Charlotte
Hornets
131
–
99
FINAL
Chicago
Bulls
Date
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 31 | 25 | 42 | 33 | 131 |
| CHI | 31 | 24 | 16 | 28 | 99 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LaMelo Ball
CHA
16
PTS
3
REB
7
AST
+31
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending40.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.41
Impact Composite50.9
Hustle: 7.0Defense: 37.8Impact: 6.1
4-12 from 3+31 plus/minusheld opponents to 40.0% FGonly 12 pts allowed on 29.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Brandon Miller
CHA
23
PTS
5
REB
3
AST
+16
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-16 (56.3%)
3PT5-9
FT0-0
TS%71.9%
eFG%71.9%
STL2
BLK1
TOV6
ORTG120
DRTG91
NET+29
56.3% FG5-9 from 34 deflections+16 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 32.8 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | 23:14 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-16 | 38% | 4-12 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +31 |
| Kon Knueppel | 22:31 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 58% | 3-6 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | +24 |
| Miles Bridges | 22:17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 55% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 30:39 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +22 |
| Brandon Miller | 25:24 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9-16 | 56% | 5-9 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tre Mann | 7:50 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 16:40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Coby White | 15:33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| Sion James | 19:34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Josh Green | 16:51 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| Pat Connaughton | 13:03 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Grant Williams | 19:17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +19 |
| Xavier Tillman | 7:07 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 131 | 46 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 49-95 | 52% | 25-57 | 44% | 8-9 | 89% | — |
| CHI | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Williams | 25:57 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4-6 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Josh Giddey | 25:50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3-11 | 27% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -22 |
| Matas Buzelis | 33:02 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13-19 | 68% | 6-11 | 55% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 26:33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| Isaac Okoro | 27:04 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-4 | 100% | -33 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Collin Sexton | 28:24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Rob Dillingham | 23:20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -21 |
| Leonard Miller | 4:58 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Tre Jones | 19:59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -25 |
| Nick Richards | 21:54 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -22 |
| TOTAL | — | 99 | 33 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 35-82 | 43% | 16-40 | 40% | 13-15 | 87% | — |
Jalen Smith —
Lachlan Olbrich —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA49/95 (52%)
Paint
21/33 (64%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
25/58 (43%)
ATB3 38%RA 84%Corner 3 56%Paint 40%Mid 67%
CHI35/82 (43%)
Paint
18/36 (50%)
Mid
3/8 (38%)
3PT
16/42 (38%)
ATB3 43%RA 60%Paint 21%Corner 3 14%Mid 100%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Isaac Okoro
defended LaMelo Ball
4.4 min • 2 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Nick Richards
held Ryan Kalkbrenner
2.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Patrick Williams
vs Miles Bridges
4.0 min • 9 pts • 75%
| CHI Defense | Brandon Miller | Coby White | Grant Williams | Josh Green | Kon Knueppel | LaMelo Ball | Miles Bridges | Moussa Diabaté | Pat Connaughton | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Sion James | Tre Mann | Xavier Tillman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis | 2.8m 6pts 50% | — | 1.6m 6pts 67% | — | 1.4m 4pts 67% | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Nick Richards | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 2pts 50% | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Patrick Williams | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 4.0m 9pts 75% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Okoro | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 4.4m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collin Sexton | 2.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Guerschon Yabusele | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4m 3pts 50% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Josh Giddey | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 50% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Tre Jones | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Dillingham | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.5m 2pts 0% | 2.0m 1pts 0% | 1.4m 7pts 75% | 1.3m 2pts 0% | 4.6m 2pts 17% | — | 3.3m 11pts 56% | 2.7m 1pts 0% | 2.1m 6pts 50% | 2.4m 4pts 100% | 2.4m 10pts 80% | 2.2m 11pts 57% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CHI leads, negative = CHA leads
CHI Largest Lead
9
Q2 4:37
CHA Largest Lead
38
Q4 4:53
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CHA 8-0 run
Q1 5:28 – Q1 6:19
+3 → -2
CHI 8-0 run
Q2 3:22 – Q2 4:37
+4 → +9
CHA 8-0 run
Q2 6:11 – Q2 7:14
+6 → +1
CHA 11-0 run
Q2 6:11 – Q2 8:08
+6 → -2