Chicago Bulls vs. LA Clippers
January 20, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Bulls beat the Clippers 138-110 on 2026-01-20 at home. The Bulls started Nikola Vučević, Coby White, Isaac Okoro, Jalen Smith, and Matas Buzelis. The Clippers started James Harden, Kris Dunn, Ivica Zubac, John Collins, and Kobe Sanders. James Harden (Clippers) scored 17 points (7/9) in his matchups, with Matas Buzelis as his primary defender. Coby White (Bulls) scored 13 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Kris Dunn as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CHI
Chicago Bulls
138
LAC
LA Clippers
110
Lineups
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Vučević · Coby White · Isaac Okoro · Jalen Smith · Matas Buzelis Starter 7.0 min
- Kevin Huerter · Jalen Smith · Tre Jones · Ayo Dosunmu · Matas Buzelis 5.2 min
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Coby White · Ayo Dosunmu · Matas Buzelis 4.0 min
- Jevon Carter · Kevin Huerter · Dalen Terry · Julian Phillips · Lachlan Olbrich 3.7 min
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Coby White · Jalen Smith · Tre Jones 3.6 min
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- James Harden · Kris Dunn · Ivica Zubac · John Collins · Kobe Sanders Starter 19.1 min
- TyTy Washington Jr. · Kobe Brown · Jordan Miller · Cam Christie · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 6.7 min
- Brook Lopez · Nicolas Batum · James Harden · Jordan Miller · Cam Christie 5.6 min
- TyTy Washington Jr. · Patrick Baldwin Jr. · Kobe Brown · Cam Christie · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 5.3 min
- Brook Lopez · Nicolas Batum · Kris Dunn · Jordan Miller · Cam Christie 3.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Bulls defense
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James Harden 17 pts (7/9) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Matas Buzelis (19 %, 7 pts) · Nikola Vučević (17 %, 4 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (17 %, 3 pts)
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John Collins 17 pts (7/11) in 47 possessions
Guarded by: Matas Buzelis (34 %, 7 pts) · Nikola Vučević (18 %, 4 pts) · Kevin Huerter (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Nikola Vučević | Ivica Zubac: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · James Harden: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Coby White | Kris Dunn: 20 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Cam Christie: 11 poss., 9 pts (3/5) |
| Matas Buzelis | John Collins: 16 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · James Harden: 11 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Kevin Huerter | Jordan Miller: 10 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Nicolas Batum: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | James Harden: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · TyTy Washington Jr.: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Smith | Brook Lopez: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Ivica Zubac: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Tre Jones | Cam Christie: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jordan Miller: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Isaac Okoro | Ivica Zubac: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kobe Sanders: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dalen Terry | Cam Christie: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Kobe Brown: 5 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Patrick Baldwin Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jevon Carter | TyTy Washington Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cam Christie: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Phillips | Patrick Baldwin Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cam Christie: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Clippers defense
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Coby White 13 pts (5/9) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Kris Dunn (27 %, 2 pts) · Jordan Miller (12 %, 0 pts) · Cam Christie (12 %, 1 pts)
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Matas Buzelis 16 pts (5/10) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: John Collins (36 %, 9 pts) · Kobe Sanders (22 %, 3 pts) · Jordan Miller (13 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| James Harden | Ayo Dosunmu: 20 poss., 7 pts (2/7) · Isaac Okoro: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kris Dunn | Coby White: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Isaac Okoro: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kobe Sanders | Matas Buzelis: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tre Jones: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Miller | Tre Jones: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Matas Buzelis: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| John Collins | Matas Buzelis: 21 poss., 9 pts (3/6) · Jalen Smith: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Cam Christie | Tre Jones: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Kevin Huerter: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ivica Zubac | Nikola Vučević: 24 poss., 7 pts (3/7) · Coby White: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Brook Lopez | Jalen Smith: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nikola Vučević: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Nicolas Batum | Kevin Huerter: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Matas Buzelis: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | Nikola Vučević: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Lachlan Olbrich: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | Ayo Dosunmu: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jevon Carter: 3 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Kobe Brown | Isaac Okoro: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ayo Dosunmu: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Patrick Baldwin Jr. | Julian Phillips: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Coby White: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |