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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTChicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers
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Final
Away
Chicago Bulls
136
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Cleveland Cavaliers
125
Venue: Rocket Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 136-125 on the road on Friday, December 19, 2025 at Rocket Arena. Nikola Vučević had 24 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists for the Chicago Bulls. Darius Garland had 35 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Chicago Bulls led 66-55 at halftime. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 34-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jarrett Allen (double-double, Cleveland Cavaliers), Nikola Vučević (double-double, Chicago Bulls). Bench points: Chicago Bulls 55, Cleveland Cavaliers 49. Matas Buzelis had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist 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 Cleveland Cavaliers?
- The Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 136-125 on December 19, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Matas Buzelis scored 24 for the Chicago Bulls; Darius Garland scored 35 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 136 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 23 | 44 | 26 | 125 |
Game leaders
Chicago Bulls
- Points
- 24 Matas Buzelis
- Rebounds
- 15 Nikola Vučević
- Assists
- 9 Coby White
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 35 Darius Garland
- Rebounds
- 12 Jarrett Allen
- Assists
- 8 Darius Garland
Nikola Vučević double-double (24 PTS, 15 REB) · Jarrett Allen double-double (14 PTS, 12 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis starter | 33:11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9-15 | 2-8 | 4-6 | 2 | +7 |
| Nikola Vučević starter | 32:18 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11-20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | +15 |
| Josh Giddey starter | 29:59 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | +8 |
| Coby White starter | 29:46 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | +16 |
| Isaac Okoro starter | 19:30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -14 |
| Tre Jones bench | 22:06 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 1 | +18 |
| Kevin Huerter bench | 20:15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1 | -7 |
| Zach Collins bench | 18:58 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2 | +1 |
| Jalen Smith bench | 15:08 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +9 |
| Ayo Dosunmu bench | 13:56 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1 | -2 |
| Patrick Williams bench | 4:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 |
Not available: Noa Essengue, Lachlan Olbrich
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland starter | 33:12 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13-27 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 1 | +3 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 29:45 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | -8 |
| Dean Wade starter | 27:53 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -11 |
| Tyrese Proctor starter | 26:52 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0 | -10 |
| Jaylon Tyson starter | 25:45 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | -1 |
| Lonzo Ball bench | 28:06 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | -11 |
| De'Andre Hunter bench | 25:47 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 5 | -13 |
| NaeQwan Tomlin bench | 20:55 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 | -2 |
| Thomas Bryant bench | 16:06 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | +1 |
| Luke Travers bench | 5:39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -3 |
Not available: Max Strus, Evan Mobley, Larry Nance Jr., Sam Merrill, Craig Porter, Donovan Mitchell
| Chicago Bulls | Stat | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|
| 12/15 (80%) | Free throws | 15/19 (78%) |
| 35/55 (63%) | 2 pointers | 34/62 (54%) |
| 18/47 (38%) | 3 pointers | 14/39 (35%) |
| 53/102 (52%) | Field goals | 48/101 (47%) |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 35 | Defensive rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Assists | 31 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 11 |
| 32:55 | Time spent in lead | 12:06 |
| 14 | Biggest lead | 11 |
Largest margin: 12 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 7
- Times tied
- 9
- Largest lead · Chicago Bulls
- 14 Q3 9:37
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 11 Q1 9:38
- Longest run
- 11-0 Cleveland Cavaliers · Q1 11:22 to Q1 9:38
Scoring plays
Q1 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:22 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 3-pt field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 10:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 0 | 5 |
| 9:57 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 3-pt field goal | 0 | 8 |
| 9:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 0 | 11 |
| 9:10 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 3 | 11 |
| 9:10 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 4 | 11 |
| 9:04 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 6 | 11 |
| 8:05 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 8 | 11 |
| 7:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 2-pt field goal | 8 | 13 |
| 7:17 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal | 11 | 13 |
| 6:45 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 13 | 13 |
| 6:23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 13 | 15 |
| 5:31 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 3-pt field goal | 16 | 15 |
| 5:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 16 | 16 |
| 5:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 16 | 17 |
| 4:44 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant 3-pt field goal | 16 | 20 |
| 4:18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 16 | 22 |
| 3:32 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 19 | 22 |
| 3:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 19 | 23 |
| 3:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 19 | 24 |
| 2:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant 2-pt field goal | 19 | 26 |
| 1:57 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal | 22 | 26 |
| 1:37 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 3-pt field goal | 25 | 26 |
| 1:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lonzo Ball 2-pt field goal | 25 | 28 |
| 1:00 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 27 | 28 |
| 0:51 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor Free throw | 27 | 29 |
| 0:41 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins Free throw | 28 | 29 |
| 0:41 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins Free throw | 29 | 29 |
| 0:26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lonzo Ball 3-pt field goal | 29 | 32 |
| 0:08 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 3-pt field goal | 32 | 32 |
Q2 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant 2-pt field goal | 32 | 34 |
| 11:40 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 3-pt field goal | 35 | 34 |
| 11:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 35 | 36 |
| 10:58 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 37 | 36 |
| 9:40 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 39 | 36 |
| 9:26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 39 | 38 |
| 8:56 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 41 | 38 |
| 8:31 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 42 | 38 |
| 8:31 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 43 | 38 |
| 8:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 43 | 40 |
| 7:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 43 | 42 |
| 7:07 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 45 | 42 |
| 7:07 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 46 | 42 |
| 6:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 46 | 44 |
| 5:56 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 48 | 44 |
| 5:44 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Luke Travers 2-pt field goal | 48 | 46 |
| 5:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Luke Travers 2-pt field goal | 48 | 48 |
| 4:52 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 51 | 48 |
| 4:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 51 | 50 |
| 4:12 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 3-pt field goal | 54 | 50 |
| 3:18 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 57 | 50 |
| 2:28 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 60 | 50 |
| 1:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lonzo Ball 2-pt field goal | 60 | 52 |
| 1:02 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 62 | 52 |
| 0:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 62 | 55 |
| 0:25 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 64 | 55 |
| 0:00 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 66 | 55 |
Q3 · 38 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:12 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 66 | 57 |
| 10:52 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 68 | 57 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 68 | 59 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 68 | 60 |
| 10:10 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 70 | 60 |
| 9:53 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 72 | 60 |
| 9:37 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 74 | 60 |
| 9:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 74 | 62 |
| 8:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 74 | 64 |
| 8:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 74 | 65 |
| 8:07 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 76 | 65 |
| 7:34 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 78 | 65 |
| 7:30 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 78 | 67 |
| 7:13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 78 | 69 |
| 6:49 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 3-pt field goal | 81 | 69 |
| 6:30 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 81 | 71 |
| 6:13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 81 | 73 |
| 6:01 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 83 | 73 |
| 5:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 83 | 76 |
| 5:28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 83 | 77 |
| 5:28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 83 | 78 |
| 5:17 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 85 | 78 |
| 4:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 85 | 81 |
| 4:51 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 85 | 84 |
| 4:27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 3-pt field goal | 85 | 87 |
| 3:24 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 87 | 87 |
| 3:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 2-pt field goal | 87 | 89 |
| 3:11 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 89 | 89 |
| 2:37 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 91 | 89 |
| 2:10 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 93 | 89 |
| 2:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 2-pt field goal | 93 | 91 |
| 1:48 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 96 | 91 |
| 1:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 3-pt field goal | 96 | 94 |
| 0:55 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal | 99 | 94 |
| 0:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant Free throw | 99 | 95 |
| 0:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant Free throw | 99 | 96 |
| 0:20 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 101 | 96 |
| 0:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 3-pt field goal | 101 | 99 |
Q4 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:34 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 103 | 99 |
| 10:51 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 105 | 99 |
| 10:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 105 | 101 |
| 10:24 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal | 108 | 101 |
| 10:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant 2-pt field goal | 108 | 103 |
| 9:47 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 108 | 105 |
| 9:21 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 110 | 105 |
| 9:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin Free throw | 110 | 106 |
| 8:27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 2-pt field goal | 110 | 108 |
| 7:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 110 | 109 |
| 7:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 110 | 110 |
| 7:31 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 112 | 110 |
| 6:45 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal | 115 | 110 |
| 6:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 115 | 112 |
| 6:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 115 | 115 |
| 5:43 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 117 | 115 |
| 5:13 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 2-pt field goal | 119 | 115 |
| 4:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 119 | 117 |
| 3:58 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 122 | 117 |
| 3:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 122 | 119 |
| 3:00 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 124 | 119 |
| 2:27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lonzo Ball Free throw | 124 | 120 |
| 2:14 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 125 | 120 |
| 2:14 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 126 | 120 |
| 2:00 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 128 | 120 |
| 1:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 128 | 123 |
| 1:18 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 130 | 123 |
| 0:49 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 132 | 123 |
| 0:40 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 133 | 123 |
| 0:40 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 134 | 123 |
| 0:32 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 134 | 125 |
| 0:27 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 135 | 125 |
| 0:27 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 136 | 125 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Chicago Bulls 2-1. Final series: tied 2-2.
- Nov 8: Chicago Bulls 122 at Cleveland Cavaliers 128
- Dec 17: Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Chicago Bulls 127
- Dec 19: Chicago Bulls 136 at Cleveland Cavaliers 125 (this game)
- Mar 19: Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Chicago Bulls 110
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Dec 20, 2025 · 00:30 UTC