Atlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls
December 21, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Bulls beat the Hawks 152-150 on 2025-12-21 on the road against the Hawks. The Hawks started Trae Young, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, and Zaccharie Risacher. The Bulls started Nikola Vučević, Coby White, Isaac Okoro, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis. Coby White (Bulls) scored 18 points (6/9) in his matchups, with Trae Young as his primary defender. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 21 points (8/12) in his matchups, with Matas Buzelis as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
150
Did not play: Kristaps Porziņģis (DND - Injury/Illness), Keaton Wallace (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CHI
Chicago Bulls
152
Did not play: Jevon Carter (DNP - Coach's Decision), Julian Phillips (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dalen Terry (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Trae Young · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Zaccharie Risacher Starter 11.1 min
- Trae Young · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels 7.1 min
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye 5.4 min
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Zaccharie Risacher 5.0 min
- Trae Young · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Vít Krejčí · Mouhamed Gueye 4.1 min
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Vučević · Coby White · Isaac Okoro · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis Starter 9.8 min
- Nikola Vučević · Coby White · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 4.8 min
- Zach Collins · Kevin Huerter · Patrick Williams · Tre Jones · Ayo Dosunmu 3.8 min
- Nikola Vučević · Coby White · Jalen Smith · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 3.7 min
- Zach Collins · Kevin Huerter · Jalen Smith · Tre Jones · Ayo Dosunmu 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Hawks defense
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Coby White 18 pts (6/9) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Trae Young (21 %, 5 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (19 %, 0 pts) · Zaccharie Risacher (18 %, 3 pts)
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Josh Giddey 17 pts (6/11) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Dyson Daniels (47 %, 4 pts) · Jalen Johnson (16 %, 3 pts) · Zaccharie Risacher (9 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Onyeka Okongwu | Nikola Vučević: 41 poss., 12 pts (5/11) · Zach Collins: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Dyson Daniels | Josh Giddey: 31 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Coby White: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Johnson | Matas Buzelis: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Isaac Okoro: 17 poss., 10 pts (3/5) |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Tre Jones: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Coby White: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Matas Buzelis: 13 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Coby White: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Trae Young | Tre Jones: 16 poss., 11 pts (4/6) · Coby White: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Vít Krejčí | Kevin Huerter: 8 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Matas Buzelis: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Jalen Smith: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Zach Collins: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Luke Kennard | Kevin Huerter: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Coby White: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Asa Newell | Josh Giddey: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zach Collins: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Bulls defense
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Jalen Johnson 21 pts (8/12) in 81 possessions
Guarded by: Matas Buzelis (34 %, 6 pts) · Isaac Okoro (15 %, 5 pts) · Coby White (10 %, 0 pts)
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Trae Young 18 pts (6/9) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Tre Jones (20 %, 0 pts) · Isaac Okoro (19 %, 2 pts) · Matas Buzelis (15 %, 7 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Coby White | Zaccharie Risacher: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 16 poss., 9 pts (3/3) |
| Josh Giddey | Dyson Daniels: 33 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Onyeka Okongwu: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Nikola Vučević | Onyeka Okongwu: 37 poss., 11 pts (5/10) · Dyson Daniels: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Matas Buzelis | Jalen Johnson: 28 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Trae Young: 8 poss., 7 pts (2/2) |
| Tre Jones | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trae Young: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaac Okoro | Jalen Johnson: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Trae Young: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kevin Huerter | Vít Krejčí: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Trae Young: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zach Collins | Onyeka Okongwu: 11 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Jalen Johnson: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jalen Johnson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jalen Smith | Mouhamed Gueye: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Johnson: 4 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Patrick Williams | Vít Krejčí: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Mouhamed Gueye: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |