Chicago Bulls 131, Charlotte Hornets 117 — Recap

April 6, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Chicago Bulls 131, Charlotte Hornets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHI 29-28 CHA; Q2 CHI 46-27 CHA; Q3 CHI 20-26 CHA; Q4 CHI 36-36 CHA.

Top performers (box score): Coby White (CHI) 37 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 threes on 12-of-16 shooting; Josh Giddey (CHI) 23 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Mark Williams (CHA) 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists on 7-of-11 shooting; Jusuf Nurkic (CHA) 18 points, 3 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 8-of-11 shooting; K.J. Simpson (CHA) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHI

Coby White

37 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 6 3PM · 12-16 FG

Scoring · CHI

Josh Giddey

23 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 7-13 FG

Scoring · CHA

Mark Williams

22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-11 FG

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	29	46	20	36		131
CHA	28	27	26	36		117

🧮 How They Scored

CHICHA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

64.6%Effective FG%50.6%

10.6%Turnover %10.5%

22.5%Offensive rebound %13.9%

0.305Free-throw rate0.370

Box Score

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Coby White G	35	37	2	5	2	—	1	12-16	6-8	7-7	+14
Josh Giddey G	34	23	10	8	1	—	5	7-13	2-6	7-8	+14
Nikola Vucevic C	33	16	11	4	2	—	2	6-12	2-5	2-4	+25
Kevin Huerter G	29	13	1	3	1	—	—	5-8	3-5	—	+8
Patrick Williams F	27	15	3	—	2	—	—	6-8	1-2	2-2	+25
Matas Buzelis F	24	10	4	1	—	1	1	4-8	2-3	0-2	+5
Zach Collins F-C	15	4	8	2	—	—	—	2-6	0-2	—	-11
Dalen Terry F	12	2	1	2	—	—	1	1-5	—	—	+6
Julian Phillips F	11	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-4	0-3	—	+7
Jevon Carter G	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	-11
Emanuel Miller F	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	1-2	0-1	2-2	-4
Jahmir Young G	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4
E.J. Liddell F	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
K.J. Simpson G	32	18	3	7	2	—	2	7-13	3-6	1-1	-8
Mark Williams C	31	22	9	2	1	1	2	7-11	0-1	8-9	-14
Tidjane Salaun F	26	6	6	3	—	—	1	3-8	0-3	0-2	-4
Moussa Diabate F	23	8	7	—	2	—	—	3-6	—	2-3	+1
Nick Smith Jr. G	22	8	2	4	—	—	—	3-12	0-7	2-2	-13
Miles Bridges F	19	8	4	2	—	—	2	3-12	0-4	2-4	-9
Seth Curry G	18	10	1	2	—	—	—	4-5	1-1	1-1	-11
Josh Okogie G	17	7	1	2	2	—	2	0-3	0-2	7-8	+8
Jusuf Nurkic C	16	18	3	—	—	1	2	8-11	2-4	—	-1

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Coby White	Bench	35	37	97.0	23.8	+18.2	23.6
Josh Giddey	Bench	34	23	69.6	26.9	+21.0	17.4
Nikola Vucevic	Bench	33	16	58.1	21.1	+33.3	12.2
Patrick Williams	Bench	27	15	84.5	14.1	+40.1	14.6
Kevin Huerter	Bench	29	13	81.3	11.9	+14.5	7.1
Matas Buzelis	Bench	24	10	56.3	18.5	+10.0	3.9
Zach Collins	Bench	15	4	33.3	16.7	-23.5	8.9
Emanuel Miller	Bench	1	4	69.4	75.0	-100.0	35.3
Dalen Terry	Bench	12	2	20.0	20.0	+24.5	-2.2
Julian Phillips	Bench	11	2	25.0	16.7	+44.5	-8.3
Jevon Carter	Bench	2	—	0.0	16.7	-147.6	-6.3
Jalen Smith	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
E.J. Liddell	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	-100.0	-23.5
Jahmir Young	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Mark Williams	Bench	31	22	73.5	24.3	-21.2	14.9
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	16	18	81.8	29.5	-11.0	25.9
K.J. Simpson	Bench	32	18	67.0	19.7	-13.4	14.5
Seth Curry	Bench	18	10	91.9	12.5	-27.5	10.1
Miles Bridges	Bench	19	8	29.1	34.1	-20.9	0.0
Moussa Diabate	Bench	23	8	54.6	12.1	+2.0	12.0
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	22	8	31.1	22.8	-33.7	2.3
Josh Okogie	Bench	17	7	53.7	23.7	+19.1	8.1
Tidjane Salaun	Bench	26	6	33.8	14.7	-10.8	1.3