run. He also had a layup and a tip-in during that stretch. Giddey broke for a layup, and White added two free throws to make it 117-100 with 4:59 remaining.

Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu missed his third consecutive game because of a sprained right thumb. The Chicago product is fourth on the team in scoring at 15.2 points per game.

“Rest is probably going to be the best thing, but he's probably not going to have time to rest it for it to be fully healed,” coach Billy Donovan said.

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The teams meet again in Cleveland on Friday. ------

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Play By Play

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Nikola Vucevic (Darius Garland gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:39	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Matas Buzelis out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
11:17	Jarrett Allen makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	0	2
11:01	Coby White makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)	2	2
10:48	Donovan Mitchell makes 6-foot two point shot	2	4
10:40	Coby White offensive charge	2	4
10:40	Coby White offensive foul turnover	2	4
10:30	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	4
10:25	Dean Wade offensive rebound	2	4
10:24	Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
10:21	Coby White defensive rebound	2	4
10:11	Coby White makes driving layup	4	4
9:59	Jarrett Allen makes alley oop layup (Darius Garland assists)	4	6
9:50	Josh Giddey bad pass turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	4	6
9:44	Darius Garland makes 24-foot running jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	4	9
9:36	Dean Wade personal foul	4	9
9:29	Jaylon Tyson shooting foul	4	9
9:29	Josh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 2	5	9
9:29	Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2	6	9
9:15	Jaylon Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	6	12
8:57	Isaac Okoro makes 2-foot two point shot	8	12
8:52	Donovan Mitchell makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	8	14
8:52	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	8	14
8:52	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	8	15
8:38	Josh Giddey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	11	15
8:28	Nikola Vucevic kicked ball violation	11	15
8:21	Dean Wade makes dunk (Jarrett Allen assists)	11	17
8:06	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	11	17
8:05	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	11	17
7:54	Darius Garland makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	11	20
7:45	Matas Buzelis makes driving layup	13	20
7:36	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	13	20
7:36	Coby White defensive rebound	13	20
7:30	Coby White makes 25-foot running jump shot (Josh Giddey assists)	16	20
7:29	Cavaliers Full timeout	16	20
7:29	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Matas Buzelis	16	20
7:29	Zach Collins enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	16	20
7:29	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	16	20
7:06	Darius Garland makes 26-foot three pointer	16	23
6:49	Kevin Huerter out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	23
6:35	Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover (Isaac Okoro steals)	16	23
6:31	Coby White misses running dunk	16	23
6:29	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	16	23
6:26	Dean Wade misses 24-foot running jump shot	16	23
6:23	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	16	23
6:10	Zach Collins misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	23
6:07	Darius Garland defensive rebound	16	23
6:00	Jaylon Tyson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	16	26
5:51	Coby White misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	26
5:48	Darius Garland defensive rebound	16	26
5:43	Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Zach Collins steals)	16	26
5:38	Kevin Huerter misses 22-foot running jump shot	16	26
5:33	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	16	26
5:24	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (Dean Wade assists)	16	28
5:24	Bulls Full timeout	16	28
5:24	Tre Jones enters the game for Coby White	16	28
5:24	Jalen Smith enters the game for Isaac Okoro	16	28
5:24	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Jarrett Allen	16	28
5:24	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Dean Wade	16	28
5:15	Kevin Huerter makes 1-foot dunk (Zach Collins assists)	18	28
5:02	Jaylon Tyson bad pass turnover (Zach Collins steals)	18	28
4:56	Kevin Huerter misses 27-foot running jump shot	18	28
4:53	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	18	28
4:40	Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	28
4:37	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	18	28
4:32	Josh Giddey makes 26-foot running jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	21	28
4:13	De'Andre Hunter misses 22-foot three point jumper	21	28
4:12	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	21	28
4:05	Kevin Huerter out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	28
4:05	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Josh Giddey	21	28
4:05	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	21	28
4:05	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	21	28
3:42	Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	28
3:39	Zach Collins defensive rebound	21	28
3:25	Zach Collins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	24	28
3:06	Thomas Bryant 3 second turnover	24	28
2:55	Tre Jones makes two point shot	26	28
2:55	Cavaliers Full timeout	26	28
2:46	De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	28
2:43	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	26	28
2:34	Matas Buzelis misses two point shot	26	28
2:32	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	26	28
2:25	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	26	30
2:19	Matas Buzelis misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	30
2:17	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	26	30
1:58	Lonzo Ball bad pass turnover (Tre Jones steals)	26	30
1:55	Tre Jones makes running layup	28	30
1:47	Lonzo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper	28	30
1:46	Zach Collins defensive rebound	28	30
1:30	Matas Buzelis misses driving layup	28	30
1:29	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	28	30
1:24	Tre Jones personal foul	28	30
1:24	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	28	31
1:24	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	28	32
1:04	Kevin Huerter makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Tre Jones assists)	31	32
45.9	De'Andre Hunter misses 8-foot jumper	31	32
43.9	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	31	32
31.8	Jalen Smith makes 1-foot two point shot (Tre Jones assists)	33	32
18.2	Craig Porter Jr. makes driving layup (De'Andre Hunter assists)	33	34
10.8	Craig Porter Jr. personal take foul	33	34
10.8	Coby White enters the game for Zach Collins	33	34
10.8	Dean Wade enters the game for Thomas Bryant	33	34
10.8	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	33	34
1.4	Coby White misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	33	34
0.1	Bulls offensive team rebound	33	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	34

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United Center

Chicago, IL

Date & Time

1:00 AM, December 18, 2025

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Attendance

18,872

Referees

Tyler Ford, John Butler, Biniam Maru

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

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