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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTChicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets
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Venue: Spectrum Center
2025 NBA Cup · Group stage
Observed Sep 23, 2026, 20:07 UTC.
Verified 2025 NBA Cup result. This archive covers the Cup, not the complete 2025–26 NBA season.
Historical Cup result WHYNBA reorganized reported Cup results and period scores into verified home/away roles. Neutral-site roles are nominal; the championship does not count toward regular-season records. Home/away sources: Home team season log · Away team season log.
Quarter scores
| Period | Chicago Bulls | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 29 | 32 |
| Q2 | 33 | 35 |
| Q3 | 32 | 26 |
| Q4 | 22 | 30 |
Game recap · 2025 NBA Cup results
Player box scores and scoring plays are shown below when available. Coverage varies by game.
Game recap
The Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls 123-116 at home on Friday, November 28, 2025 at Spectrum Center. Brandon Miller had 27 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist for the Charlotte Hornets. Josh Giddey had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists for the Chicago Bulls.
The Charlotte Hornets led 67-62 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 30-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Josh Giddey (double-double, Chicago Bulls), Nikola Vučević (double-double, Chicago Bulls). Bench points: Chicago Bulls 34, Charlotte Hornets 39. Miles Bridges had 22 points, 8 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 Charlotte Hornets?
- The Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls 123-116 on November 28, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Josh Giddey scored 25 for the Chicago Bulls with 11 rebounds; Brandon Miller scored 27 for the Charlotte Hornets.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
Game leaders
Chicago Bulls
- Points
- 25 Josh Giddey
- Rebounds
- 14 Nikola Vučević
- Assists
- 9 Josh Giddey
Charlotte Hornets
- Points
- 27 Brandon Miller
- Rebounds
- 8 Miles Bridges
- Assists
- 8 LaMelo Ball
Josh Giddey double-double (25 PTS, 11 REB) · Nikola Vučević double-double (13 PTS, 14 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey starter | 33:15 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 1 | +6 |
| Nikola Vučević starter | 30:33 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | +12 |
| Matas Buzelis starter | 29:42 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-5 | 2-4 | 3 | +14 |
| Coby White starter | 29:09 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-23 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 3 | +3 |
| Kevin Huerter starter | 24:56 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | -17 |
| Tre Jones bench | 26:37 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | +17 |
| Ayo Dosunmu bench | 23:24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | -21 |
| Jalen Smith bench | 17:27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -19 |
| Patrick Williams bench | 12:33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | -8 |
| Jevon Carter bench | 10:07 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -18 |
| Julian Phillips bench | 2:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | -4 |
Not available: Zach Collins, Dalen Terry, Isaac Okoro, Trentyn Flowers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges starter | 35:34 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-17 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 2 | -2 |
| Kon Knueppel starter | 31:40 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 5 | +10 |
| Brandon Miller starter | 31:37 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10-19 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 0 | +8 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner starter | 29:39 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | -22 |
| LaMelo Ball starter | 28:55 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-19 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 2 | +11 |
| Collin Sexton bench | 25:34 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | -6 |
| Sion James bench | 20:10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 1 | +6 |
| Moussa Diabate bench | 18:21 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | +29 |
| Tre Mann bench | 14:23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | -6 |
| Liam McNeeley bench | 4:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 |
Not available: Josh Green, Pat Connaughton
| Chicago Bulls | Stat | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| 16/20 (80%) | Free throws | 20/24 (83%) |
| 38/61 (62%) | 2 pointers | 29/52 (55%) |
| 8/36 (22%) | 3 pointers | 15/45 (33%) |
| 46/97 (47%) | Field goals | 44/97 (45%) |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 34 | Defensive rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 10 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 8 | Max points in a row | 9 |
| 7:25 | Time spent in lead | 38:49 |
| 4 | Biggest lead | 13 |
Largest margin: 13 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 6
- Times tied
- 5
- Largest lead · Chicago Bulls
- 4 Q1 4:08
- Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets
- 13 Q4 6:12
- Longest run
- 9-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q1 2:07 to Q1 1:02
Scoring plays
Q1 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:08 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 0 | 5 |
| 10:33 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 2 | 5 |
| 9:48 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 3 | 5 |
| 9:12 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 3 | 7 |
| 9:05 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 5 | 7 |
| 8:53 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal | 5 | 9 |
| 7:59 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 7 | 9 |
| 7:47 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 7 | 11 |
| 7:38 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 9 | 11 |
| 7:21 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 9 | 13 |
| 7:12 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 11 | 13 |
| 6:30 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 11 | 15 |
| 6:23 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 13 | 15 |
| 5:58 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal | 16 | 15 |
| 5:43 | Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal | 18 | 15 |
| 5:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal | 18 | 18 |
| 4:53 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 20 | 18 |
| 4:08 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 21 | 18 |
| 4:08 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 22 | 18 |
| 3:49 | Charlotte Hornets | Tre Mann 3-pt field goal | 22 | 21 |
| 3:03 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 24 | 21 |
| 2:07 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 24 | 24 |
| 1:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal | 24 | 26 |
| 1:16 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton Free throw | 24 | 27 |
| 1:16 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton Free throw | 24 | 28 |
| 1:02 | Charlotte Hornets | Tre Mann 2-pt field goal | 24 | 30 |
| 0:32 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal | 27 | 30 |
| 0:08 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 27 | 32 |
| 0:00 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 29 | 32 |
Q2 · 36 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 29 | 33 |
| 11:28 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 31 | 33 |
| 11:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James 3-pt field goal | 31 | 36 |
| 10:47 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 33 | 36 |
| 10:42 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 33 | 37 |
| 10:25 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 35 | 37 |
| 10:25 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 36 | 37 |
| 10:09 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 36 | 40 |
| 10:00 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal | 38 | 40 |
| 9:52 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 38 | 43 |
| 9:43 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate Free throw | 38 | 44 |
| 9:43 | Charlotte Hornets | Moussa Diabate Free throw | 38 | 45 |
| 9:34 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 38 | 47 |
| 9:10 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 38 | 49 |
| 8:39 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 39 | 49 |
| 7:54 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter 3-pt field goal | 42 | 49 |
| 7:25 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 44 | 49 |
| 7:15 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal | 44 | 51 |
| 7:03 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 46 | 51 |
| 6:51 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James 3-pt field goal | 46 | 54 |
| 6:14 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal | 46 | 56 |
| 5:38 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 48 | 56 |
| 5:22 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal | 48 | 58 |
| 4:29 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 50 | 58 |
| 4:00 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 52 | 58 |
| 3:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 52 | 61 |
| 2:55 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 54 | 61 |
| 2:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal | 54 | 63 |
| 2:13 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 54 | 65 |
| 2:02 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 55 | 65 |
| 2:02 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 55 | 65 |
| 1:23 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 58 | 65 |
| 1:00 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 60 | 65 |
| 0:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal | 60 | 67 |
| 0:27 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 61 | 67 |
| 0:27 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 62 | 67 |
Q3 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 64 | 67 |
| 11:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 64 | 69 |
| 11:06 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 67 | 69 |
| 10:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner Free throw | 67 | 70 |
| 10:14 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 67 | 73 |
| 9:53 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 67 | 76 |
| 9:03 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter Free throw | 68 | 76 |
| 9:03 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Huerter Free throw | 69 | 76 |
| 8:25 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White Free throw | 70 | 76 |
| 8:06 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 3-pt field goal | 73 | 76 |
| 7:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 73 | 77 |
| 7:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 73 | 78 |
| 7:38 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 76 | 78 |
| 7:00 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 78 | 78 |
| 6:44 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner Free throw | 78 | 79 |
| 6:44 | Charlotte Hornets | Ryan Kalkbrenner Free throw | 78 | 80 |
| 5:51 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 78 | 82 |
| 5:07 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 80 | 82 |
| 4:55 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal | 80 | 84 |
| 4:37 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 82 | 84 |
| 3:47 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 84 | 84 |
| 3:33 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 86 | 84 |
| 3:18 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 87 | 84 |
| 3:18 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 88 | 84 |
| 2:59 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 88 | 87 |
| 2:29 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 90 | 87 |
| 2:12 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal | 90 | 89 |
| 2:12 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton Free throw | 90 | 90 |
| 1:58 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 92 | 90 |
| 1:29 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 94 | 90 |
| 0:33 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 94 | 93 |
Q4 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Chicago Bulls | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 94 | 95 |
| 11:28 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 2-pt field goal | 96 | 95 |
| 11:11 | Charlotte Hornets | Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal | 96 | 98 |
| 10:49 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 96 | 100 |
| 10:20 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 98 | 100 |
| 10:04 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 98 | 102 |
| 9:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 98 | 105 |
| 7:55 | Chicago Bulls | Jevon Carter 2-pt field goal | 100 | 105 |
| 7:41 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James Free throw | 100 | 106 |
| 7:41 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James Free throw | 100 | 107 |
| 7:41 | Charlotte Hornets | Sion James Free throw | 100 | 108 |
| 7:04 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal | 100 | 110 |
| 6:12 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal | 100 | 112 |
| 6:12 | Charlotte Hornets | Collin Sexton Free throw | 100 | 113 |
| 5:38 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 103 | 113 |
| 5:07 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 105 | 113 |
| 4:40 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 106 | 113 |
| 4:40 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 107 | 113 |
| 3:56 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 107 | 114 |
| 2:57 | Chicago Bulls | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 110 | 114 |
| 2:41 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 110 | 116 |
| 2:28 | Chicago Bulls | Coby White 2-pt field goal | 112 | 116 |
| 1:52 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 112 | 118 |
| 1:37 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 112 | 119 |
| 0:24 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 114 | 119 |
| 0:18 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 114 | 121 |
| 0:12 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 116 | 121 |
| 0:11 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 116 | 122 |
| 0:11 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 116 | 123 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Charlotte Hornets 1-0. Final series: Charlotte Hornets 3-1.
- Nov 28: Chicago Bulls 116 at Charlotte Hornets 123 (this game)
- Dec 12: Chicago Bulls 129 at Charlotte Hornets 126
- Jan 3: Charlotte Hornets 112 at Chicago Bulls 99
- Feb 24: Charlotte Hornets 131 at Chicago Bulls 99
Highlights
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