Newer meeting, Feb 24: CHA 131, CHI 99

Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls: player stats

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Charlotte Hornets

United Center · Chicago, IL

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CHA

Game leaders

CHI

Points
Charlotte Hornets: Miles Bridges26 PTS11-18 FG, 3-7 3P, 1-1 FT
Chicago Bulls: Nikola Vucevic28 PTS11-15 FG, 3-4 3P, 3-4 FT
Rebounds
Charlotte Hornets: Miles Bridges14 REB0 OREB, 14 DREB
Chicago Bulls: Kevin Huerter11 REB0 OREB, 11 DREB
Assists
Charlotte Hornets: LaMelo Ball7 AST17 PTS, 1 TOV
Chicago Bulls: Nikola Vucevic8 AST28 PTS, 2 TOV

The Charlotte Hornets won 112-99 against the Chicago Bulls on January 3, 2026 at United Center. Nikola Vucevic scored 28 for the Chicago Bulls, while Miles Bridges had 26 for the Charlotte Hornets.

Charlotte Hornets box score
Charlotte Hornets
Brandon MillerF	36:00	22	6	4	8-19	4-10	2-2	1	1	0	2	+3
Miles BridgesF	35:00	26	14	1	11-18	3-7	1-1	1	0	1	1	+19
Kon KnueppelG-F	33:00	18	5	1	4-14	2-6	8-9	0	0	2	2	+18
LaMelo BallG	26:00	17	6	7	7-15	3-8	0-0	2	0	1	1	+12
PJ HallC	22:00	10	6	0	4-7	1-1	1-2	0	2	3	2	0
Sion JamesG	30:00	3	7	3	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	0	2	2	+7
Josh GreenG	25:00	3	3	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	1	+6
Collin SextonG	20:00	13	2	3	3-7	0-1	7-9	2	0	2	1	-1
Liam McNeeleyF	13:00	0	3	1	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	+1
Team	240	112	52	23	39-91	15-41	19-23	7	3	11	12

DNP: Mason Plumlee, Pat Connaughton, Grant Williams, Tre Mann, Moussa Diabate, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Antonio Reeves, Tidjane Salaun, K.J. Simpson

Chicago Bulls box score
Chicago Bulls
Nikola VucevicC	34:00	28	7	8	11-15	3-4	3-4	0	1	2	2	-9
Matas BuzelisF	34:00	17	8	3	6-16	2-8	3-6	0	0	3	1	-11
Tre JonesG	28:00	10	2	8	4-10	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	1	-8
Isaac OkoroF-G	27:00	2	2	1	1-5	0-4	0-0	1	0	1	3	-4
Jalen SmithF-C	15:00	9	5	1	4-5	1-2	0-0	0	3	1	0	+6
Kevin HuerterG	31:00	9	11	7	3-11	1-7	2-2	1	1	0	1	0
Ayo DosunmuG	28:00	16	4	4	7-12	2-5	0-0	1	0	2	1	-10
Patrick WilliamsF	15:00	0	3	0	0-7	0-5	0-0	1	0	0	2	-14
Julian PhillipsF	15:00	3	1	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	4	0	1	2	-15
Dalen TerryF	13:00	5	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	3	0
Team	240	99	43	32	39-87	11-41	10-14	9	5	11	16

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

Team stats

Team stats: Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls
CHA	Stat	CHI
42.9%39-91	Field-goal percentage	44.8%(better)39-87
36.6%(better)15-41	Three-point percentage	26.8%11-41
82.6%(better)19-23	Free-throw percentage	71.4%10-14
52(better)	Rebounds	43
13(better)	Offensive rebounds	6
39(better)	Defensive rebounds	37
23	Assists	32(better)
7	Steals	9(better)
3	Blocks	5(better)
11	Turnovers	11
12(better)	Personal fouls	16
19	Bench points	33(better)

Team advanced
CHA	Stat	CHI
98.6	Pace	98.6
113.5(better)	Off. rating	100.4
100.4(better)	Def. rating	113.5
13.2(better)	Net rating	-13.2
55.4(better)	TS%	53.1
51.1	eFG%	51.1
9.8(better)	TOV%	10.6
26.0(better)	OREB%	13.3
0.253(better)	FT rate	0.161
45.1	3PA rate	47.1(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

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

CHA 33%CHI 67%

Expected margin: CHI by 5.6
Result: CHA by 13: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 18.6 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 3.1 pts toward CHI. 4 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

CHA 3, CHI 1

Nov 28Chicago Bulls 116, Charlotte Hornets 123
Dec 12Chicago Bulls 129, Charlotte Hornets 126
Jan 3 · this gameCharlotte Hornets 112, Chicago Bulls 99
Feb 24Charlotte Hornets 131, Chicago Bulls 99

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