Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Oct 7, 2025

FINAL

1-0ChicagoBulls

118

0-1ClevelandCavaliers

117

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	26	31	26	35	118
CLE	37	20	33	27	117

Game Recap

The Bulls end the game on a 14-6 run to defeat the Cavaliers, 118-117. The Bulls improve to 1-0, while the Cavaliers fall to 0-1 in the preseason.

Player Stats

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	17	3-7	2-6	3-4	2	2	1	0	5	2	+8	11
14Matas BuzelisPF	18	7-11	2-5	3-4	8	1	0	1	2	0	-10	19
9Nikola VucevicC	18	1-3	0-2	1-2	6	1	0	0	1	1	+6	3
13Kevin HuerterSG	19	1-7	1-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	3	4	-3	3
3Josh GiddeyPG	13	1-4	0-2	1-2	3	5	3	0	2	0	-7	3
30Tre Jones	19	4-5	0-0	2-2	1	2	4	0	1	1	+16	10
11Ayo Dosunmu	19	5-6	2-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	+7	12
15Julian Phillips	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-14	0
7Dalen Terry	16	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	3	0	1	2	1	-7	4
12Zach Collins	13	7-8	1-2	1-1	2	3	0	0	3	2	-10	16
25Jalen Smith	15	1-8	0-6	3-4	9	2	0	1	0	2	+5	5
44Patrick Williams	16	3-3	1-1	4-6	2	3	0	0	1	0	-12	11
17Yuki Kawamura	14	1-4	1-3	0-0	3	5	0	0	3	4	+6	3
24Noa Essengue	13	2-4	1-2	3-4	5	0	0	0	2	2	+12	8
5Jevon Carter	12	4-7	2-5	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	+8	10
16Mouhamadou Gueye	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Emanuel Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
47Lachlan Olbrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Coby White	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	42-8151.9%	13-4032.5%	21-2972.4%	51	31	9	4	26	22	-	118

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12De'Andre HunterSF	17	7-9	1-2	2-2	7	1	1	0	3	1	+3	17
4Evan MobleyPF	17	5-10	2-4	0-0	6	2	1	1	2	2	+3	12
31Jarrett AllenC	17	2-4	0-0	1-5	1	1	2	0	0	2	+3	5
20Jaylon TysonSG	17	0-5	0-5	0-0	0	3	1	2	0	2	+3	0
45Donovan MitchellPG	17	3-5	0-1	1-2	1	2	2	0	2	0	+3	7
2Lonzo Ball	11	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	-9	0
9Craig Porter Jr.	18	6-9	5-5	0-2	4	4	2	0	2	2	+4	17
22Larry Nance Jr.	18	4-9	0-5	3-3	3	4	2	0	1	3	+4	11
32Dean Wade	18	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	3	2	0	0	1	+4	2
30Nae'Qwan Tomlin	18	4-8	1-3	2-2	3	0	2	0	0	5	+4	11
24Tyrese Proctor	11	5-6	3-4	1-2	0	2	1	0	0	0	+11	14
3Thomas Bryant	12	2-4	2-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	2	-8	6
Tristan Enaruna	12	1-5	0-2	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	1	-8	3
7Killian Hayes	12	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	0	-8	2
33Luke Travers	12	2-5	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	-8	5
Miller Kopp	6	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	-6	5
10Darius Garland	— did not play —												— did not play —
Chaney Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Sam Merrill	— did not play —												— did not play —
Norchad Omier	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Max Strus	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9446.8%	15-4136.6%	14-2458.3%	32	27	19	3	15	24	-	117

