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January 3, 2026 · United Center
Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls · January 3, 2026
The Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls 112-99 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 on the road. Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 26 points and 14 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 28 points and 8 assists. The Hornets are 12-23 and the Bulls 17-18.
Team 1 2 3 4 T
CHA 27 23 32 30 112 CHI 39 19 17 24 99
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Hornets · 39/91 FG
Q1 11:39 · Kon Knueppel makes 8-foot two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)
Q1 38.4 · Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot running jump shot
Q1 4.1 · Kon Knueppel misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 11:17 · Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q2 10:54 · Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q2 9:39 · Kon Knueppel misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 7:51 · Kon Knueppel misses driving layup
Q2 1:44 · Kon Knueppel misses tip shot
Q2 35.3 · Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)
Q3 9:09 · Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot running jump shot
Q3 8:01 · Kon Knueppel misses 7-foot two point shot
Q4 7:05 · Kon Knueppel makes two point shot
Q4 2:20 · Kon Knueppel misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q4 55.1 · Kevin Huerter blocks Kon Knueppel 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Q1 11:12 · Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 6:27 · Brandon Miller misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 2:04 · Brandon Miller misses two point shot
Q2 6:20 · Brandon Miller misses layup
Q2 5:49 · Brandon Miller makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 4:53 · Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 2:27 · Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 11:13 · Brandon Miller makes 30-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q3 8:58 · Brandon Miller makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 2:49 · Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 1:24 · Brandon Miller makes 29-foot three point jumper (Liam McNeeley assists)
Q3 49.3 · Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)
Q3 30.0 · Brandon Miller misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q4 9:25 · Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)
Q4 4:01 · Brandon Miller makes 11-foot two point shot
Q4 3:27 · Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:33 · Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 1:45 · Brandon Miller makes two point shot
Q4 1:15 · Brandon Miller misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 11:05 · PJ Hall makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q1 8:35 · PJ Hall makes 1-foot layup (Brandon Miller assists)
Q1 6:59 · Jalen Smith blocks PJ Hall 's 3-foot layup
Q1 1:16 · PJ Hall misses layup
Q1 54.5 · PJ Hall makes 1-foot layup (Collin Sexton assists)
Q3 11:28 · Jalen Smith blocks PJ Hall 's 4-foot layup
Q4 11:06 · PJ Hall makes layup (Brandon Miller assists)
Q1 10:26 · Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 8:53 · Nikola Vucevic blocks Miles Bridges 's 2-foot two point shot
Q1 8:14 · Miles Bridges makes 3-foot floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q1 7:33 · Miles Bridges makes 22-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q1 5:16 · Miles Bridges makes 7-foot two point shot
Q2 7:29 · Miles Bridges makes two point shot (Sion James assists)
Q2 3:17 · Miles Bridges makes two point shot
Q2 1:45 · Miles Bridges misses 8-foot floating jump shot
Q2 1:35 · Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 1:16 · Miles Bridges makes running layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q2 2.8 · Miles Bridges misses driving layup
Q3 9:28 · Miles Bridges makes running layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q3 8:30 · Miles Bridges makes 1-foot running dunk (Brandon Miller assists)
Q3 5:03 · Miles Bridges makes 26-foot running jump shot (Sion James assists)
Q3 4:36 · Miles Bridges makes 28-foot running jump shot (Collin Sexton assists)
Q4 7:41 · Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 6:33 · Miles Bridges makes driving layup
Q4 1:47 · Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 9:50 · LaMelo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q2 11:32 · LaMelo Ball misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Q2 10:09 · LaMelo Ball makes 6-foot two point shot
Q2 8:39 · LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 2:19 · LaMelo Ball misses 31-foot three point jumper
Q2 52.0 · LaMelo Ball makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 10:37 · LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 7:25 · LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 11:44 · LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 11:27 · LaMelo Ball makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 10:24 · LaMelo Ball misses 18-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 8:42 · LaMelo Ball misses 9-foot two point shot
Q4 8:17 · LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 27.1 · LaMelo Ball makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)
Q4 13.9 · LaMelo Ball makes running dunk
Q1 5:53 · Sion James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 6:05 · Sion James misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 1.5 · Sion James misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 4:44 · Sion James makes 23-foot three pointer (Collin Sexton assists)
Q4 3:08 · Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 4:45 · Jalen Smith blocks Collin Sexton 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Q1 4:02 · Collin Sexton misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:48 · Collin Sexton makes driving layup
Q2 3:46 · Collin Sexton misses two point shot
Q2 3:45 · Collin Sexton makes two point shot
Q3 3:34 · Collin Sexton misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 5:22 · Collin Sexton makes driving layup (Sion James assists)
Q1 3:30 · Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)
Q2 4:33 · Josh Green misses 24-foot running jump shot
Q4 8:23 · Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 9:03 · Liam McNeeley misses two point shot
Q2 6:56 · Liam McNeeley misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q4 9:57 · Liam McNeeley misses driving floating jump shot
Paint 20/34 59% Mid-range 4/16 25% 3PT 15/41 37%
Bulls · 39/88 FG
Q1 10:43 · Jalen Smith makes 1-foot layup (Matas Buzelis assists)
Q1 7:18 · Jalen Smith makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q1 6:05 · Jalen Smith makes 1-foot layup (Kevin Huerter assists)
Q2 6:41 · Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 11:40 · Jalen Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)
Q1 10:13 · Nikola Vucevic makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Matas Buzelis assists)
Q1 9:09 · Nikola Vucevic makes 7-foot two point shot (Tre Jones assists)
Q1 3:14 · Nikola Vucevic makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Huerter assists)
Q1 2:38 · Nikola Vucevic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
Q2 11:03 · Nikola Vucevic makes 2-foot layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
Q2 0.3 · Nikola Vucevic misses heave jump shot
Q3 3:00 · Nikola Vucevic misses 6-foot two point shot
Q3 2:05 · Nikola Vucevic makes 4-foot two point shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
Q3 1:45 · Nikola Vucevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)
Q3 1:09 · PJ Hall blocks Nikola Vucevic's hook shot
Q3 1:03 · Nikola Vucevic makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists)
Q4 11:20 · Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 9:48 · Nikola Vucevic makes 24-foot three point jumper
Q4 4:58 · Nikola Vucevic misses 9-foot two point shot
Q4 3:49 · Nikola Vucevic makes 7-foot two point shot (Tre Jones assists)
Q4 2:07 · Nikola Vucevic makes 1-foot layup (Kevin Huerter assists)
Q1 9:34 · Matas Buzelis makes dunk (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q1 7:51 · Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point shot
Q1 4:39 · Matas Buzelis misses tip in dunk
Q1 4:19 · Matas Buzelis makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kevin Huerter assists)
Q2 8:18 · Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot two point shot (Isaac Okoro assists)
Q2 6:34 · Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:05 · Matas Buzelis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 4:41 · Matas Buzelis misses two point shot
Q2 41.1 · Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q3 6:54 · Matas Buzelis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q3 6:12 · Matas Buzelis misses driving layup
Q4 10:52 · Matas Buzelis makes layup (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q4 9:08 · Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 8:04 · Matas Buzelis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)
Q4 1:37 · Matas Buzelis misses driving layup
Q4 48.7 · Matas Buzelis misses 22-foot running jump shot
Q1 8:25 · Isaac Okoro makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q2 9:54 · Isaac Okoro misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 9:15 · Isaac Okoro misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 9:36 · Isaac Okoro misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q3 9:16 · Isaac Okoro misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 5:36 · Kevin Huerter misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:47 · Kevin Huerter makes driving layup (Jalen Smith assists)
Q1 1:30 · Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 1:08 · Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 8:55 · Kevin Huerter makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists)
Q2 2:54 · Brandon Miller blocks Kevin Huerter 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 1:25 · Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot running jump shot
Q3 7:03 · Kevin Huerter misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 40.4 · Kevin Huerter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q4 4:28 · Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 2:54 · Kevin Huerter makes 22-foot three point jumper (Matas Buzelis assists)
Q1 4:58 · Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup
Q1 4:40 · Ayo Dosunmu misses running layup
Q1 2:56 · Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot (Kevin Huerter assists)
Q1 27.9 · Ayo Dosunmu makes 1-foot driving dunk (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q1 0.2 · Ayo Dosunmu makes 42-foot three pointer (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q2 10:20 · Ayo Dosunmu makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists)
Q2 6:09 · Ayo Dosunmu makes 26-foot three pointer (Kevin Huerter assists)
Q3 4:44 · Ayo Dosunmu misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 3:42 · Ayo Dosunmu misses driving layup
Q3 15.9 · Ayo Dosunmu makes 2-foot two point shot
Q4 5:55 · Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 5:42 · Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:21 · Dalen Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)
Q1 1:52 · Dalen Terry makes driving layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
Q4 7:17 · Dalen Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 11:40 · Patrick Williams misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 10:46 · Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:19 · Patrick Williams misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q2 4:00 · Patrick Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q2 2:00 · Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 5:47 · Patrick Williams misses 6-foot two point shot
Q3 5:12 · Patrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 9:20 · Tre Jones misses two point shot
Q3 10:50 · Tre Jones misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 10:11 · Tre Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 8:37 · Tre Jones misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 4:20 · Tre Jones misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 2:18 · PJ Hall blocks Tre Jones 's 1-foot two point shot
Q4 6:54 · Tre Jones makes driving layup
Q4 6:26 · Tre Jones makes two point shot
Q4 1:07 · Tre Jones makes running layup
Q4 7.6 · Tre Jones makes driving layup
Q2 3:24 · Julian Phillips misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q2 2:40 · Julian Phillips makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)
Q3 3:28 · Julian Phillips misses 22-foot running jump shot
Paint 24/38 63% Mid-range 4/8 50% 3PT 11/42 26%
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