The Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls 112-99 on Jan 3, 2026 at United Center.
Final · United Center
Top performers
- Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.
Charlotte Hornets 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | 35 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-18 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Brandon Miller | 36 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-19 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Kon Knueppel | 33 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 8-9 | 2 |
| LaMelo Ball | 26 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Collin Sexton | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 1 |
| PJ Hall | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Josh Green | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sion James | 30 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Liam McNeeley | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 112 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 39-91 | 15-41 | 19-23 | 12 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vucevic | 34 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11-15 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Matas Buzelis | 34 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 1 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 28 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tre Jones | 28 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Kevin Huerter | 31 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jalen Smith | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Julian Phillips | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Isaac Okoro | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Patrick Williams | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 227 | 94 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 37-84 | 10-39 | 10-14 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Hornets · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 2, 2026: CHA 121, MIL 122 · Next Jan 5, 2026: CHA 124, OKC 97
- Bulls · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 2, 2026: ORL 114, CHI 121 · Next Jan 5, 2026: CHI 101, BOS 115