Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks
October 27, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Bulls beat the Hawks 128-123 on 2025-10-27 at home. The Bulls started Nikola Vučević, Isaac Okoro, Tre Jones, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis. The Hawks started Kristaps Porziņģis, Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, and Zaccharie Risacher. Kristaps Porziņģis (Hawks) scored 23 points (9/19) in his matchups, with Nikola Vučević as his primary defender. Josh Giddey (Bulls) scored 9 points (4/9) in his matchups, with Dyson Daniels as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CHI
Chicago Bulls
128
Did not play: Jevon Carter (DNP - Coach's Decision), Noa Essengue (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dalen Terry (DNP - Coach's Decision)
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
123
Did not play: N'Faly Dante (DNP - Coach's Decision), Vít Krejčí (DNP - Coach's Decision), Asa Newell (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Vučević · Isaac Okoro · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis Starter 10.8 min
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Isaac Okoro · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 4.4 min
- Kevin Huerter · Patrick Williams · Jalen Smith · Tre Jones · Ayo Dosunmu 4.1 min
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Patrick Williams · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 3.5 min
- Nikola Vučević · Patrick Williams · Tre Jones · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey 3.2 min
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kristaps Porziņģis · Trae Young · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Zaccharie Risacher Starter 9.8 min
- Kristaps Porziņģis · Trae Young · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels 8.9 min
- Luke Kennard · Trae Young · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Mouhamed Gueye 6.6 min
- Luke Kennard · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels 4.8 min
- Trae Young · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels 4.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Bulls defense
-
Kristaps Porziņģis 23 pts (9/19) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Nikola Vučević (42 %, 5 pts) · Matas Buzelis (10 %, 5 pts) · Isaac Okoro (9 %, 2 pts)
-
Jalen Johnson 11 pts (4/7) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Matas Buzelis (50 %, 3 pts) · Nikola Vučević (16 %, 0 pts) · Patrick Williams (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Nikola Vučević | Kristaps Porziņģis: 23 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Onyeka Okongwu: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Matas Buzelis | Jalen Johnson: 36 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Josh Giddey | Dyson Daniels: 39 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Trae Young: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tre Jones | Zaccharie Risacher: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trae Young: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Trae Young: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Isaac Okoro | Trae Young: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Luke Kennard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Patrick Williams | Mouhamed Gueye: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Onyeka Okongwu: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Kevin Huerter | Luke Kennard: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Trae Young: 11 poss., 9 pts (3/3) |
| Julian Phillips | Luke Kennard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kristaps Porziņģis: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jalen Smith | Onyeka Okongwu: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Hawks defense
-
Josh Giddey 9 pts (4/9) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Dyson Daniels (55 %, 0 pts) · Luke Kennard (8 %, 0 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7 %, 0 pts)
-
Matas Buzelis 8 pts (2/7) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Johnson (22 %, 5 pts) · Zaccharie Risacher (20 %, 0 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (15 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Trae Young | Tre Jones: 26 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Ayo Dosunmu: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/4) |
| Dyson Daniels | Josh Giddey: 38 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Matas Buzelis: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jalen Johnson | Nikola Vučević: 22 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Matas Buzelis: 15 poss., 5 pts (1/2) |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Ayo Dosunmu: 11 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Matas Buzelis: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Onyeka Okongwu | Nikola Vučević: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jalen Smith: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | Nikola Vučević: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Isaac Okoro: 11 poss., 14 pts (6/8) |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Matas Buzelis: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tre Jones: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luke Kennard | Kevin Huerter: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Ayo Dosunmu: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Patrick Williams: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ayo Dosunmu: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keaton Wallace | Ayo Dosunmu: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Julian Phillips: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |