The Chicago Bulls beat the Orlando Magic 121-114 on Jan 2, 2026 at United Center.
Final · United Center
Top performers
- Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Matas Buzelis led the Bulls with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
Orlando Magic 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | 35 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13-23 | 2-5 | 3-7 | 2 |
| Anthony Black | 33 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Desmond Bane | 38 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 32 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 5 |
| Jalen Suggs | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jamal Cain | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Tristan da Silva | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jase Richardson | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Goga Bitadze | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Tyus Jones | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 114 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43-86 | 14-32 | 14-21 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-14 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 1 |
| Kevin Huerter | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 35 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 21 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Patrick Williams | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jalen Smith | 27 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Isaac Okoro | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Tre Jones | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Julian Phillips | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 229 | 121 | 43 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 45-88 | 14-40 | 17-19 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Magic · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 31, 2025: ORL 112, IND 110 · Next Jan 4, 2026: IND 127, ORL 135
- Bulls · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 31, 2025: NO 118, CHI 134 · Next Jan 3, 2026: CHA 112, CHI 99