Chicago Bulls 152, Atlanta Hawks 150 — Recap

December 21, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Chicago Bulls 152, Atlanta Hawks 150. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHI 38-38 ATL; Q2 CHI 45-35 ATL; Q3 CHI 33-42 ATL; Q4 CHI 36-35 ATL.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Johnson (ATL) 36 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-20 shooting; Trae Young (ATL) 35 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Matas Buzelis (CHI) 28 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-11 shooting; Onyeka Okongwu (ATL) 23 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Coby White (CHI) 21 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · ATL

Jalen Johnson

36 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 2 3PM · 12-20 FG

Scoring · ATL

Trae Young

35 PTS, 1 REB, 9 AST, 7 3PM · 10-16 FG

Scoring · CHI

Matas Buzelis

28 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 7 3PM · 10-11 FG

Season highs

Trae Young · Season-high 35 pointsMatas Buzelis · Season-high 28 pointsTrae Young · Season-high 7 threesMatas Buzelis · Season-high 7 threes

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
CHI	38	45	33	36		152
ATL	38	35	42	35		150

🧮 How They Scored

CHIATL

66Points in the paint50

26Fast-break points22

15Second-chance points20

17Points off turnovers19

57Bench points31

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

68.5%Effective FG%63.8%

9.2%Turnover %8.2%

27.5%Offensive rebound %17.1%

0.424Free-throw rate0.327

Box Score

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Josh Giddey G	32	19	9	12	2	0	1	6-12	2-6	5-8	+2
Coby White G	31	21	2	5	0	0	3	6-13	3-7	6-10	+4
Nikola Vucevic C	30	13	5	6	3	0	1	5-12	1-6	2-2	+6
Matas Buzelis F	29	28	3	0	1	2	0	10-11	7-8	1-2	+5
Tre Jones G	23	11	3	5	0	0	1	2-5	0-1	7-7	-8
Kevin Huerter G	21	16	1	5	1	1	1	6-9	4-7	0-1	+9
Isaac Okoro F-G	19	14	1	1	2	0	0	6-7	2-3	0-1	+5
Ayo Dosunmu G	17	13	0	1	0	0	1	6-10	1-3	0-0	+1
Zach Collins F-C	16	10	7	2	0	0	2	4-5	0-0	2-4	-5
Jalen Smith F-C	13	3	5	3	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	3-4	-4
Patrick Williams F	9	4	4	1	0	0	0	2-7	0-1	0-0	-5

Atlanta Hawks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Onyeka Okongwu F-C	40	23	7	6	1	1	0	10-18	3-7	0-0	+2
Dyson Daniels G	39	8	9	9	2	0	1	3-9	0-1	2-4	-11
Jalen Johnson F	36	36	11	9	0	0	2	12-20	2-6	10-11	-5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	29	9	1	2	1	2	3	3-12	1-6	2-3	+7
Trae Young G	26	35	1	9	0	0	2	10-16	7-9	8-9	+2
Zaccharie Risacher F	24	17	2	2	0	0	2	6-11	4-7	1-2	-6
Vit Krejci G	18	20	0	0	0	0	0	6-10	6-10	2-3	+5
Mouhamed Gueye F	13	2	2	0	1	3	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	+2
Luke Kennard G	9	0	1	2	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
Asa Newell F	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Matas Buzelis	Starter	29	28	117.8	16.0	+1.2	15.1
Coby White	Starter	31	21	60.3	26.3	+5.5	5.6
Josh Giddey	Starter	32	19	61.2	20.7	+0.8	14.4
Isaac Okoro	Starter	19	14	94.1	14.3	+7.9	6.7
Nikola Vucevic	Starter	30	13	50.5	17.7	+8.6	8.8
Kevin Huerter	Bench	21	16	84.7	16.9	+10.7	13.4
Ayo Dosunmu	Bench	17	13	65.0	25.0	+6.2	10.1
Tre Jones	Bench	23	11	68.1	13.8	-17.6	10.3
Zach Collins	Bench	16	10	74.0	20.0	-13.2	10.4
Patrick Williams	Bench	9	4	28.6	29.2	-28.4	7.1
Jalen Smith	Bench	13	3	54.3	12.1	-10.3	10.9
Jevon Carter	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dalen Terry	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Phillips	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Atlanta HawksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Johnson	Starter	36	36	72.5	27.7	-6.1	17.4
Trae Young	Starter	26	35	87.7	29.7	+5.6	18.1
Onyeka Okongwu	Starter	40	23	63.9	17.3	+3.6	10.9
Zaccharie Risacher	Starter	24	17	71.5	22.6	-8.0	5.2
Dyson Daniels	Starter	39	8	37.2	12.9	-6.3	7.2
Vit Krejci	Bench	18	20	88.3	23.4	+16.1	14.7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	29	9	33.8	20.0	+10.1	-2.2
Mouhamed Gueye	Bench	13	2	50.0	6.3	+7.7	8.3
Luke Kennard	Bench	9	0	0.0	0.0	-19.0	5.7
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Keaton Wallace	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Asa Newell	Bench	5	0	0.0	0.0	-12.9	-5.4