Chicago Bulls vs. Golden State Warriors
December 7, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Warriors beat the Bulls 123-91 on 2025-12-07 on the road against the Bulls. The Bulls started Nikola Vučević, Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis. The Warriors started Jimmy Butler III, Buddy Hield, Pat Spencer, Quinten Post, and Will Richard. De'Anthony Melton (Warriors) scored 9 points (2/7) in his matchups, with Josh Giddey as his primary defender. Coby White (Bulls) scored 20 points (7/12) in his matchups, with Buddy Hield as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CHI
Chicago Bulls
91
GSW
Golden State Warriors
123
Did not play: Seth Curry (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jonathan Kuminga (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Vučević · Coby White · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis Starter 13.1 min
- Zach Collins · Jevon Carter · Patrick Williams · Josh Giddey · Dalen Terry 7.7 min
- Jevon Carter · Julian Phillips · Emanuel Miller · Trentyn Flowers · Lachlan Olbrich 4.4 min
- Zach Collins · Jevon Carter · Coby White · Patrick Williams · Dalen Terry 4.3 min
- Nikola Vučević · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Julian Phillips · Matas Buzelis 2.8 min
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jimmy Butler III · Buddy Hield · Pat Spencer · Quinten Post · Will Richard Starter 11.6 min
- De'Anthony Melton · Moses Moody · Gui Santos · Trayce Jackson-Davis · Brandin Podziemski 6.2 min
- De'Anthony Melton · Pat Spencer · Moses Moody · Gui Santos · Trayce Jackson-Davis 5.5 min
- Moses Moody · Gui Santos · Trayce Jackson-Davis · Brandin Podziemski · Will Richard 4.4 min
- Jimmy Butler III · Buddy Hield · Gary Payton II · Brandin Podziemski · Quinten Post 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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De'Anthony Melton 9 pts (2/7) in 28 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Giddey (23 %, 2 pts) · Dalen Terry (19 %, 0 pts) · Jevon Carter (13 %, 3 pts)
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Jimmy Butler III 5 pts (2/7) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Patrick Williams (24 %, 0 pts) · Josh Giddey (22 %, 3 pts) · Matas Buzelis (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | Jimmy Butler III: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Buddy Hield: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Pat Spencer: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Will Richard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Coby White | Buddy Hield: 11 poss., 3 pts (0/0) · Pat Spencer: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Nikola Vučević | Quinten Post: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Trayce Jackson-Davis: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Matas Buzelis | Will Richard: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Pat Spencer: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jevon Carter | Brandin Podziemski: 11 poss., 8 pts (2/2) · Moses Moody: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Patrick Williams | Jimmy Butler III: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Gui Santos: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Zach Collins | Trayce Jackson-Davis: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Quinten Post: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Dalen Terry | Brandin Podziemski: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moses Moody: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Julian Phillips | Moses Moody: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jimmy Butler III: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Gui Santos: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trayce Jackson-Davis: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Trentyn Flowers | Brandin Podziemski: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Will Richard: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Emanuel Miller | Brandin Podziemski: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Trayce Jackson-Davis: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Warriors defense
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Coby White 20 pts (7/12) in 46 possessions
Guarded by: Buddy Hield (25 %, 3 pts) · Pat Spencer (17 %, 4 pts) · Jimmy Butler III (10 %, 2 pts)
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Josh Giddey 17 pts (6/16) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Will Richard (16 %, 6 pts) · Buddy Hield (15 %, 0 pts) · Jimmy Butler III (13 %, 1 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | Matas Buzelis: 13 poss., 5 pts (1/5) · Josh Giddey: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Jevon Carter: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Josh Giddey: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Pat Spencer | Ayo Dosunmu: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Coby White: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Quinten Post | Nikola Vučević: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Patrick Williams: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Will Richard | Josh Giddey: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Ayo Dosunmu: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Buddy Hield | Coby White: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Josh Giddey: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | Nikola Vučević: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Zach Collins: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Moses Moody | Josh Giddey: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dalen Terry: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Gui Santos | Patrick Williams: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jevon Carter: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Dalen Terry: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Coby White: 4 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Gary Payton II | Zach Collins: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jevon Carter: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |