The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Chicago Bulls 131-99 on February 24, 2026 at United Center. A crowd of 19,145 witnessed the Charlotte Hornets secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 31 | 24 | 16 | 28 | 99 |
| CHA | 31 | 25 | 42 | 33 | 131 |
Game Officials
Josh Tiven (Referee), Ray Acosta (Referee), Natalie Sago (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | Jalen Smith | F | Day-To-Day | Calf – Strain | 2026-02-26 |
| CHI | Anfernee Simons | G | Out | Wrist – Fracture | 2026-03-01 |
| CHI | Zach Collins | F | Out | Toe – Surgery | 2026-10-01 |
| CHI | Jaden Ivey | G | Out | Knee – Soreness | 2026-03-08 |
| CHI | Noa Essengue | F | Out | Shoulder – Surgery | 2026-10-01 |
| CHA | Liam McNeeley | G | Out | Ankle – Sprain | 2026-02-26 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 52 | 44 | 89 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 131 |
| CHI | 43 | 40 | 87 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 99 |
Charlotte Hornets Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | F | 22 | 16 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +19 |
| Moussa Diabate | F | 31 | 9 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +22 |
| Brandon Miller | F | 25 | 23 | 9-16 | 56.2 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +16 |
| LaMelo Ball | G | 23 | 16 | 6-16 | 37.5 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +31 |
| Kon Knueppel | G | 23 | 21 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +24 |
| Grant Williams | F | 19 | 11 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +19 |
| Xavier Tillman | F | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | C | 17 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +10 |
| Pat Connaughton | G | 13 | 5 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
| Coby White | G | 16 | 10 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +20 |
| Josh Green | G | 17 | 11 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +21 |
| Tre Mann | G | 8 | 7 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Sion James | G | 20 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
Chicago Bulls Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerschon Yabusele | F | 27 | 11 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -9 |
| Patrick Williams | F | 26 | 11 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
| Isaac Okoro | F | 27 | 7 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -33 |
| Matas Buzelis | F | 33 | 32 | 13-19 | 68.4 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 |
| Josh Giddey | G | 26 | 8 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -22 |
| Leonard Miller | F | 5 | 5 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Nick Richards | C | 22 | 6 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -22 |
| Lachlan Olbrich | C | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Collin Sexton | G | 28 | 10 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -16 |
| Tre Jones | G | 20 | 3 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -25 |
| Rob Dillingham | G | 23 | 6 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -21 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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