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Final
Away
Chicago Bulls
139
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San Antonio Spurs
124
Venue: Frost Bank Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Chicago Bulls beat the San Antonio Spurs 139-124 on the road on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Frost Bank Center. Nikola Vučević had 39 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the Chicago Bulls. Keldon Johnson had 28 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists for the San Antonio Spurs.
The Chicago Bulls led 73-57 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 36-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jeremy Sochan (double-double, San Antonio Spurs), Ayo Dosunmu (triple-double, Chicago Bulls). Bench points: Chicago Bulls 45, San Antonio Spurs 64. Ayo Dosunmu had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Chicago Bulls vs San Antonio Spurs?
- The Chicago Bulls beat the San Antonio Spurs 139-124 on December 5, 2024.
- Who led the scoring?
- Nikola Vučević scored 39 for the Chicago Bulls; Keldon Johnson scored 28 for the San Antonio Spurs.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 36 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 139 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 35 | 40 | 27 | 124 |
Game leaders
Chicago Bulls
- Points
- 39 Nikola Vučević
- Rebounds
- 10 Ayo Dosunmu
- Assists
- 11 Ayo Dosunmu
San Antonio Spurs
- Points
- 28 Keldon Johnson
- Rebounds
- 14 Jeremy Sochan
- Assists
- 9 Chris Paul
Ayo Dosunmu triple-double (27 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST) · Jeremy Sochan double-double (16 PTS, 14 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayo Dosunmu starter | 35:14 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9-13 | 3-3 | 6-6 | 3 | +23 |
| Nikola Vučević starter | 34:58 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16-22 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 3 | +14 |
| Zach LaVine starter | 33:08 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 5 | +16 |
| Julian Phillips starter | 27:44 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | -1 |
| Josh Giddey starter | 24:07 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | +5 |
| Dalen Terry bench | 27:47 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | -2 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker bench | 21:13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | +10 |
| Matas Buzelis bench | 18:31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4 | +9 |
| Jalen Smith bench | 12:03 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | +2 |
| Chris Duarte bench | 4:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | +1 |
| Jevon Carter bench | 0:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
Not available: Patrick Williams, Lonzo Ball, Coby White
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Sochan starter | 35:44 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | -6 |
| Chris Paul starter | 29:18 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | -7 |
| Julian Champagnie starter | 24:54 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | -20 |
| Stephon Castle starter | 22:54 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 8-10 | 0 | -9 |
| Harrison Barnes starter | 20:05 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 0 | -10 |
| Keldon Johnson bench | 27:34 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11-17 | 1-3 | 5-8 | 2 | -5 |
| Devin Vassell bench | 24:50 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 2 | +7 |
| Zach Collins bench | 22:53 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | +0 |
| Charles Bassey bench | 13:01 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | -5 |
| Blake Wesley bench | 8:23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | -11 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili bench | 6:20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | -5 |
| Sidy Cissoko bench | 2:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
| Malaki Branham bench | 2:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
Not available: Tre Jones, Victor Wembanyama
| Chicago Bulls | Stat | San Antonio Spurs |
|---|---|---|
| 18/23 (78%) | Free throws | 28/39 (71%) |
| 35/53 (66%) | 2 pointers | 36/67 (53%) |
| 17/37 (45%) | 3 pointers | 8/28 (28%) |
| 52/90 (57%) | Field goals | 44/95 (46%) |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 39 | Defensive rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 36 | Assists | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 26 | Fouls | 17 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 47:05 | Time spent in lead | 0:00 |
| 21 | Biggest lead | 0 |
Largest margin: 19 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 0
- Times tied
- 2
- Largest lead · Chicago Bulls
- 21 Q4 6:48
- Largest lead · San Antonio Spurs
- Never led
- Longest run
- 10-0 San Antonio Spurs · Q3 1:17 to Q4 11:33
Scoring plays
Q1 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | San Antonio Spurs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | Chicago Bulls | Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 10:50 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 3 | 3 |
| 10:26 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 5 | 3 |
| 10:00 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul 2-pt field goal | 5 | 5 |
| 9:45 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 7 | 5 |
| 8:46 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 9 | 5 |
| 8:16 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal | 12 | 5 |
| 7:30 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 14 | 5 |
| 7:12 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul 3-pt field goal | 14 | 8 |
| 6:54 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 16 | 8 |
| 6:24 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 16 | 10 |
| 4:55 | Chicago Bulls | Julian Phillips 3-pt field goal | 19 | 10 |
| 4:32 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 2-pt field goal | 19 | 12 |
| 3:52 | Chicago Bulls | Dalen Terry 2-pt field goal | 21 | 12 |
| 3:20 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 23 | 12 |
| 3:20 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu Free throw | 24 | 12 |
| 3:00 | San Antonio Spurs | Zach Collins 2-pt field goal | 24 | 14 |
| 2:42 | Chicago Bulls | Dalen Terry 2-pt field goal | 26 | 14 |
| 2:42 | Chicago Bulls | Dalen Terry Free throw | 27 | 14 |
| 2:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 27 | 16 |
| 2:14 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 27 | 18 |
| 1:58 | Chicago Bulls | Dalen Terry 2-pt field goal | 29 | 18 |
| 1:42 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 31 | 18 |
| 1:20 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 33 | 18 |
| 1:07 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 33 | 20 |
| 1:07 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu Free throw | 34 | 20 |
| 0:42 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 2-pt field goal | 34 | 22 |
| 0:03 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith Free throw | 35 | 22 |
| 0:03 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith Free throw | 36 | 22 |
Q2 · 39 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | San Antonio Spurs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | San Antonio Spurs | Sandro Mamukelashvili 3-pt field goal | 36 | 25 |
| 11:19 | Chicago Bulls | Talen Horton-Tucker 3-pt field goal | 39 | 25 |
| 11:07 | San Antonio Spurs | Sandro Mamukelashvili Free throw | 39 | 26 |
| 10:54 | Chicago Bulls | Talen Horton-Tucker 2-pt field goal | 41 | 26 |
| 10:41 | San Antonio Spurs | Charles Bassey Free throw | 41 | 27 |
| 10:32 | Chicago Bulls | Talen Horton-Tucker 2-pt field goal | 43 | 27 |
| 10:13 | San Antonio Spurs | Zach Collins 2-pt field goal | 43 | 29 |
| 10:05 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu Free throw | 44 | 29 |
| 10:05 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu Free throw | 45 | 29 |
| 9:41 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 47 | 29 |
| 9:30 | San Antonio Spurs | Blake Wesley Free throw | 47 | 30 |
| 9:13 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 48 | 30 |
| 8:56 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 2-pt field goal | 48 | 32 |
| 8:40 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 51 | 32 |
| 8:25 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 3-pt field goal | 51 | 35 |
| 7:47 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 3-pt field goal | 54 | 35 |
| 7:42 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 54 | 36 |
| 7:42 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 54 | 37 |
| 7:10 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 2-pt field goal | 54 | 39 |
| 6:52 | Chicago Bulls | Dalen Terry 3-pt field goal | 57 | 39 |
| 6:21 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 57 | 41 |
| 5:55 | Chicago Bulls | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 59 | 41 |
| 5:15 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 59 | 43 |
| 4:19 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 62 | 43 |
| 3:52 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle 2-pt field goal | 62 | 45 |
| 3:24 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 64 | 45 |
| 3:14 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 64 | 46 |
| 2:43 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 66 | 46 |
| 2:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle 2-pt field goal | 66 | 48 |
| 2:25 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 67 | 48 |
| 2:05 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 67 | 50 |
| 1:51 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 70 | 50 |
| 1:26 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 70 | 51 |
| 1:26 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 70 | 52 |
| 1:01 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 2-pt field goal | 70 | 54 |
| 0:53 | Chicago Bulls | Zach LaVine Free throw | 71 | 54 |
| 0:46 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 71 | 55 |
| 0:15 | San Antonio Spurs | Charles Bassey 2-pt field goal | 71 | 57 |
| 0:01 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 73 | 57 |
Q3 · 38 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | San Antonio Spurs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:34 | Chicago Bulls | Julian Phillips 3-pt field goal | 76 | 57 |
| 10:46 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 76 | 59 |
| 10:36 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 78 | 59 |
| 10:36 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević Free throw | 79 | 59 |
| 10:27 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 79 | 61 |
| 10:27 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan Free throw | 79 | 62 |
| 10:24 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 79 | 63 |
| 10:24 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 79 | 64 |
