Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Wizards
November 22, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Bulls beat the Wizards 121-120 on 2025-11-22 at home. The Bulls started Nikola Vučević, Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis. The Wizards started CJ McCollum, Corey Kispert, Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, and Kyshawn George. Tristan Vukcevic (Wizards) scored 14 points (5/14) in his matchups, with Jalen Smith as his primary defender. Coby White (Bulls) scored 10 points (3/14) in his matchups, with Corey Kispert as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CHI
Chicago Bulls
121
Did not play: Emanuel Miller (DNP - Coach's Decision), Lachlan Olbrich (DNP - Coach's Decision)
WAS
Washington Wizards
120
Did not play: Malaki Branham (DNP - Coach's Decision), Sharife Cooper (DNP - Coach's Decision), Anthony Gill (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jamir Watkins (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 10.9 min
- Nikola Vučević · Coby White · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 6.7 min
- Kevin Huerter · Jalen Smith · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Julian Phillips 4.1 min
- Jevon Carter · Kevin Huerter · Coby White · Jalen Smith · Josh Giddey 4.0 min
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 3.2 min
WAS
Washington Wizards
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- CJ McCollum · Corey Kispert · Bilal Coulibaly · Alex Sarr · Kyshawn George Starter 16.6 min
- Justin Champagnie · Cam Whitmore · Tristan Vukčević · Bub Carrington · Kyshawn George 8.5 min
- Corey Kispert · Cam Whitmore · Tristan Vukčević · Bub Carrington · Kyshawn George 6.0 min
- CJ McCollum · Justin Champagnie · Corey Kispert · Bilal Coulibaly · Alex Sarr 2.5 min
- Justin Champagnie · Corey Kispert · Bilal Coulibaly · Alex Sarr · Bub Carrington 2.3 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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Tristan Vukcevic 14 pts (5/14) in 42 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Smith (39 %, 7 pts) · Julian Phillips (10 %, 0 pts) · Kevin Huerter (9 %, 3 pts)
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Alex Sarr 21 pts (9/18) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Nikola Vučević (62 %, 15 pts) · Coby White (12 %, 0 pts) · Matas Buzelis (10 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | Kyshawn George: 28 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Justin Champagnie: 9 poss., 6 pts (1/3) |
| Coby White | Bilal Coulibaly: 22 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Kyshawn George: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Matas Buzelis | Corey Kispert: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Bilal Coulibaly: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | CJ McCollum: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Kyshawn George: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Nikola Vučević | Alex Sarr: 37 poss., 15 pts (6/10) · Kyshawn George: 5 poss., 10 pts (5/7) |
| Tre Jones | Bub Carrington: 21 poss., 4 pts (0/0) · CJ McCollum: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevin Huerter | Corey Kispert: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Cam Whitmore: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jalen Smith | Tristan Vukcevic: 16 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Justin Champagnie: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Julian Phillips | Cam Whitmore: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tristan Vukcevic: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jevon Carter | Bub Carrington: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Corey Kispert: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Noa Essengue | Tristan Vukcevic: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Bub Carrington: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Wizards defense
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Coby White 10 pts (3/14) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Corey Kispert (33 %, 3 pts) · Justin Champagnie (16 %, 0 pts) · Bilal Coulibaly (15 %, 2 pts)
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Josh Giddey 15 pts (6/13) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Kyshawn George (30 %, 2 pts) · Justin Champagnie (17 %, 2 pts) · CJ McCollum (13 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kyshawn George | Josh Giddey: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Matas Buzelis: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Corey Kispert | Coby White: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Kevin Huerter: 14 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Alex Sarr | Nikola Vučević: 37 poss., 10 pts (4/12) · Matas Buzelis: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| CJ McCollum | Ayo Dosunmu: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tre Jones: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Bub Carrington | Tre Jones: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Ayo Dosunmu: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Bilal Coulibaly | Matas Buzelis: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Coby White: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/3) |
| Justin Champagnie | Josh Giddey: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Coby White: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tristan Vukcevic | Jalen Smith: 26 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Nikola Vučević: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Cam Whitmore | Kevin Huerter: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ayo Dosunmu: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Will Riley | Tre Jones: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Coby White: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |