Chicago Bulls vs. Brooklyn Nets
January 18, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Bulls beat the Nets 124-102 on 2026-01-18 at home. The Bulls started Nikola Vučević, Coby White, Isaac Okoro, Jalen Smith, and Matas Buzelis. The Nets started Terance Mann, Nic Claxton, Noah Clowney, Egor Dëmin, and Danny Wolf. Cam Thomas (Nets) scored 16 points (7/9) in his matchups, with Isaac Okoro as his primary defender. Coby White (Bulls) scored 11 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Terance Mann as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CHI
Chicago Bulls
124
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
102
Did not play: Michael Porter Jr. (DND - Rest), Drake Powell (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Vučević · Coby White · Isaac Okoro · Jalen Smith · Matas Buzelis Starter 8.6 min
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Isaac Okoro · Tre Jones · Ayo Dosunmu 5.9 min
- Kevin Huerter · Coby White · Jalen Smith · Ayo Dosunmu · Matas Buzelis 5.2 min
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Tre Jones · Ayo Dosunmu · Matas Buzelis 4.8 min
- Kevin Huerter · Coby White · Isaac Okoro · Jalen Smith · Tre Jones 4.5 min
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Terance Mann · Nic Claxton · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin · Danny Wolf Starter 8.7 min
- Nic Claxton · Cam Thomas · Jalen Wilson · Tyrese Martin · Nolan Traore 12.1 min
- Terance Mann · Day'Ron Sharpe · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin · Danny Wolf 9.8 min
- Terance Mann · Day'Ron Sharpe · Cam Thomas · Noah Clowney · Nolan Traore 4.1 min
- Terance Mann · Jalen Wilson · Tyrese Martin · Nolan Traore · Danny Wolf 3.1 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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Cam Thomas 16 pts (7/9) in 45 possessions
Guarded by: Isaac Okoro (44 %, 2 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (13 %, 0 pts) · Tre Jones (11 %, 2 pts)
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Nolan Traore 8 pts (3/4) in 48 possessions
Guarded by: Coby White (19 %, 3 pts) · Tre Jones (15 %, 0 pts) · Kevin Huerter (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Ayo Dosunmu | Egor Dëmin: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Terance Mann: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Smith | Nic Claxton: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Danny Wolf: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Matas Buzelis | Jalen Wilson: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Noah Clowney: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Kevin Huerter | Tyrese Martin: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Noah Clowney: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Coby White | Terance Mann: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Nolan Traore: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Nikola Vučević | Nic Claxton: 20 poss., 7 pts (3/9) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Isaac Okoro | Cam Thomas: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Noah Clowney: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tre Jones | Noah Clowney: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Terance Mann: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dalen Terry | Nolan Traore: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyrese Martin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jevon Carter | Danny Wolf: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Terance Mann: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Jalen Wilson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nolan Traore: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Phillips | Tyrese Martin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nolan Traore: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Nets defense
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Coby White 11 pts (4/8) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Terance Mann (20 %, 3 pts) · Noah Clowney (17 %, 0 pts) · Nolan Traore (13 %, 0 pts)
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Matas Buzelis 19 pts (8/18) in 46 possessions
Guarded by: Noah Clowney (29 %, 7 pts) · Terance Mann (18 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Wilson (12 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Noah Clowney | Matas Buzelis: 13 poss., 7 pts (3/8) · Kevin Huerter: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Terance Mann | Tre Jones: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Coby White: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Danny Wolf | Jalen Smith: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Kevin Huerter: 10 poss., 6 pts (3/4) |
| Egor Dëmin | Ayo Dosunmu: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Coby White: 6 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Nic Claxton | Nikola Vučević: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jalen Smith: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Cam Thomas | Isaac Okoro: 24 poss., 1 pts (0/4) · Ayo Dosunmu: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Nolan Traore | Ayo Dosunmu: 8 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Tre Jones: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Tyrese Martin | Kevin Huerter: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Coby White: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | Nikola Vučević: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jalen Smith: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jalen Wilson | Matas Buzelis: 6 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Jalen Smith: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |