Orlando Magic vs. Chicago Bulls
December 1, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Magic beat the Bulls 125-120 on 2025-12-01 at home. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, and Tristan da Silva. The Bulls started Nikola Vučević, Kevin Huerter, Ayo Dosunmu, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis. Josh Giddey (Bulls) scored 12 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Jalen Suggs as his primary defender. Franz Wagner (Magic) scored 15 points (6/13) in his matchups, with Josh Giddey as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ORL
Orlando Magic
125
Did not play: Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CHI
Chicago Bulls
120
Did not play: Trentyn Flowers (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Franz Wagner · Jalen Suggs · Tristan da Silva Starter 10.7 min
- Tyus Jones · Jonathan Isaac · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Anthony Black 7.2 min
- Tyus Jones · Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Anthony Black · Noah Penda 6.8 min
- Goga Bitadze · Franz Wagner · Jalen Suggs · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva 5.9 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Franz Wagner · Jalen Suggs · Anthony Black 5.7 min
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis Starter 5.2 min
- Nikola Vučević · Tre Jones · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 8.8 min
- Nikola Vučević · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Julian Phillips · Matas Buzelis 5.9 min
- Nikola Vučević · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Julian Phillips · Matas Buzelis 3.0 min
- Nikola Vučević · Patrick Williams · Tre Jones · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey 2.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Magic defense
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Josh Giddey 12 pts (4/7) in 85 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Suggs (24 %, 0 pts) · Franz Wagner (15 %, 1 pts) · Tristan da Silva (14 %, 0 pts)
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Matas Buzelis 25 pts (10/22) in 81 possessions
Guarded by: Franz Wagner (39 %, 2 pts) · Anthony Black (15 %, 7 pts) · Desmond Bane (12 %, 11 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Desmond Bane | Ayo Dosunmu: 20 poss., 9 pts (2/3) · Matas Buzelis: 9 poss., 11 pts (5/6) |
| Franz Wagner | Matas Buzelis: 31 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Josh Giddey: 12 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Jalen Suggs | Josh Giddey: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tre Jones: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Anthony Black | Ayo Dosunmu: 23 poss., 1 pts (0/3) · Matas Buzelis: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Nikola Vučević: 36 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Lachlan Olbrich: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Tristan da Silva | Julian Phillips: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Josh Giddey: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Goga Bitadze | Nikola Vučević: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Lachlan Olbrich: 9 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Tyus Jones | Tre Jones: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Giddey: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Noah Penda | Patrick Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Giddey: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jonathan Isaac | Matas Buzelis: 3 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Patrick Williams: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jett Howard | Josh Giddey: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Emanuel Miller: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Bulls defense
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Franz Wagner 15 pts (6/13) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Giddey (36 %, 5 pts) · Matas Buzelis (15 %, 0 pts) · Nikola Vučević (11 %, 4 pts)
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Desmond Bane 13 pts (5/11) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Matas Buzelis (20 %, 4 pts) · Julian Phillips (18 %, 2 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (17 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | Franz Wagner: 27 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Anthony Black: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Jalen Suggs: 26 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Anthony Black: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Matas Buzelis | Tristan da Silva: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Desmond Bane: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Nikola Vučević | Wendell Carter Jr.: 37 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Goga Bitadze: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tre Jones | Anthony Black: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jalen Suggs: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Julian Phillips | Desmond Bane: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tristan da Silva: 8 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Patrick Williams | Noah Penda: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Franz Wagner: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Wendell Carter Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Goga Bitadze: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Emanuel Miller | Desmond Bane: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jett Howard: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevin Huerter | Desmond Bane: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tristan da Silva: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jevon Carter | Tyus Jones: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Anthony Black: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |