Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls

FINAL

Feb 24, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	31	25	42	33	131
CHI	31	24	16	28	99

Game Recap

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Chicago Bulls, 131-99, to improve to 28-31 on the season, while the Bulls fall to 24-35.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	22	7-12	3-6	4-4	1	2	2	0	0	2	+24	21
0Miles BridgesPF	22	6-11	4-7	0-0	7	2	2	1	2	0	+19	16
14Moussa DiabateC	30	4-4	0-0	1-2	7	5	3	3	0	1	+22	9
24Brandon MillerSG	25	9-16	5-9	0-0	5	3	2	1	6	2	+16	23
1LaMelo BallPG	23	6-16	4-12	0-0	3	7	1	0	2	3	+31	16
3Coby White	15	4-9	2-4	0-0	3	4	1	0	2	1	+20	10
10Josh Green	16	4-6	3-5	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	1	+21	11
2Grant Williams	19	3-5	2-4	3-3	4	2	0	0	1	2	+19	11
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	16	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	2	0	0	+10	0
4Sion James	19	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	4	1	0	1	1	-5	0
21Pat Connaughton	13	2-7	1-5	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	-9	5
23Tre Mann	7	3-5	1-2	0-0	4	1	1	1	0	0	-2	7
26Xavier Tillman	7	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-6	2
TOTAL	-	49-9551.6%	25-5743.9%	8-988.9%	46	31	13	8	16	14	-	131

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	27	1-6	1-5	4-4	2	2	1	0	0	0	-33	7
44Patrick WilliamsPF	25	4-6	3-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	4	0	-4	11
28Guerschon YabuseleC	26	3-8	3-7	2-2	4	1	2	0	1	2	-9	11
14Matas BuzelisSG	33	13-19	6-11	0-0	7	2	1	0	2	2	-7	32
3Josh GiddeyPG	25	3-11	0-2	2-3	2	5	2	0	5	1	-22	8
7Rob Dillingham	23	2-9	0-2	2-2	5	5	0	0	3	2	-21	6
13Nick Richards	21	2-5	0-0	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	1	-22	6
30Tre Jones	19	1-7	0-2	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	1	-25	3
2Collin Sexton	28	4-9	2-5	0-0	2	1	2	0	2	3	-16	10
11Leonard Miller	4	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	0	+1	5
47Lachlan Olbrich	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
25Jalen Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	35-8242.7%	16-4040.0%	13-1586.7%	33	18	9	1	19	12	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHACHI

(11:57) Jump Ball M. Diabate vs. G. Yabusele: Tip to B. Miller
+2 (11:43) B. Miller 10' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (L. Ball 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:20) P. Williams 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Giddey 1 AST)
23
(10:53) L. Ball bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:53) J. Giddey STEAL (1 STL)
(10:47) P. Williams lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:47) M. Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
(10:38) MISS L. Ball 25' step back 3PT
(10:36) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(10:27) L. Ball shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Okoro 2 FT)
+1 (10:27) I. Okoro Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
24
+1 (10:27) I. Okoro Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
25
(10:12) MISS L. Ball 26' pullup 3PT
(10:11) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:11) G. Yabusele loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (9:59) B. Miller 26' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)
55
+3 (9:46) G. Yabusele 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (P. Williams 1 AST)
58
(9:32) MISS M. Bridges driving floating Shot
(9:29) M. Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:29) M. Bridges putback Layup (2 PTS)
78
(9:19) MISS M. Buzelis 3PT
(9:16) M. Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:12) MISS K. Knueppel 25' running 3PT
(9:08) M. Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:57) MISS B. Miller 10' Jump Shot
(8:53) G. Yabusele REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:40) MISS J. Giddey 9' floating Shot
(8:37) M. Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:21) MISS L. Ball 25' step back 3PT
(8:18) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:11) MISS P. Williams 24' 3PT
(8:09) M. Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(8:02) B. Miller bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:02) M. Buzelis STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:52) M. Buzelis 3PT (3 PTS) (I. Okoro 1 AST)
711
(7:49) CHA Timeout
(7:37) B. Miller bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(7:37) G. Yabusele STEAL (1 STL)
(7:35) G. Yabusele lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:35) M. Diabate STEAL (1 STL)
(7:25) MISS L. Ball 27' 3PT
(7:21) P. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:11) Jump Ball P. Williams vs. K. Knueppel: Tip to J. Giddey
(7:09) MISS J. Giddey 26' 3PT
(7:07) B. Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:54) L. Ball lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:54) J. Giddey STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (6:51) J. Giddey running finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
713
+3 (6:32) M. Bridges 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (L. Ball 2 AST)
1013
(6:22) MISS G. Yabusele 25' 3PT
(6:19) M. Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (6:12) L. Ball 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Diabate 1 AST)
1313
(5:51) MISS M. Buzelis 10' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(5:49) M. Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:41) L. Ball driving finger roll Layup (5 PTS)
1513
+2 (5:30) J. Giddey 11' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1515
(5:30) L. Ball shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Giddey 1 FT)
+1 (5:30) J. Giddey Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1516
(5:18) G. Williams bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:18) CHI Timeout
+2 (5:05) M. Buzelis driving finger roll Layup (5 PTS)
1518
+2 (4:53) C. White 21' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1718
+3 (4:35) M. Buzelis 25' 3PT step back (8 PTS)
1721
(4:20) N. Richards shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Knueppel 2 FT)
+1 (4:20) K. Knueppel Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1821
+1 (4:20) K. Knueppel Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1921
+3 (4:10) I. Okoro 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (T. Jones 1 AST)
1924
+3 (3:57) G. Williams 3PT (3 PTS) (C. White 1 AST)
2224
+2 (3:32) M. Buzelis 17' step back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2226
+3 (3:09) G. Williams 3PT (6 PTS) (C. White 2 AST)
2526
(3:00) K. Knueppel personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:46) MISS N. Richards driving Layup - blocked
(2:46) R. Kalkbrenner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:46) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(2:26) MISS J. Green 3PT
(2:23) N. Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:12) MISS R. Dillingham 22' step back Shot
(2:10) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:06) K. Knueppel 26' 3PT running (5 PTS) (G. Williams 1 AST)
2826
(1:55) MISS T. Jones 6' driving floating Shot
(1:53) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:48) MISS C. White 28' 3PT
(1:48) R. Dillingham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:39) G. Williams shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jones 2 FT)
(1:39) MISS T. Jones Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:39) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (1:39) T. Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2827
(1:31) B. Miller off-the-ball offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:31) B. Miller offensive foul TURNOVER (3 TO)
(1:20) C. Sexton charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:20) C. Sexton offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:07) MISS B. Miller 8' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(1:05) B. Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:04) MISS G. Williams 27' 3PT
(1:00) R. Dillingham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:55) R. Dillingham running Layup (2 PTS)
2829
+3 (0:38) B. Miller 26' 3PT pullup (8 PTS)
3129
+2 (0:20) T. Jones driving reverse Layup (3 PTS)
3131
(0:03) T. Jones take personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:00) MISS K. Knueppel 26' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

CHI

131Points99

49-95(51.6%)Field Goal(%)35-82(42.7%)

25-57(43.9%)3-Point(%)16-40(40.0%)

8-9(88.9%)Free Throw(%)13-15(86.7%)

46(14)Rebounds(Offensive)33(9)

31Assists18

13Steals9

8Blocks1

16Turnovers19

14Fouls12

42Pts In The Paint36

26Fast Break Pts14

29Pts Off Turnovers13

46Bench Pts30

38Largest Lead9

Game Details

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · 8:00 PM

United Center · Chicago, IL

attendance: 19,145 (81.5%)