Newer meeting, Apr 10: ORL 127, CHI 103

Orlando Magic vs Chicago Bulls: player stats (Jan 2, 2026)

Regular seasonFinal

United Center · Chicago, IL

Head to head: Magic vs Bulls, series and next game

Follow the next game live on your lock screen — in the app

ORL

Game leaders

CHI

Points
Orlando Magic: Paolo Banchero31 PTS13-23 FG, 2-5 3P, 3-7 FT
Chicago Bulls: Matas Buzelis21 PTS6-14 FG, 2-8 3P, 7-8 FT
Rebounds
Orlando Magic: Wendell Carter Jr.10 REB0 OREB, 10 DREB
Chicago Bulls: Nikola Vucevic10 REB2 OREB, 8 DREB
Assists
Orlando Magic: Anthony Black7 AST18 PTS, 3 TOV
Chicago Bulls: Matas Buzelis7 AST21 PTS, 2 TOV

The Chicago Bulls won 121-114 against the Orlando Magic on January 2, 2026 at United Center. Paolo Banchero scored 31 for the Orlando Magic, while Matas Buzelis had 21 for the Chicago Bulls.

Orlando Magic box score
Orlando Magic
Desmond BaneG	38:00	14	4	4	5-12	3-8	1-1	1	1	1	1	+3
Paolo BancheroF	35:00	31	6	6	13-23	2-5	3-7	2	1	3	2	-7
Anthony BlackG	33:00	18	2	7	8-16	2-5	0-0	2	1	3	4	-10
Wendell Carter Jr.F	32:00	13	10	1	4-12	2-6	3-5	0	0	0	5	+7
Jalen SuggsG	20:00	11	3	4	4-6	1-1	2-2	1	0	1	1	+15
Tristan Da SilvaF	25:00	7	3	1	3-6	1-2	0-0	1	0	2	1	-11
Tyus JonesG	18:00	0	1	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	+1
Goga BitadzeC	16:00	5	4	3	2-2	0-0	1-2	2	2	0	3	-14
Jamal CainF	15:00	8	3	0	2-5	2-3	2-2	0	0	0	5	-9
Jase RichardsonG	8:00	7	0	0	2-3	1-1	2-2	0	0	1	1	-10
Team	240	114	36	28	43-86	14-32	14-21	10	5	11	23

DNP: Jonathan Isaac, Moritz Wagner, Franz Wagner, Colin Castleton, Orlando Robinson, Jett Howard, Noah Penda

Chicago Bulls box score
Chicago Bulls
Nikola VucevicC	35:00	17	10	5	7-11	1-3	2-2	0	0	1	1	-3
Isaac OkoroF-G	30:00	9	3	1	4-8	0-2	1-1	1	0	0	2	+18
Matas BuzelisF	30:00	21	9	7	6-14	2-8	7-8	1	2	2	1	+14
Tre JonesG	29:00	6	0	5	2-7	0-3	2-2	1	0	2	2	-16
Jalen SmithF-C	27:00	11	10	1	4-10	1-6	2-2	2	1	1	4	+5
Kevin HuerterG	24:00	20	4	2	8-15	4-9	0-0	0	0	2	1	+1
Patrick WilliamsF	23:00	15	2	1	6-9	3-5	0-0	1	1	1	0	-8
Ayo DosunmuG	21:00	17	3	7	6-9	2-2	3-4	0	0	1	2	+18
Dalen TerryF	12:00	0	4	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	-6
Julian PhillipsF	9:00	5	2	0	2-5	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	2	+12
Team	240	121	47	31	45-90	14-41	17-19	6	5	12	15

DNP: Zach Collins, Jevon Carter, Coby White, Josh Giddey, Emanuel Miller, Trentyn Flowers, Noa Essengue, Lachlan Olbrich

Team stats

Team stats: Orlando Magic and Chicago Bulls
ORL	Stat	CHI
50.0%43-86	Field-goal percentage	50.0%45-90
43.8%(better)14-32	Three-point percentage	34.1%14-41
66.7%14-21	Free-throw percentage	89.5%(better)17-19
36	Rebounds	47(better)
5	Offensive rebounds	9(better)
31	Defensive rebounds	38(better)
28	Assists	31(better)
10(better)	Steals	6
5	Blocks	5
11(better)	Turnovers	12
23	Personal fouls	15(better)
27	Bench points	57(better)

Team advanced
ORL	Stat	CHI
101.3	Pace	101.3
112.5	Off. rating	119.4(better)
119.4	Def. rating	112.5(better)
-6.9	Net rating	6.9(better)
59.8	TS%	61.5(better)
58.1(better)	eFG%	57.8
10.4(better)	TOV%	10.9
11.6	OREB%	22.5(better)
0.244(better)	FT rate	0.211
37.2	3PA rate	45.6(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

ORL 42%CHI 58%

Expected margin: CHI by 2.5
Result: CHI by 7: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 4.5 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 1.8 pts toward ORL. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

ORL 2, CHI 2

Oct 25Chicago Bulls 110, Orlando Magic 98
Dec 1Chicago Bulls 120, Orlando Magic 125
Jan 2 · this gameOrlando Magic 114, Chicago Bulls 121
Apr 10Orlando Magic 127, Chicago Bulls 103

Before and after

This week’s games

Fri, Nov 13

7:00 PMKnicks vs Pacers Head to head: Knicks vs Pacers
7:00 PMBucks vs Magic Head to head: Bucks vs Magic
8:00 PMCavaliers vs Heat Head to head: Cavaliers vs Heat
8:00 PMHawks vs Bulls Head to head: Hawks vs Bulls
8:00 PMGrizzlies vs Pelicans Head to head: Grizzlies vs Pelicans
8:30 PMJazz vs Rockets Head to head: Jazz vs Rockets
9:30 PMWarriors vs Spurs Head to head: Warriors vs Spurs
10:00 PMTrail Blazers vs Kings Head to head: Trail Blazers vs Kings
10:30 PMThunder vs Clippers Head to head: Thunder vs Clippers

Sat, Nov 14

Sun, Nov 15

1:00 PMPacers vs 76ers Head to head: Pacers vs 76ers
4:00 PMLakers vs Suns Head to head: Lakers vs Suns
4:30 PMHornets vs Clippers Head to head: Hornets vs Clippers
5:00 PMSpurs vs Jazz Head to head: Spurs vs Jazz
6:00 PMMavericks vs Celtics Head to head: Mavericks vs Celtics
6:00 PMKnicks vs Raptors Head to head: Knicks vs Raptors
7:00 PMRockets vs Wizards Head to head: Rockets vs Wizards
8:00 PMHawks vs Bucks Head to head: Hawks vs Bucks
9:00 PMThunder vs Kings Head to head: Thunder vs Kings

Mon, Nov 16

Tue, Nov 17

7:30 PMKnicks vs Raptors Head to head: Knicks vs Raptors
8:00 PMTrail Blazers vs Timberwolves Head to head: Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves
8:00 PMPistons vs Spurs Head to head: Pistons vs Spurs
10:30 PMJazz vs Clippers Head to head: Jazz vs Clippers
11:00 PMHornets vs Lakers Head to head: Hornets vs Lakers

Thu, Nov 19

NBA schedule: every team