Play-by-Play

Scores OnlyExpand All

1st quarterCHICLE

(11:56) Jump Ball Allen vs. Vucevic: Tip to Okoro
(11:39) Huerter Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:39) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
(11:35) Hunter Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:35) Giddey STEAL (1 STL)
(11:27) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
+1 (11:27) Giddey Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
(11:27) MISS Giddey Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:25) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:17) MISS Allen 9' Floating Jump Shot
(11:14) Huerter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:03) Okoro Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(11:03) Hunter STEAL (1 STL)
(10:57) MISS Tyson 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:53) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:47) Mobley 7' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS)
12
(10:33) Giddey Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(10:33) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:29) Hunter 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Tyson 1 AST)
14
(10:12) MISS Huerter 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:08) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:08) MISS Buzelis 1' Putback Layup
(10:08) CAVALIERS Rebound
(10:00) Huerter P.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
(9:57) Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:57) Giddey STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (9:53) Buzelis 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Giddey 1 AST)
34
(9:38) MISS Hunter 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:35) Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:24) MISS Giddey 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(9:21) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (9:17) Allen Running Layup (2 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
36
(9:17) Vucevic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
(9:17) MISS Allen Free Throw 1 of 1
(9:13) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:04) MISS Vucevic 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:01) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:53) Hunter 15' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
38
(8:32) MISS Huerter 3' Driving Layup
(8:32) Tyson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:29) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(8:28) MISS Buzelis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:25) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:20) Mobley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hunter 1 AST)
311
+3 (8:06) Okoro 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Giddey 2 AST)
611
+2 (7:53) Allen 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Mobley 2 AST)
613
(7:37) MISS Okoro 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:32) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:24) Mitchell 23' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
615
(7:11) Okoro Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(7:11) Mitchell STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (7:08) Mitchell 1' Running Layup (4 PTS)
617
(7:08) Bulls Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:56) MISS Giddey 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:53) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+3 (6:48) Buzelis 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Giddey 3 AST)
917
+3 (6:38) Mobley 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Tyson 2 AST)
920
(6:24) MISS Okoro 3PT Jump Shot
(6:18) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
+2 (6:17) Jones 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Buzelis 1 AST)
1120
(6:10) Okoro P.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Sago)
(6:02) MISS Mobley 2' Driving Layup
(6:02) Buzelis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:58) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:51) MISS Jones 7' Driving Layup
(5:51) Tyson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:47) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:45) Hunter 1' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
1122
(5:40) Mobley S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.O'Connell)
(5:40) MISS Buzelis Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:40) Bulls Rebound
+1 (5:40) Buzelis Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1222
(5:22) MISS Nance Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:19) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:11) Tomlin P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.DeRosa)
+3 (5:00) Dosunmu 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Collins 1 AST)
1522
(4:47) Collins S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (4:47) Tomlin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1523
+1 (4:47) Tomlin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1524
(4:28) MISS Terry 1' Driving Layup
(4:24) Tomlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:18) MISS Wade 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:15) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:04) Jones Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(4:04) Tomlin STEAL (1 STL)
(3:50) MISS Porter Jr. 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:48) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:38) MISS Tomlin 1' Cutting Dunk Shot
(3:38) Phillips BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:35) Collins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:32) Dosunmu 1' Running Layup (5 PTS)
1724
+2 (3:20) Nance Jr. 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1726
+3 (3:10) Dosunmu 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Terry 1 AST)
2026
(2:52) MISS Nance Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:49) Terry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:45) Collins 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Dosunmu 1 AST)
2226
(2:45) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (2:27) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nance Jr. 1 AST)
2229
(2:27) Jones P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (2:27) Nance Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2230
(2:16) Collins Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(2:16) Nance Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(2:12) Terry S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.O'Connell)
+1 (2:12) Nance Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2231
+1 (2:12) Nance Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2232
+2 (1:57) Dosunmu 3' Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Collins 2 AST)
2432
(1:43) MISS Ball 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:42) Bulls Rebound
(1:35) Ball P.FOUL (P1.T4) (P.O'Connell)
+2 (1:21) Terry Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Collins 3 AST)
2632
(1:10) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:51) Phillips Traveling Turnover (P1.T7)
+3 (0:33) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
2635
(0:27) Collins OFF.Foul (P2) (P.O'Connell)
(0:27) Collins Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T8)
+2 (0:06) Nance Jr. 3' Jump Bank Shot (7 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
2637

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHI

CLE

118Points117

42-81(51.9%)Field Goal(%)44-94(46.8%)

13-40(32.5%)3-Point(%)15-41(36.6%)

21-29(72.4%)Free Throw(%)14-24(58.3%)

51(15)Rebounds(Offensive)32(9)

31Assists27

9Steals19

4Blocks3

26Turnovers15

22Fouls24

58Pts In The Paint50

28Fast Break Pts17

18Pts Off Turnovers36

79Bench Pts76

6Largest Lead14

Game Details

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 15,348 (79.0%)

tv: Peacock