| 10:09 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 82 | 64 |
| 9:57 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul 2-pt field goal | 82 | 66 |
| 9:50 | Chicago Bulls | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 84 | 66 |
| 9:32 | San Antonio Spurs | Zach Collins 3-pt field goal | 84 | 69 |
| 9:17 | Chicago Bulls | Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal | 87 | 69 |
| 8:47 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 87 | 71 |
| 8:40 | Chicago Bulls | Julian Phillips 3-pt field goal | 90 | 71 |
| 7:53 | San Antonio Spurs | Zach Collins 2-pt field goal | 90 | 73 |
| 7:35 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 92 | 73 |
| 7:21 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 2-pt field goal | 92 | 75 |
| 7:21 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul Free throw | 92 | 76 |
| 6:45 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul Free throw | 92 | 77 |
| 6:06 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal | 95 | 77 |
| 4:59 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 97 | 77 |
| 4:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Chris Paul 3-pt field goal | 97 | 80 |
| 4:23 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 2-pt field goal | 97 | 82 |
| 4:04 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 99 | 82 |
| 4:04 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević Free throw | 100 | 82 |
| 3:54 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 100 | 83 |
| 3:54 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 100 | 84 |
| 3:17 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 100 | 86 |
| 2:58 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 3-pt field goal | 100 | 89 |
| 2:33 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 103 | 89 |
| 2:04 | Chicago Bulls | Talen Horton-Tucker Free throw | 104 | 89 |
| 1:51 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 106 | 89 |
| 1:35 | Chicago Bulls | Talen Horton-Tucker 2-pt field goal | 108 | 89 |
| 1:17 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell 2-pt field goal | 108 | 91 |
| 0:35 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 3-pt field goal | 108 | 94 |
| 0:02 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 108 | 95 |
| 0:01 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes 2-pt field goal | 108 | 97 |
Q4 · 36 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | San Antonio Spurs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 108 | 98 |
| 11:33 | San Antonio Spurs | Harrison Barnes Free throw | 108 | 99 |
| 11:13 | Chicago Bulls | Dalen Terry 2-pt field goal | 110 | 99 |
| 10:58 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 110 | 100 |
| 10:58 | San Antonio Spurs | Devin Vassell Free throw | 110 | 101 |
| 10:18 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 110 | 102 |
| 10:18 | San Antonio Spurs | Stephon Castle Free throw | 110 | 103 |
| 10:04 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 112 | 103 |
| 9:37 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 114 | 103 |
| 9:08 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 116 | 103 |
| 8:43 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu Free throw | 117 | 103 |
| 8:43 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu Free throw | 118 | 103 |
| 8:34 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 118 | 105 |
| 8:25 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 120 | 105 |
| 7:51 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 122 | 105 |
| 7:51 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević Free throw | 123 | 105 |
| 7:39 | San Antonio Spurs | Julian Champagnie 2-pt field goal | 123 | 107 |
| 7:20 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal | 126 | 107 |
| 6:48 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 128 | 107 |
| 6:29 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 128 | 109 |
| 6:04 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 128 | 111 |
| 6:04 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 128 | 112 |
| 5:37 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 128 | 114 |
| 5:17 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 128 | 115 |
| 4:52 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 130 | 115 |
| 4:28 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal | 130 | 117 |
| 4:28 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeremy Sochan Free throw | 130 | 118 |
| 3:54 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson 2-pt field goal | 130 | 120 |
| 3:18 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 130 | 121 |
| 3:18 | San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson Free throw | 130 | 122 |
| 3:04 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević Free throw | 131 | 122 |
| 3:04 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević Free throw | 132 | 122 |
| 2:28 | Chicago Bulls | Talen Horton-Tucker 3-pt field goal | 135 | 122 |
| 1:58 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 137 | 122 |
| 1:31 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 139 | 122 |
| 0:07 | San Antonio Spurs | Charles Bassey 2-pt field goal | 139 | 124 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: Chicago Bulls 1-0. Final series: Chicago Bulls 2-0.
- Dec 5: Chicago Bulls 139 at San Antonio Spurs 124 (this game)
- Jan 6: San Antonio Spurs 110 at Chicago Bulls 114
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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