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Final
Away
Cleveland Cavaliers
111
Home
Chicago Bulls
127
Venue: United Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-111 at home on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at United Center. Coby White had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the Chicago Bulls. Donovan Mitchell had 32 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Chicago Bulls led 62-58 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 32-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Josh Giddey (triple-double, Chicago Bulls), Tre Jones (double-double, Chicago Bulls). Bench points: Cleveland Cavaliers 27, Chicago Bulls 38. Josh Giddey had 23 points, 11 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
this may be a partial box score. A dash means unavailable. Zero minutes alone does not establish a DNP designation.
| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls?
- The Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-111 on December 17, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Donovan Mitchell scored 32 for the Cleveland Cavaliers; Coby White scored 25 for the Chicago Bulls.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 34 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 111 |
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 127 |
Game leaders
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 32 Donovan Mitchell
- Rebounds
- 7 Lonzo Ball
- Assists
- 6 Darius Garland
Chicago Bulls
- Points
- 25 Coby White
- Rebounds
- 11 Josh Giddey
- Assists
- 11 Josh Giddey
Josh Giddey triple-double (23 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST) · Tre Jones double-double (11 PTS, 11 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell starter | 32:32 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11-23 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 2 | -15 |
| Jaylon Tyson starter | 32:29 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 3 | -15 |
| Darius Garland starter | 30:11 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | -18 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 27:36 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -13 |
| Dean Wade starter | 21:51 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | -6 |
| De'Andre Hunter bench | 27:46 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | -3 |
| Thomas Bryant bench | 18:05 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | -5 |
| Craig Porter bench | 17:49 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +2 |
| Lonzo Ball bench | 17:25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | -8 |
| NaeQwan Tomlin bench | 7:45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | -2 |
| Tyrese Proctor bench | 6:31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 |
Not available: Max Strus, Evan Mobley, Larry Nance Jr., Sam Merrill, Luke Travers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey starter | 33:30 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8-18 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 2 | +15 |
| Isaac Okoro starter | 30:54 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | +1 |
| Coby White starter | 30:22 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-13 | 3-5 | 6-7 | 3 | -1 |
| Nikola Vučević starter | 28:57 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 |
| Matas Buzelis starter | 22:15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | +15 |
| Kevin Huerter bench | 25:55 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | +1 |
| Tre Jones bench | 24:17 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | +20 |
| Zach Collins bench | 16:20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1 | +4 |
| Jalen Smith bench | 15:54 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | +11 |
| Patrick Williams bench | 10:32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -1 |
| Dalen Terry bench | 1:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
Not available: Ayo Dosunmu, Noa Essengue, Lachlan Olbrich
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Stat | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| 15/18 (83%) | Free throws | 13/18 (72%) |
| 30/48 (62%) | 2 pointers | 36/53 (67%) |
| 12/39 (30%) | 3 pointers | 14/36 (38%) |
| 42/87 (48%) | Field goals | 50/89 (56%) |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 32 | Defensive rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 35 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 8 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 13:55 | Time spent in lead | 29:14 |
| 12 | Biggest lead | 19 |
Largest margin: 19 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 9
- Times tied
- 8
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 12 Q1 5:24
- Largest lead · Chicago Bulls
- 19 Q4 4:01
- Longest run
- 10-0 Chicago Bulls · Q1 5:15 to Q1 2:55
Scoring plays
Q1 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:01 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 4 | 2 |
| 10:11 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 4 | 4 |
| 9:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 6 | 4 |
| 9:44 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 9 | 4 |
| 9:29 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 9 | 5 |
| 9:29 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 9 | 6 |
| 9:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 12 | 6 |
| 8:57 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 12 | 8 |
| 8:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 14 | 8 |
| 8:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 15 | 8 |
| 8:38 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 15 | 11 |
| 8:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 2-pt field goal | 17 | 11 |
| 7:54 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 20 | 11 |
| 7:45 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 20 | 13 |
| 7:30 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 3-pt field goal | 20 | 16 |
| 7:06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 23 | 16 |
| 6:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 26 | 16 |
| 5:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 28 | 16 |
| 5:15 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 28 | 18 |
| 4:32 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 28 | 21 |
| 3:25 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 3-pt field goal | 28 | 24 |
| 2:55 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 28 | 26 |
| 2:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 30 | 26 |
| 1:55 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 30 | 28 |
| 1:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 31 | 28 |
| 1:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 32 | 28 |
| 1:04 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal | 32 | 31 |
| 0:32 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 32 | 33 |
| 0:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 34 | 33 |
Q2 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 34 | 35 |
| 11:26 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 34 | 36 |
| 11:11 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 34 | 38 |
| 10:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 37 | 38 |
| 9:49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 39 | 38 |
| 9:39 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 39 | 39 |
| 9:17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 42 | 39 |
| 8:16 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 42 | 41 |
| 7:27 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 2-pt field goal | 42 | 43 |
| 7:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 43 | 43 |
| 6:34 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 45 | 43 |
| 6:17 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 45 | 45 |
| 5:51 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 45 | 47 |
| 5:20 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal | 45 | 50 |
| 4:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 47 | 50 |
| 4:40 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 49 | 50 |
| 4:17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 51 | 50 |
| 4:17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 52 | 50 |
| 3:58 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 2-pt field goal | 52 | 52 |
| 2:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 54 | 52 |
| 2:32 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 2-pt field goal | 54 | 54 |
| 1:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 56 | 54 |
| 1:24 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 2-pt field goal | 56 | 56 |
| 0:59 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 56 | 57 |
| 0:59 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 56 | 59 |
| 0:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 57 | 59 |
| 0:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter Free throw | 58 | 59 |
| 0:15 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 58 | 62 |
Q3 · 35 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 58 | 64 |
| 11:09 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 58 | 67 |
| 10:46 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 58 | 69 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 60 | 69 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 62 | 69 |
| 9:45 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 62 | 71 |
| 9:35 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 64 | 71 |
| 9:27 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 3-pt field goal | 64 | 74 |
| 9:07 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 64 | 76 |
| 8:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 67 | 76 |
| 8:35 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 3-pt field goal | 67 | 79 |
| 8:14 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 67 | 81 |
| 7:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 69 | 81 |
| 7:39 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 69 | 83 |
| 7:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 71 | 83 |
| 7:12 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 71 | 85 |
| 6:53 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 71 | 86 |
| 6:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 73 | 86 |
| 6:29 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 73 | 87 |
| 6:29 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 73 | 88 |
| 6:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 74 | 88 |
| 6:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 75 | 88 |
| 5:27 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins Free throw | 75 | 89 |
| 3:32 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 76 | 89 |
| 3:32 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 77 | 89 |
| 3:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lonzo Ball 2-pt field goal | 79 | 89 |
| 2:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 81 | 89 |
| 2:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant Free throw | 82 | 89 |
| 2:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant Free throw | 83 | 89 |
| 2:01 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 83 | 91 |
| 1:43 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 83 | 93 |
| 1:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 86 | 93 |
| 0:51 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant 2-pt field goal | 88 | 93 |
| 0:40 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 88 | 94 |
| 0:40 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 88 | 95 |
Q4 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:15 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 88 | 98 |
| 10:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 90 | 98 |
| 9:55 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 90 | 100 |
| 9:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 92 | 100 |
| 9:37 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 92 | 102 |
| 9:02 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 92 | 104 |
| 8:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 95 | 104 |
| 8:26 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 95 | 106 |
| 8:18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 97 | 106 |
| 7:04 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 97 | 109 |
| 6:51 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin Free throw | 98 | 109 |
| 6:13 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 98 | 111 |
| 6:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 100 | 111 |
| 5:47 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 100 | 113 |
| 5:31 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 100 | 115 |
| 4:59 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 100 | 116 |
| 4:59 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 100 | 117 |
| 4:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 102 | 117 |
| 4:26 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 102 | 119 |
| 4:01 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 102 | 121 |
| 3:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 105 | 121 |
| 3:19 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal | 105 | 124 |
| 2:22 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 107 | 124 |
| 1:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Thomas Bryant 3-pt field goal | 110 | 124 |
| 1:13 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 110 | 127 |
| 1:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin Free throw | 111 | 127 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 2-2.
- Nov 8: Chicago Bulls 122 at Cleveland Cavaliers 128
- Dec 17: Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Chicago Bulls 127 (this game)
- Dec 19: Chicago Bulls 136 at Cleveland Cavaliers 125
- Mar 19: Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Chicago Bulls 110
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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