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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTChicago Bulls at Los Angeles Lakers
2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head · Chicago Bulls schedule · Los Angeles Lakers schedule
Final
Away
Chicago Bulls
130
Home
Los Angeles Lakers
142
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls 142-130 at home on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. Luka Dončić had 51 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers. Josh Giddey had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists for the Chicago Bulls.
The Los Angeles Lakers led 67-62 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 41-36. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Luka Dončić (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers), Deandre Ayton (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers), Josh Giddey (double-double, Chicago Bulls). Bench points: Chicago Bulls 34, Los Angeles Lakers 5. Austin Reaves had 30 points, 5 rebounds and 7 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 Los Angeles Lakers?
- The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls 142-130 on March 12, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Josh Giddey scored 27 for the Chicago Bulls; Luka Dončić scored 51 for the Los Angeles Lakers with 10 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 26 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 130 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 142 |
Game leaders
Chicago Bulls
- Points
- 27 Josh Giddey
- Rebounds
- 9 Leonard Miller
- Assists
- 15 Josh Giddey
Los Angeles Lakers
- Points
- 51 Luka Dončić
- Rebounds
- 10 Deandre Ayton
- Assists
- 9 Luka Dončić
Josh Giddey double-double (27 PTS, 15 AST) · Deandre Ayton double-double (23 PTS, 10 REB) · Luka Dončić double-double (51 PTS, 10 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey starter | 39:46 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10-17 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 1 | -8 |
| Matas Buzelis starter | 35:23 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7-19 | 4-11 | 4-5 | 2 | -25 |
| Tre Jones starter | 32:02 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | -14 |
| Leonard Miller starter | 31:05 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | -11 |
| Jalen Smith starter | 30:21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | -18 |
| Rob Dillingham bench | 29:25 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | +10 |
| Nick Richards bench | 25:33 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | -7 |
| Yuki Kawamura bench | 10:08 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 |
| Lachlan Olbrich bench | 6:17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 |
Not available: Zach Collins, Noa Essengue, Jaden Ivey, Guerschon Yabusele, Isaac Okoro, Collin Sexton, Anfernee Simons, Patrick Williams
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Hachimura starter | 40:13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | +16 |
| Austin Reaves starter | 38:33 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13-20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | +18 |
| Deandre Ayton starter | 37:08 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | +9 |
| Luka Dončić starter | 36:43 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17-31 | 9-14 | 8-9 | 3 | +15 |
| LeBron James starter | 33:14 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 1 | +12 |
| Jake LaRavia bench | 21:07 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | +13 |
| Luke Kennard bench | 19:38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | -13 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt bench | 9:36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -3 |
| Drew Timme bench | 3:48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -7 |
Not available: Jaxson Hayes, Maxi Kleber, Marcus Smart
| Chicago Bulls | Stat | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|
| 13/16 (81%) | Free throws | 15/21 (71%) |
| 36/59 (61%) | 2 pointers | 38/63 (60%) |
| 15/36 (41%) | 3 pointers | 17/36 (47%) |
| 51/95 (53%) | Field goals | 55/99 (55%) |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 29 | Defensive rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 34 | Assists | 31 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 12 |
| 6:10 | Time spent in lead | 39:05 |
| 7 | Biggest lead | 22 |
Largest margin: 22 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 10
- Times tied
- 5
- Largest lead · Chicago Bulls
- 7 Q2 5:15
- Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers
- 22 Q3 6:05
- Longest run
- 12-0 Los Angeles Lakers · Q2 1:08 to Q3 11:14
Scoring plays
Q1 · 24 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 10:18 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal | 0 | 5 |
| 10:02 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 0 | 7 |
| 9:53 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 2 | 7 |
| 9:04 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 4 | 7 |
| 8:47 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 4 | 9 |
| 8:26 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 4 | 11 |
| 8:01 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal | 4 | 14 |
| 7:44 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 7 | 14 |
| 6:41 | Chicago Bulls | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 9 | 14 |
| 5:25 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 9 | 17 |
| 5:08 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 11 | 17 |
| 4:53 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 11 | 20 |
| 4:39 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 14 | 20 |
| 4:24 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 14 | 21 |
| 3:40 | Los Angeles Lakers | Drew Timme 2-pt field goal | 14 | 23 |
| 3:07 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 17 | 23 |
| 1:53 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 17 | 26 |
| 1:45 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 19 | 26 |
| 1:45 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 20 | 26 |
| 1:01 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 22 | 26 |
| 0:30 | Chicago Bulls | Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal | 24 | 26 |
| 0:02 | Chicago Bulls | Leonard Miller Free throw | 25 | 26 |
| 0:02 | Chicago Bulls | Leonard Miller Free throw | 26 | 26 |
Q2 · 36 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:34 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal | 26 | 29 |
| 11:20 | Chicago Bulls | Yuki Kawamura 3-pt field goal | 29 | 29 |
| 10:58 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 31 | 29 |
| 10:44 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 31 | 31 |
| 9:59 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 31 | 33 |
| 8:53 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 34 | 33 |
| 8:30 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 34 | 35 |
| 8:19 | Chicago Bulls | Rob Dillingham 2-pt field goal | 36 | 35 |
| 7:51 | Chicago Bulls | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 38 | 35 |
| 7:21 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 40 | 35 |
| 7:02 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 40 | 37 |
| 6:44 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 42 | 37 |
| 6:25 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 42 | 39 |
| 6:12 | Chicago Bulls | Rob Dillingham 3-pt field goal | 45 | 39 |
| 5:50 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 45 | 41 |
| 5:44 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 46 | 41 |
| 5:44 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 47 | 41 |
| 5:28 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 47 | 43 |
| 5:15 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 3-pt field goal | 50 | 43 |
| 5:03 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 50 | 45 |
| 5:03 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 50 | 46 |
| 4:53 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 3-pt field goal | 53 | 46 |
| 4:37 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 53 | 49 |
| 4:26 | Chicago Bulls | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 55 | 49 |
| 4:13 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 55 | 51 |
| 3:51 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 55 | 53 |
| 3:19 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal | 55 | 56 |
| 3:05 | Chicago Bulls | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 57 | 56 |
| 2:52 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 57 | 58 |
| 2:28 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 57 | 60 |
| 2:04 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 60 | 60 |
| 1:28 | Chicago Bulls | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 62 | 60 |
| 1:08 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal | 62 | 62 |
| 0:54 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 62 | 64 |
| 0:54 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James Free throw | 62 | 65 |
| 0:03 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal | 62 | 67 |
Q3 · 39 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:34 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 62 | 69 |
| 11:14 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 62 | 72 |
| 11:00 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 63 | 72 |
| 11:00 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 64 | 72 |
| 10:50 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton Free throw | 64 | 73 |
| 10:32 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 67 | 73 |
| 10:17 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 67 | 75 |
| 9:50 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 67 | 77 |
| 9:10 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal | 67 | 80 |
| 8:50 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 69 | 80 |
| 8:16 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 69 | 82 |
| 7:27 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 69 | 84 |
| 7:03 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 69 | 87 |
| 6:51 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 71 | 87 |
| 6:31 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 71 | 90 |
| 6:05 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal | 71 | 93 |
| 5:55 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 74 | 93 |
| 5:39 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 74 | 95 |
| 5:22 | Chicago Bulls | Rob Dillingham 2-pt field goal | 76 | 95 |
| 5:05 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 76 | 97 |
| 4:24 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 79 | 97 |
| 3:58 | Chicago Bulls | Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal | 81 | 97 |
| 3:49 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 81 | 98 |
| 3:49 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 81 | 99 |
| 3:38 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 83 | 99 |
| 3:15 | Chicago Bulls | Rob Dillingham 2-pt field goal | 85 | 99 |
| 2:53 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton Free throw | 85 | 100 |
| 2:53 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton Free throw | 85 | 101 |
| 2:30 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 87 | 101 |
| 2:11 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 87 | 103 |
| 1:58 | Chicago Bulls | Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal | 89 | 103 |
| 1:38 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 89 | 105 |
| 1:27 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 91 | 105 |
| 1:24 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James Free throw | 91 | 106 |
| 0:54 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 94 | 106 |
| 0:41 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 94 | 107 |
| 0:41 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 94 | 108 |
| 0:29 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 96 | 108 |
| 0:05 | Chicago Bulls | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 98 | 108 |
Q4 · 35 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:14 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 98 | 110 |
| 11:05 | Chicago Bulls | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 100 | 110 |
| 11:05 | Chicago Bulls | Nick Richards Free throw | 101 | 110 |
| 10:47 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 101 | 112 |
| 9:57 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal | 101 | 115 |
| 9:38 | Chicago Bulls | Leonard Miller 3-pt field goal | 104 | 115 |
| 9:03 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 106 | 115 |
| 8:45 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 107 | 115 |
| 8:45 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 108 | 115 |
| 8:20 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal | 108 | 118 |
| 7:50 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 108 | 120 |
| 7:14 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James Free throw | 108 | 121 |
| 7:14 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James Free throw | 108 | 122 |
| 6:34 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith Free throw | 109 | 122 |
| 6:34 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith Free throw | 110 | 122 |
| 6:18 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 110 | 124 |
| 5:46 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 110 | 126 |
| 5:35 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 112 | 126 |
| 5:15 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 112 | 128 |
| 4:56 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal | 112 | 130 |
| 4:35 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 114 | 130 |
| 4:11 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 116 | 130 |
| 3:49 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 116 | 133 |
| 3:40 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 119 | 133 |
| 3:19 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal | 119 | 136 |
| 2:45 | Chicago Bulls | Rob Dillingham 2-pt field goal | 121 | 136 |
| 2:15 | Chicago Bulls | Lachlan Olbrich 2-pt field goal | 123 | 136 |
| 1:50 | Chicago Bulls | Lachlan Olbrich 2-pt field goal | 125 | 136 |
| 1:44 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 125 | 137 |
| 1:44 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luka Dončić Free throw | 125 | 138 |
| 1:41 | Chicago Bulls | Rob Dillingham Free throw | 126 | 138 |
| 1:28 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 126 | 140 |
| 1:12 | Chicago Bulls | Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal | 128 | 140 |
| 0:56 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 128 | 142 |
| 0:34 | Chicago Bulls | Leonard Miller 2-pt field goal | 130 | 142 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Los Angeles Lakers 2-0. Final series: Los Angeles Lakers 2-0.
- Jan 26: Los Angeles Lakers 129 at Chicago Bulls 118
- Mar 12: Chicago Bulls 130 at Los Angeles Lakers 142 (this game)
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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