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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTCharlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls
2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls head-to-head · Charlotte Hornets schedule · Chicago Bulls schedule
Final
Away
Charlotte Hornets
112
Home
Chicago Bulls
99
Venue: United Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls 112-99 on the road on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at United Center. Miles Bridges had 26 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist for the Charlotte Hornets. Nikola Vučević had 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the Chicago Bulls.
The Charlotte Hornets trailed 58-50 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 32-17. Double-digit figures in two categories: Miles Bridges (double-double, Charlotte Hornets). Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 19, Chicago Bulls 33. Brandon Miller had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.
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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 Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls?
- The Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls 112-99 on January 3, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Miles Bridges scored 26 for the Charlotte Hornets with 14 rebounds; Nikola Vučević scored 28 for the Chicago Bulls.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Hornets | 27 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 112 |
| Chicago Bulls | 39 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 99 |
Game leaders
Charlotte Hornets
- Points
- 26 Miles Bridges
- Rebounds
- 14 Miles Bridges
- Assists
- 7 LaMelo Ball
Chicago Bulls
- Points
- 28 Nikola Vučević
- Rebounds
- 11 Kevin Huerter
- Assists
- 8 Nikola Vučević
Miles Bridges double-double (26 PTS, 14 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Miller starter | 36:20 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-19 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 2 | +3 |
| Miles Bridges starter | 35:20 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-18 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 1 | +19 |
| Kon Knueppel starter | 32:52 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 8-9 | 2 | +18 |
| LaMelo Ball starter | 26:26 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | +12 |
| PJ Hall starter | 22:03 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | +0 |
| Sion James bench | 29:52 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | +7 |
| Josh Green bench | 24:38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | +6 |
| Collin Sexton bench | 19:50 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 1 | -1 |
| Liam McNeeley bench | 12:39 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
Not available: Moussa Diabate, Mason Plumlee, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Grant Williams
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis starter | 34:21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 1 | -11 |
| Nikola Vučević starter | 33:59 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11-15 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2 | -9 |
| Tre Jones starter | 27:56 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | -8 |
| Isaac Okoro starter | 27:10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | -4 |
| Jalen Smith starter | 15:01 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 |
| Kevin Huerter bench | 30:32 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 1 | +0 |
| Ayo Dosunmu bench | 27:53 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | -10 |
| Julian Phillips bench | 15:05 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | -15 |
| Patrick Williams bench | 14:58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | -14 |
| Dalen Terry bench | 13:05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | +0 |
Not available: Zach Collins, Noa Essengue, Josh Giddey, Trentyn Flowers, Coby White, Emanuel Miller, Lachlan Olbrich
| Charlotte Hornets | Stat | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| 19/23 (82%) | Free throws | 10/14 (71%) |
| 24/50 (48%) | 2 pointers | 28/46 (60%) |
| 15/41 (36%) | 3 pointers | 11/41 (26%) |
| 39/91 (42%) | Field goals | 39/87 (44%) |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 39 | Defensive rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 14 | Max points in a row | 8 |
| 23:31 | Time spent in lead | 23:11 |
| 18 | Biggest lead | 15 |
Largest margin: 18 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 12
- Times tied
- 3
- Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets
- 18 Q4 4:01
- Largest lead · Chicago Bulls
- 15 Q2 6:09
- Longest run
- 14-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q3 7:25 to Q3 3:00
Scoring plays
Q1 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:05 | Charlotte Hornets | PJ Hall 3-pt field goal | 5 | 0 |
| 10:43 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 5 | 2 |
| 10:13 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 5 | 4 |
| 9:34 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 5 | 6 |
| 9:21 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 6 | 6 |
| 9:21 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 7 | 6 |
| 9:09 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 7 | 8 |
| 8:35 | Charlotte Hornets | PJ Hall 2-pt field goal | 9 | 8 |
| 8:25 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 9 | 10 |
| 8:14 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 11 | 10 |
| 7:33 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 14 | 10 |
| 7:18 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 14 | 12 |
| 6:53 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 14 | 13 |
| 6:05 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 14 | 15 |
| 5:16 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 16 | 15 |
| 4:58 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 16 | 17 |
| 4:19 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 16 | 20 |
| 3:47 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 16 | 22 |
| 3:30 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green 3-pt field goal | 19 | 22 |
| 3:14 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 19 | 24 |
| 2:56 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 19 | 26 |
| 2:48 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal | 21 | 26 |
| 2:38 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 21 | 29 |
| 2:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton Free throw | 22 | 29 |
| 2:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton Free throw | 23 | 29 |
| 2:21 | Chicago Bulls | Dalen Terry 3-pt field goal | 23 | 32 |
| 1:52 | Chicago Bulls | Dalen Terry 2-pt field goal | 23 | 34 |
| 1:42 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton Free throw | 24 | 34 |
| 1:42 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton Free throw | 25 | 34 |
| 0:55 | Charlotte Hornets | PJ Hall 2-pt field goal | 27 | 34 |
| 0:28 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 27 | 36 |
| 0:01 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal | 27 | 39 |
Q2 · 22 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:03 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 27 | 41 |
| 10:54 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 30 | 41 |
| 10:38 | Charlotte Hornets | PJ Hall Free throw | 31 | 41 |
| 10:20 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 31 | 43 |
| 10:09 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 33 | 43 |
| 8:55 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 33 | 45 |
| 8:18 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 33 | 47 |
| 7:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 35 | 47 |
| 6:09 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal | 35 | 50 |
| 5:49 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 37 | 50 |
| 3:45 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal | 39 | 50 |
| 3:17 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 41 | 50 |
| 2:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 42 | 50 |
| 2:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 43 | 50 |
| 2:40 | Chicago Bulls | Julian Phillips 3-pt field goal | 43 | 53 |
| 1:16 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 45 | 53 |
| 1:04 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 45 | 54 |
| 0:52 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 47 | 54 |
| 0:42 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 47 | 56 |
| 0:36 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 50 | 56 |
| 0:25 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević Free throw | 50 | 57 |
| 0:25 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević Free throw | 50 | 58 |
Q3 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 3-pt field goal | 50 | 61 |
| 11:13 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 53 | 61 |
| 10:37 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 56 | 61 |
| 9:28 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 58 | 61 |
| 8:58 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 60 | 61 |
| 8:30 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 62 | 61 |
| 8:21 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 62 | 62 |
| 8:21 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 62 | 63 |
| 7:44 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter Free throw | 62 | 64 |
| 7:44 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter Free throw | 62 | 65 |
| 7:25 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 65 | 65 |
| 6:28 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 66 | 65 |
| 6:28 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 67 | 65 |
| 5:30 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton Free throw | 68 | 65 |
| 5:30 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton Free throw | 69 | 65 |
| 5:03 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 72 | 65 |
| 4:36 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 75 | 65 |
| 3:00 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 76 | 65 |
| 2:41 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević Free throw | 76 | 66 |
| 2:05 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 76 | 68 |
| 1:45 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 76 | 71 |
| 1:24 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 79 | 71 |
| 1:03 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 79 | 73 |
| 0:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 82 | 73 |
| 0:16 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 82 | 75 |
Q4 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:27 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 84 | 75 |
| 11:06 | Charlotte Hornets | PJ Hall 2-pt field goal | 86 | 75 |
| 10:52 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 86 | 77 |
| 9:48 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 86 | 80 |
| 9:25 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 89 | 80 |
| 8:04 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 89 | 83 |
| 7:07 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 90 | 83 |
| 7:05 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 92 | 83 |
| 6:54 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 92 | 85 |
| 6:33 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 94 | 85 |
| 6:33 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 95 | 85 |
| 6:26 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 95 | 87 |
| 6:12 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 96 | 87 |
| 6:12 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 97 | 87 |
| 5:42 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton Free throw | 98 | 87 |
| 5:22 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal | 100 | 87 |
| 4:44 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James 3-pt field goal | 103 | 87 |
| 4:01 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 105 | 87 |
| 3:49 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 105 | 89 |
| 3:23 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 105 | 90 |
| 2:54 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal | 105 | 93 |
| 2:07 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 105 | 95 |
| 1:45 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 107 | 95 |
| 1:07 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 107 | 97 |
| 0:28 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 110 | 97 |
| 0:14 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 112 | 97 |
| 0:08 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 112 | 99 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Charlotte Hornets 2-1. Final series: Charlotte Hornets 3-1.
- Nov 28: Chicago Bulls 116 at Charlotte Hornets 123
- Dec 12: Chicago Bulls 129 at Charlotte Hornets 126
- Jan 3: Charlotte Hornets 112 at Chicago Bulls 99 (this game)
- Feb 24: Charlotte Hornets 131 at Chicago Bulls 99
Highlights
- Bulls 99 - 112 Hornets — Full Highlights (YouTube)
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Jan 4, 2026 · 01:00 UTC