New Orleans Pelicans vs. Chicago Bulls

Dec 31, 2025

FINAL

8-27New OrleansPelicans

118

16-17ChicagoBulls

134

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	32	30	28	28	118
CHI	36	31	30	37	134

Game Recap

The Chicago Bulls defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 134-118. The Bulls improve to 16-17, while the Pelicans fall to 8-27.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Saddiq BeySF	33	6-16	2-7	2-2	4	3	0	0	0	1	-11	16
1Zion WilliamsonPF	29	12-19	0-0	7-9	7	3	0	0	1	4	-6	31
22Derik QueenC	25	4-7	0-1	1-2	7	4	2	5	2	4	-19	9
25Trey Murphy IIISG	33	6-15	3-11	0-0	6	5	0	1	4	3	-17	15
0Jeremiah FearsPG	22	2-8	1-2	0-0	0	4	0	0	2	2	-18	5
21Yves Missi	22	1-3	0-0	1-3	6	0	2	3	0	2	-2	3
3Jordan Poole	26	6-14	4-10	10-10	3	2	0	0	0	3	+2	26
55Kevon Looney	17	1-5	0-1	0-0	10	3	0	0	0	2	-5	2
14Micah Peavy	14	2-4	1-2	1-1	2	1	0	0	1	3	-5	6
24Jordan Hawkins	14	2-7	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	5
23Trey Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Jose Alvarado	— did not play —												— did not play —
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Karlo Matkovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9842.9%	12-3831.6%	22-2781.5%	46	25	4	9	10	24	-	118

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	35	8-10	2-4	6-8	5	2	1	2	2	4	+31	24
25Jalen SmithPF	26	5-11	1-5	3-3	14	1	1	2	1	3	+21	14
9Nikola VucevicC	33	7-13	2-5	1-2	8	5	0	0	0	2	+6	17
14Matas BuzelisSG	27	8-17	2-9	1-4	6	2	1	0	0	4	+11	19
30Tre JonesPG	27	7-7	1-1	5-6	2	12	0	0	1	0	+16	20
13Kevin Huerter	29	4-9	2-5	3-5	6	1	1	2	1	3	+12	13
11Ayo Dosunmu	24	3-11	2-6	4-4	4	6	0	1	0	1	+2	12
44Patrick Williams	20	4-8	2-4	2-2	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	12
7Dalen Terry	10	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	-14	0
5Jevon Carter	6	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-5	3
12Zach Collins	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Julian Phillips	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	47-9251.1%	15-4334.9%	25-3473.5%	49	33	5	7	7	18	-	134

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPCHI

(11:57) Jump Ball Vucevic vs. Queen: Tip to Fears
(11:50) Jones Violation:Kicked Ball (P.Fraher)
+2 (11:43) Williamson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Fears 1 AST)
20
(11:25) MISS Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:23) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) MISS Williamson 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(11:13) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:09) Buzelis 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
22
(10:54) MISS Bey 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:52) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:46) Smith 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Buzelis 1 AST)
24
(10:32) MISS Fears 1' Driving Layup
(10:32) Okoro BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:29) Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:21) Smith 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)
27
(10:03) Murphy III Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:03) Smith STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:59) Okoro 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
29
(9:59) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (9:46) Williamson 1' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Queen 1 AST)
49
(9:36) MISS Vucevic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:33) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (9:26) Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Vucevic 2 AST)
412
(9:11) Fears Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (8:53) Vucevic 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
414
(8:41) MISS Williamson 4' Driving Hook Shot
(8:41) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:41) MISS Williamson Tip Layup Shot
(8:41) Pelicans Rebound
+3 (8:36) Murphy III 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Queen 2 AST)
714
+2 (8:24) Buzelis 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
716
+2 (8:08) Bey 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
916
(8:03) Williamson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Ralls)
+1 (8:03) Okoro Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
917
+1 (8:03) Okoro Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
918
(7:52) MISS Williamson 2' Driving Layup
(7:49) Williamson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (7:49) Williamson Putback Layup (6 PTS)
1118
(7:33) Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:33) Missi STEAL (1 STL)
(7:24) MISS Bey 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:19) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:06) MISS Buzelis 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:04) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:02) MISS Murphy III 30' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:58) Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:47) Okoro 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Huerter 1 AST)
1120
(6:33) MISS Missi 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:30) Bey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:29) Huerter S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Lane)
+1 (6:29) Bey Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1220
+1 (6:29) Bey Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1320
+2 (6:15) Smith 1' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Dosunmu 1 AST)
1322
(5:56) Murphy III Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:56) Okoro STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:53) Okoro 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS)
1324
(5:53) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(5:38) MISS Bey 2' Driving Layup
(5:35) Looney REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:34) Smith S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Ralls)
+1 (5:34) Poole Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1424
+1 (5:34) Poole Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1524
(5:23) MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:18) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:04) MISS Missi 2' Driving Layup
(5:04) Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:01) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:58) MISS Smith 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:58) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:51) Dosunmu S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Lane)
+1 (4:51) Poole Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1624
+1 (4:51) Poole Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1724
(4:30) MISS Dosunmu 2' Driving Layup
(4:30) Murphy III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:27) Terry REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:25) MISS Williams 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:25) BULLS Rebound
(4:25) BULLS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(4:19) MISS Murphy III 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:15) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:54) MISS Huerter 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(3:54) Missi BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:51) Looney REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:51) Murphy III 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Peavy 1 AST)
1924
(3:28) MISS Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:24) Poole REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:18) Peavy 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murphy III 2 AST)
2224
(3:05) MISS Huerter 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:02) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:58) Murphy III Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
(2:58) Huerter STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:54) Huerter 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2226
(2:54) Poole S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
+1 (2:54) Huerter Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2227
+2 (2:42) Poole 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) (Looney 1 AST)
2427
+3 (2:35) Vucevic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Terry 1 AST)
2430
(2:24) MISS Poole 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:22) Looney REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (2:16) Poole 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Looney 2 AST)
2730
(1:57) Missi S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Ralls)
(1:57) MISS Buzelis Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:57) BULLS Rebound
(1:57) MISS Buzelis Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:55) Looney REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(1:36) MISS Hawkins 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:36) BULLS Rebound
(1:36) Peavy L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Lane)
+1 (1:36) Buzelis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2731
(1:36) MISS Buzelis Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:34) Looney REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (1:22) Peavy 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Poole 1 AST)
2931
(1:22) Buzelis S.FOUL (P1.T4) (P.Fraher)
+1 (1:22) Peavy Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
3031
(1:08) MISS Buzelis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:05) Williamson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:52) MISS Looney 1' Cutting Dunk Shot
(0:50) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:47) Okoro 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
3034
(0:33) MISS Poole 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:32) Williamson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (0:32) Williamson Tip Dunk Shot (8 PTS)
3234
+2 (0:21) Jones 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
3236
(0:04) MISS Peavy 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Looney REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(0:00) MISS Looney 8' Jump Shot
(0:00) Pelicans Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

CHI

118Points134

42-98(42.9%)Field Goal(%)47-92(51.1%)

12-38(31.6%)3-Point(%)15-43(34.9%)

22-27(81.5%)Free Throw(%)25-34(73.5%)

46(12)Rebounds(Offensive)49(8)

25Assists33

4Steals5

9Blocks7

10Turnovers7

24Fouls18

56Pts In The Paint60

15Fast Break Pts25

11Pts Off Turnovers20

42Bench Pts40

2Largest Lead17

Game Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 · 7:00 PM

United Center · Chicago, IL

attendance: 20,527 (87.3%)