The Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-117 on Oct 7, 2025 in the preseason at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Matas Buzelis led the Bulls with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assists.
- De'Andre Hunter led the Cavaliers with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assists.
Chicago Bulls box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis | 18 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Zach Collins | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Patrick Williams | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 0 |
| Isaac Okoro | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Jevon Carter | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tre Jones | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Noa Essengue | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Jalen Smith | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-6 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Josh Giddey | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Kevin Huerter | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Julian Phillips | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 209 | 111 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 39-74 | 12-37 | 21-29 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Andre Hunter | 18 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 5-5 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 12 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Evan Mobley | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Thomas Bryant | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jarrett Allen | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 2 |
| Tristan Enaruna | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Killian Hayes | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dean Wade | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 222 | 107 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 41-87 | 14-39 | 11-20 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
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