Chicago Bulls vs. Brooklyn Nets
December 3, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Nets beat the Bulls 113-103 on 2025-12-03 on the road against the Bulls. The Bulls started Nikola Vučević, Ayo Dosunmu, Josh Giddey, Julian Phillips, and Matas Buzelis. The Nets started Michael Porter Jr., Nic Claxton, Tyrese Martin, Noah Clowney, and Egor Dëmin. Michael Porter Jr. (Nets) scored 12 points (4/14) in his matchups, with Julian Phillips as his primary defender. Josh Giddey (Bulls) scored 20 points (7/15) in his matchups, with Noah Clowney as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CHI
Chicago Bulls
103
Did not play: Tre Jones (DND - Injury/Illness)
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
113
Did not play: Tyson Etienne (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Wilson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Vučević · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Julian Phillips · Matas Buzelis Starter 15.1 min
- Nikola Vučević · Patrick Williams · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 4.8 min
- Jevon Carter · Patrick Williams · Josh Giddey · Dalen Terry · Lachlan Olbrich 3.9 min
- Nikola Vučević · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Dalen Terry · Matas Buzelis 3.6 min
- Jevon Carter · Patrick Williams · Ayo Dosunmu · Dalen Terry · Matas Buzelis 2.5 min
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Starting lineup
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Tyrese Martin
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Egor Dëmin
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Michael Porter Jr.
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Noah Clowney
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Nic Claxton
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Tyrese Martin · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin Starter 18.5 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Ziaire Williams · Noah Clowney · Danny Wolf 7.6 min
- Ziaire Williams · Day'Ron Sharpe · Danny Wolf · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 7.1 min
- Nic Claxton · Ziaire Williams · Danny Wolf · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 2.9 min
- Ziaire Williams · Day'Ron Sharpe · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin · Danny Wolf 1.9 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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Michael Porter Jr. 12 pts (4/14) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Julian Phillips (23 %, 0 pts) · Patrick Williams (20 %, 0 pts) · Matas Buzelis (17 %, 5 pts)
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Noah Clowney 24 pts (8/10) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Giddey (43 %, 8 pts) · Nikola Vučević (11 %, 1 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (10 %, 10 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | Noah Clowney: 28 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Ziaire Williams: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Tyrese Martin: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Egor Dëmin: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nikola Vučević | Nic Claxton: 38 poss., 8 pts (3/8) · Michael Porter Jr.: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Matas Buzelis | Egor Dëmin: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Danny Wolf: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Julian Phillips | Michael Porter Jr.: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tyrese Martin: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Patrick Williams | Michael Porter Jr.: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ziaire Williams: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Dalen Terry | Danny Wolf: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Drake Powell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jevon Carter | Ben Saraf: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Noah Clowney: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Day'Ron Sharpe: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Noah Clowney: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Emanuel Miller | Michael Porter Jr.: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Danny Wolf: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Trentyn Flowers | Danny Wolf: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Nets defense
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Josh Giddey 20 pts (7/15) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Noah Clowney (43 %, 9 pts) · Michael Porter Jr. (14 %, 0 pts) · Ziaire Williams (12 %, 6 pts)
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Matas Buzelis 20 pts (8/15) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Michael Porter Jr. (30 %, 10 pts) · Danny Wolf (18 %, 3 pts) · Egor Dëmin (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Nic Claxton | Nikola Vučević: 45 poss., 9 pts (4/5) · Ayo Dosunmu: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Noah Clowney | Josh Giddey: 30 poss., 9 pts (3/5) · Matas Buzelis: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Matas Buzelis: 21 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Josh Giddey: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Egor Dëmin | Ayo Dosunmu: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Matas Buzelis: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ziaire Williams | Ayo Dosunmu: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Josh Giddey: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Danny Wolf | Matas Buzelis: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Patrick Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tyrese Martin | Julian Phillips: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ayo Dosunmu: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | Patrick Williams: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Lachlan Olbrich: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Ben Saraf | Jevon Carter: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dalen Terry: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Drake Powell | Dalen Terry: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jevon Carter: 5 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |