LA Clippers vs. Chicago Bulls
March 13, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Clippers beat the Bulls 119-108 on 2026-03-13 at home. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., and Kobe Sanders. The Bulls started Tre Jones, Nick Richards, Josh Giddey, Leonard Miller, and Matas Buzelis. Josh Giddey (Bulls) scored 14 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Derrick Jones Jr. as his primary defender. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 13 points (3/8) in his matchups, with Leonard Miller as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAC
LA Clippers
119
Did not play: Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cam Christie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Norchad Omier (DNP - Coach's Decision), TyTy Washington Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CHI
Chicago Bulls
108
Did not play: Isaac Okoro (DND - Injury/Illness), Jalen Smith (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Kobe Sanders Starter 16.5 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kris Dunn · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 8.5 min
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 5.1 min
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · Bennedict Mathurin · Kobe Sanders 3.5 min
- Nicolas Batum · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 2.5 min
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Tre Jones · Nick Richards · Josh Giddey · Leonard Miller · Matas Buzelis Starter 11.5 min
- Nick Richards · Josh Giddey · Leonard Miller · Matas Buzelis · Rob Dillingham 7.8 min
- Guerschon Yabusele · Patrick Williams · Tre Jones · Leonard Miller · Rob Dillingham 3.8 min
- Guerschon Yabusele · Patrick Williams · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 3.5 min
- Patrick Williams · Tre Jones · Nick Richards · Josh Giddey · Leonard Miller 2.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Clippers defense
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Josh Giddey 14 pts (5/9) in 77 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick Jones Jr. (35 %, 3 pts) · Kris Dunn (18 %, 0 pts) · Kawhi Leonard (11 %, 11 pts)
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Matas Buzelis 11 pts (4/12) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick Jones Jr. (17 %, 0 pts) · Kris Dunn (16 %, 0 pts) · Kobe Sanders (16 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Patrick Williams: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Leonard Miller: 21 poss., 7 pts (2/6) |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Josh Giddey: 27 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Matas Buzelis: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kris Dunn | Josh Giddey: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Tre Jones: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Brook Lopez | Nick Richards: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Guerschon Yabusele: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Kobe Sanders | Tre Jones: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Matas Buzelis: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Tre Jones: 12 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Leonard Miller: 11 poss., 7 pts (3/6) |
| Jordan Miller | Leonard Miller: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Matas Buzelis: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Jackson | Guerschon Yabusele: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Nick Richards: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Nicolas Batum | Matas Buzelis: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Patrick Williams: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Bulls defense
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Kawhi Leonard 13 pts (3/8) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Leonard Miller (29 %, 0 pts) · Patrick Williams (26 %, 2 pts) · Matas Buzelis (12 %, 5 pts)
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Bennedict Mathurin 11 pts (5/9) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Giddey (30 %, 5 pts) · Leonard Miller (17 %, 4 pts) · Matas Buzelis (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | Derrick Jones Jr.: 33 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Bennedict Mathurin: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Matas Buzelis | Kobe Sanders: 21 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Jordan Miller: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Leonard Miller | Kawhi Leonard: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Kobe Sanders: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Nick Richards | Brook Lopez: 31 poss., 7 pts (2/5) · Isaiah Jackson: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Tre Jones | Kris Dunn: 24 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Kobe Sanders: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Patrick Williams | Kawhi Leonard: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Bennedict Mathurin: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Rob Dillingham | Jordan Miller: 10 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Kris Dunn: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Isaiah Jackson: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Brook Lopez: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Yuki Kawamura | Jordan Miller: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kris Dunn: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Derrick Jones Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bennedict Mathurin: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |