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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTChicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets
2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets head-to-head · Chicago Bulls schedule · Charlotte Hornets schedule
Final
Away
Chicago Bulls
129
Home
Charlotte Hornets
126
Venue: Spectrum Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-126 on the road on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Spectrum Center. Josh Giddey had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists for the Chicago Bulls. Kon Knueppel had 33 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.
The Chicago Bulls trailed 61-55 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 40-34. Double-digit figures in two categories: Josh Giddey (double-double, Chicago Bulls). Bench points: Chicago Bulls 45, Charlotte Hornets 23. Coby White had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 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 Charlotte Hornets?
- The Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-126 on December 12, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Josh Giddey scored 26 for the Chicago Bulls; Kon Knueppel scored 33 for the Charlotte Hornets.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 22 | 34 | 40 | 129 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 29 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 126 |
Game leaders
Chicago Bulls
- Points
- 26 Josh Giddey
- Rebounds
- 10 Jalen Smith
- Assists
- 11 Josh Giddey
Charlotte Hornets
- Points
- 33 Kon Knueppel
- Rebounds
- 6 Ryan Kalkbrenner
- Assists
- 9 Kon Knueppel
Josh Giddey double-double (26 PTS, 11 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey starter | 34:13 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-17 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 2 | +8 |
| Coby White starter | 29:39 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 7-9 | 1 | +7 |
| Isaac Okoro starter | 26:10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | -4 |
| Matas Buzelis starter | 23:42 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | +0 |
| Nikola Vučević starter | 21:38 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | -15 |
| Patrick Williams bench | 26:10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | +0 |
| Tre Jones bench | 24:58 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -1 |
| Zach Collins bench | 19:55 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | +17 |
| Jalen Smith bench | 16:48 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 |
| Dalen Terry bench | 13:33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -3 |
| Julian Phillips bench | 3:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -4 |
Not available: Ayo Dosunmu, Noa Essengue, Kevin Huerter
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel starter | 36:03 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-21 | 5-12 | 4-4 | 3 | +8 |
| Brandon Miller starter | 34:12 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8-22 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5 | -13 |
| Miles Bridges starter | 33:56 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-20 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 1 | +8 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner starter | 31:07 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | +15 |
| KJ Simpson starter | 25:18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | +11 |
| Sion James bench | 25:52 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | -12 |
| Josh Green bench | 17:23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -3 |
| Tidjane Salaun bench | 17:19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | -12 |
| Moussa Diabate bench | 12:40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | -17 |
| Drew Peterson bench | 6:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
Not available: LaMelo Ball, Pat Connaughton, Tre Mann, Collin Sexton, Grant Williams
| Chicago Bulls | Stat | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| 15/19 (78%) | Free throws | 8/10 (80%) |
| 42/66 (63%) | 2 pointers | 35/60 (58%) |
| 10/28 (35%) | 3 pointers | 16/37 (43%) |
| 52/94 (55%) | Field goals | 51/97 (52%) |
| 44 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 33 | Defensive rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 8 |
| 18:49 | Time spent in lead | 24:47 |
| 7 | Biggest lead | 13 |
Largest margin: 13 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 16
- Times tied
- 9
- Largest lead · Chicago Bulls
- 7 Q1 7:38
- Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets
- 13 Q3 5:20
- Longest run
- 8-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q2 3:44 to Q2 2:24
Scoring plays
Q1 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:33 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:15 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 11:05 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 5 | 2 |
| 10:48 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 5 | 5 |
| 10:27 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 7 | 5 |
| 10:04 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 9 | 5 |
| 10:04 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 10 | 5 |
| 9:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 10 | 7 |
| 9:22 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 12 | 7 |
| 7:38 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 14 | 7 |
| 7:30 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 3-pt field goal | 14 | 10 |
| 7:08 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 14 | 12 |
| 6:38 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 14 | 13 |
| 6:38 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 14 | 14 |
| 6:26 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 17 | 14 |
| 6:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 17 | 16 |
| 5:39 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 19 | 16 |
| 5:26 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green 2-pt field goal | 19 | 18 |
| 5:14 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 21 | 18 |
| 4:55 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal | 21 | 20 |
| 4:35 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James 3-pt field goal | 21 | 23 |
| 4:01 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 2-pt field goal | 23 | 23 |
| 2:55 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal | 23 | 25 |
| 2:47 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal | 26 | 25 |
| 2:17 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins Free throw | 27 | 25 |
| 2:17 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins Free throw | 28 | 25 |
| 2:02 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal | 28 | 27 |
| 1:50 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 30 | 27 |
| 0:30 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 3-pt field goal | 33 | 27 |
| 0:06 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 33 | 29 |
Q2 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal | 33 | 31 |
| 11:13 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 33 | 34 |
| 9:25 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 35 | 34 |
| 8:48 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 35 | 35 |
| 8:48 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel Free throw | 35 | 36 |
| 8:30 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 37 | 36 |
| 8:07 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 2-pt field goal | 39 | 36 |
| 7:03 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 39 | 39 |
| 6:30 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal | 39 | 41 |
| 6:14 | Chicago Bulls | Dalen Terry 2-pt field goal | 41 | 41 |
| 5:47 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 41 | 43 |
| 5:38 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal | 41 | 45 |
| 5:26 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 42 | 45 |
| 4:55 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 44 | 45 |
| 4:38 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 44 | 47 |
| 4:06 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 2-pt field goal | 46 | 47 |
| 3:44 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 46 | 50 |
| 2:52 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 46 | 53 |
| 2:24 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 46 | 55 |
| 2:08 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 49 | 55 |
| 1:46 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 51 | 55 |
| 1:26 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 51 | 58 |
| 1:07 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 51 | 61 |
| 0:46 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 53 | 61 |
| 0:15 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 55 | 61 |
Q3 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:10 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 55 | 63 |
| 10:54 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 57 | 63 |
| 10:31 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 59 | 63 |
| 10:01 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 59 | 66 |
| 9:37 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 61 | 66 |
| 9:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal | 61 | 68 |
| 9:00 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 63 | 68 |
| 8:47 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 3-pt field goal | 63 | 71 |
| 8:27 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams Free throw | 64 | 71 |
| 8:07 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 64 | 73 |
| 7:44 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 64 | 75 |
| 7:32 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal | 67 | 75 |
| 7:18 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 67 | 78 |
| 7:05 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal | 70 | 78 |
| 6:30 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James 2-pt field goal | 70 | 80 |
| 6:14 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 70 | 82 |
| 5:37 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 72 | 82 |
| 5:20 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 72 | 85 |
| 4:21 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 3-pt field goal | 75 | 85 |
| 4:08 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun 3-pt field goal | 75 | 88 |
| 3:26 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 77 | 88 |
| 2:54 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 3-pt field goal | 80 | 88 |
| 1:28 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 2-pt field goal | 82 | 88 |
| 1:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James 2-pt field goal | 82 | 90 |
| 1:01 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 3-pt field goal | 85 | 90 |
| 0:41 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 87 | 90 |
| 0:16 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 88 | 90 |
| 0:16 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 89 | 90 |
| 0:01 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 89 | 92 |
Q4 · 42 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:27 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 91 | 92 |
| 11:16 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 91 | 94 |
| 11:07 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 93 | 94 |
| 10:50 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal | 93 | 96 |
| 10:19 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 95 | 96 |
| 10:06 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 95 | 99 |
| 9:52 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 97 | 99 |
| 9:37 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 98 | 99 |
| 9:37 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 99 | 99 |
| 8:57 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 101 | 99 |
| 8:57 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro Free throw | 102 | 99 |
| 8:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 102 | 101 |
| 8:25 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 104 | 101 |
| 8:07 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 104 | 102 |
| 7:47 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 104 | 104 |
| 7:19 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 2-pt field goal | 106 | 104 |
| 6:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James 3-pt field goal | 106 | 107 |
| 6:22 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 108 | 107 |
| 5:01 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James 2-pt field goal | 108 | 109 |
| 4:49 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 110 | 109 |
| 4:31 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 110 | 111 |
| 3:47 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 112 | 111 |
| 3:26 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 112 | 113 |
| 3:07 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 2-pt field goal | 114 | 113 |
| 2:34 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 116 | 113 |
| 2:17 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 116 | 115 |
| 1:54 | Chicago Bulls | Zach Collins 2-pt field goal | 118 | 115 |
| 1:27 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 119 | 115 |
| 1:27 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 120 | 115 |
| 1:15 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal | 120 | 117 |
| 0:56 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 122 | 117 |
| 0:48 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James Free throw | 122 | 118 |
| 0:48 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James Free throw | 122 | 119 |
| 0:40 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 124 | 119 |
| 0:38 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 124 | 121 |
| 0:38 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 124 | 122 |
| 0:25 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 126 | 122 |
| 0:19 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 126 | 124 |
| 0:15 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 127 | 124 |
| 0:09 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 128 | 124 |
| 0:09 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 129 | 124 |
| 0:01 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 129 | 126 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: Charlotte Hornets 3-1.
- Nov 28: Chicago Bulls 116 at Charlotte Hornets 123
- Dec 12: Chicago Bulls 129 at Charlotte Hornets 126 (this game)
- Jan 3: Charlotte Hornets 112 at Chicago Bulls 99
- Feb 24: Charlotte Hornets 131 at Chicago Bulls 99
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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