Charlotte Hornets 125, Chicago Bulls 123 — Recap

January 17, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Charlotte Hornets 125, Chicago Bulls 123. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHA 36-29 CHI; Q2 CHA 37-42 CHI; Q3 CHA 25-32 CHI; Q4 CHA 27-20 CHI.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Vucevic (CHI) 40 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 17-of-25 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 26 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-19 shooting; Miles Bridges (CHA) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Mark Williams (CHA) 19 points, 19 rebounds, 3 assists on 9-of-17 shooting; Zach LaVine (CHI) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHI

Nikola Vucevic

40 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 17-25 FG

Scoring · CHA

LaMelo Ball

26 PTS, 1 REB, 9 AST, 1 3PM · 7-19 FG

Scoring · CHA

Miles Bridges

21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 8-15 FG

Season highs

Nikola Vucevic · Season-high 40 pointsMark Williams · Season-high 19 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CHA	36	37	25	27		125
CHI	29	42	32	20		123

🧮 How They Scored

CHACHI

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.9%Effective FG%57.9%

11.8%Turnover %11.4%

25.0%Offensive rebound %29.3%

0.207Free-throw rate0.147

Box Score

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mark Williams C	33	19	19	3	1	2	—	9-17	—	1-2	+10
LaMelo Ball G	32	26	1	9	2	—	3	7-19	1-9	11-13	-9
Miles Bridges F	32	21	4	3	1	—	3	8-15	3-6	2-2	+15
Josh Green G	30	8	3	2	2	—	—	3-4	2-3	—	+4
Nick Smith Jr. G	26	15	5	1	1	—	4	6-12	3-7	—	+8
Seth Curry G	18	15	2	1	—	—	1	7-10	1-2	—	-3
Moussa Diabate F	15	2	3	—	1	—	—	1-2	—	—	-8
Tidjane Salaun F	14	3	3	2	1	—	1	1-3	1-2	—	-11

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Zach LaVine G	35	19	6	8	2	—	4	7-15	2-4	3-3	+4
Nikola Vucevic C	34	40	13	3	1	—	—	17-25	2-6	4-4	+5
Coby White G	33	18	5	8	1	—	3	6-7	4-5	2-3	+4
Ayo Dosunmu G	28	9	5	4	1	—	—	4-8	1-3	—	+4
Josh Giddey G	26	6	5	5	—	—	4	3-7	0-2	—	-16
Lonzo Ball G	25	6	3	3	3	—	—	2-6	2-6	—	+16
Julian Phillips F	18	6	4	—	—	—	1	1-6	0-1	4-4	-4
Patrick Williams F	17	5	—	1	—	2	—	2-8	1-5	—	-17
Jalen Smith F-C	14	6	4	1	—	—	1	3-7	0-4	—	-7
Dalen Terry F	6	6	—	1	1	—	—	2-4	2-3	—	-2
Matas Buzelis F	4	2	—	—	—	1	—	1-2	0-1	—	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LaMelo Ball	Bench	32	26	52.6	33.3	-11.0	10.9
Miles Bridges	Bench	32	21	66.1	23.8	+19.9	10.7
Mark Williams	Bench	33	19	53.1	20.0	+10.5	15.2
Seth Curry	Bench	18	15	75.0	25.0	-10.8	14.9
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	26	15	62.5	25.4	+14.5	8.8
Josh Green	Bench	30	8	100.0	5.4	+10.1	8.6
Tidjane Salaun	Bench	14	3	50.0	11.8	-36.7	5.7
Moussa Diabate	Bench	15	2	50.0	6.7	-17.5	6.2
Josh Okogie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
K.J. Simpson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Chicago BullsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Vucevic	Bench	34	40	74.7	32.5	+3.5	24.2
Zach LaVine	Bench	35	19	58.2	23.3	+2.1	11.2
Coby White	Bench	33	18	108.2	13.6	+5.6	15.9
Ayo Dosunmu	Bench	28	9	56.3	11.1	+6.6	8.2
Lonzo Ball	Bench	25	6	50.0	10.3	+30.2	6.4
Jalen Smith	Bench	14	6	42.9	22.9	-24.1	8.9
Josh Giddey	Bench	26	6	42.9	18.3	-24.2	3.9
Dalen Terry	Bench	6	6	75.0	25.0	-15.4	10.6
Julian Phillips	Bench	18	6	38.7	20.9	-7.4	-1.1
Patrick Williams	Bench	17	5	31.3	19.5	-41.3	1.2
Matas Buzelis	Bench	4	2	50.0	20.0	+33.3	5.1
Jevon Carter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0