136 - 125

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: Rocket Arena

Officials: Tre Maddox, Ray Acosta, and Phenizee Ransom

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Chicago Bulls	32	34	35	35	136
Cleveland Cavaliers	32	23	44	26	125

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Chicago Bulls	136	53-102	52.0%	18-47	38.3%	12-15	80.0%	13	54	34	14	12	12	5
Cleveland Cavaliers	125	48-101	47.5%	14-39	35.9%	15-19	78.9%	13	56	31	17	10	15	1

PLAYER STATS


Chicago Bulls	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Isaac Okoro^SF	19:30	3	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	-14
Matas Buzelis^PF	33:11	24	9-15	2-8	4-6	1	4	5	1	2	2	0	2	7
Nikola Vučević^C	32:18	24	11-20	2-6	0-0	5	10	15	2	1	2	1	1	15
Coby White^SG	29:46	13	5-13	1-5	2-2	2	4	6	9	0	0	3	3	16
Josh Giddey^PG	29:59	17	7-15	3-7	0-0	1	5	6	7	1	0	2	2	8
Zach Collins	18:58	13	4-5	3-3	2-2	0	3	3	2	0	0	3	2	1
Kevin Huerter	20:15	14	6-12	2-8	0-0	1	4	5	3	2	0	0	1	-7
Ayo Dosunmu	13:56	8	3-7	2-5	0-1	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	1	-2
Tre Jones	22:06	16	5-7	2-2	4-4	0	1	1	6	2	0	2	1	18
Jalen Smith	15:08	4	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	3	4	0	0	0	1	1	9
Patrick Williams	04:53	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Jevon Carter	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Phillips	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dalen Terry	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noa Essengue	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trentyn Flowers	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Emanuel Miller	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lachlan Olbrich	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland Cavaliers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jaylon Tyson^SF	25:44	9	4-10	0-3	1-1	1	4	5	1	1	0	5	3	-1
Dean Wade^PF	27:54	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	-11
Jarrett Allen^C	29:45	14	6-9	0-0	2-2	4	8	12	5	2	1	1	2	-8
Tyrese Proctor^SG	26:51	16	6-15	3-8	1-2	1	5	6	3	1	0	1	0	-10
Darius Garland^PG	33:12	35	13-27	6-12	3-3	1	1	2	8	1	0	4	1	3
De’Andre Hunter	25:47	11	3-10	1-4	4-5	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	5	-13
Lonzo Ball	28:06	8	3-4	1-2	1-2	2	1	3	8	2	0	1	2	-11
Thomas Bryant	16:06	11	4-6	1-3	2-2	1	3	4	2	1	0	0	2	1
Nae’Qwan Tomlin	20:55	15	6-14	2-5	1-2	1	2	3	2	1	0	1	1	-2
Luke Travers	05:39	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	-3
Donovan Mitchell	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Porter Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Livingston	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Merrill	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Mobley	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Nance Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Strus	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

FanficFan151 | Bulls

187 | 8 hours ago

What is wrong with Cleveland? They’re losing to US!

pkwjones | Spurs

77 | 8 hours ago

Incredible falloff from last season considering they retained their entire core just about.

TheBluesGone | Lakers

40 | 7 hours ago

I mean, they had like three players from that core play today. Their injuries have really been understated in this discourse

OverallGeneral7129 | Cavaliers

24 | 7 hours ago

We haven’t had our starting 5 play a single game together so far this year but yeah this team just hasn’t wanted it like they did last year

pkwjones | Spurs

12 | 7 hours ago

We haven’t had our starting 5 play a single game together so far this year

Damn that sucks, definitely explains in part why they’re struggling.

EutaxySpy | Celtics

10 | 7 hours ago

i feel like the injury excuse goes out the window when they lose to the G-league Warriors lol

OverallGeneral7129 | Cavaliers

8 | 7 hours ago

I mean yeah this game we started Jaylon Tyson, Dean Wade, and Tyrese Proctor

FanficFan151 | Bulls

2 | 7 hours ago

That’s rough, yikes.

Dudedude88 | Wizards

1 | 5 hours ago

You played full strength against the wizards.

OverallGeneral7129 | Cavaliers

2 | 5 hours ago

We had two starters out (Allen and Merrill)

FanficFan151 | Bulls

17 | 8 hours ago

Seriously, I knew they overachieved last season, but with how weak the East was supposed to be I still expected a top three seed. Not failing to beat this Bulls team twice in a row.

narcistic_asshole | Cavaliers

4 | 7 hours ago

We actually have a net rating of +25.9 this season when our core 4 are on the court together this season.

Problem is that core has only played 127 possessions together this season.

pericles123 | Cavaliers

1 | 7 hours ago

you do realize who didn’t play tonight, and how many player/games we’ve lost this season because of injuries, right?

MeasurementLanky8646

9 | 7 hours ago

Still underperforming

HesiPullup | Suns

19 | 7 hours ago

Lost Jordan Ott

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

7 | 7 hours ago

He’s been amazing for you guys

JoeBiden2020FTW | Lakers

3 | 7 hours ago

They look a lot like the 2022 Utah Jazz

DRAGON_FUCKER_ | Bulls

89 | 8 hours ago

Waiter! Waiter! More above 500 teams on the schedule please!!!

DelayUnique3992

24 | 7 hours ago

Team doesn’t make any sense😭.

Constant_Charge_4528 | Bulls

9 | 6 hours ago

This team is an enigma

Piats99 | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

The Chicago Bollocks.

shangalang69 | Raptors

6 | 7 hours ago

lmao

DisMFer | Bulls

78 | 8 hours ago

The Chicago Bulls can and will win or lose to any team at any point. They’re basically the greatest anti-gambling ad in history.

The_Printer

11 | 6 hours ago

Nah they keep making me money lol

Constant_Charge_4528 | Bulls

6 | 6 hours ago

Bring on OKC

Edit: we won 2 out of last 3 while OKC won 1, we all know who’s the better team here

bedlam_au | Celtics

1 | 4 hours ago

7 game series of Bulls vs Magic

cleo22270 | Heat

69 | 8 hours ago

Only team currently in the 2nd apron btw

JPowTheDayTrader

9 | 8 hours ago

Really? Aren’t the Clippers, Warriors, and possibly a few other teams in the 2nd apron as well?

cleo22270 | Heat

26 | 7 hours ago

They’re in the 1st apron

AfroHouseManiac

19 | 7 hours ago

Nope they made moves to avoid the second apron. They are in the first apron.

x_TDeck_x | Spurs

6 | 7 hours ago

I know its true but man it feels a little crazy to have Curry, Butler, Green, Hield, and Kuminga and still be under

Constant_Charge_4528 | Bulls

16 | 6 hours ago

You basically named their entire roster

Less-Tax5637 | Supersonics

3 | 6 hours ago

hey they got Jack Harlow on there too

__BURRITOBRAWL

3 | 6 hours ago

Nope, just Cleveland right now. But the Warriors and Mavs are brushing second apron so closely that they might as well be in there, since any salary surplus coming back in a trade will push them over the threshold and therefore kill the deal.

98rman | CLE

6 | 7 hours ago

Would be nice if we could actually have those players bringing us into the second apron healthy

Owl-ex | Cavaliers

53 | 8 hours ago

This team is making me sad

rzoneking | Japan

7 | 7 hours ago

im minority, but i think its better to blow it up.. and get a lot of picks package from Garland and Mitchell.

ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

5 | 6 hours ago

I’d say you wait and see what that look like close to the break and if they’re healthy.

If it’s like this still when they’re at full strength blow it up

axnjxn00 | Magic

26 | 8 hours ago

apparently this was a game that was played

shangalang69 | Raptors

3 | 7 hours ago

so they say, but, idk…

theglicky | Grizzlies

21 | 8 hours ago

Atleast DG looked like himself

narcistic_asshole | Cavaliers

10 | 7 hours ago

TBH I’d much rather have that than a win tonight. I’m not losing sleep over losing a game down 7 players, especially when two of them are Mobley and Mitchell.

But we desperately need Garland to return to form. He’s started to look better the last couple games, but he fully looked like last year’s DG tonight. If he keeps that up and the rest of the team starts to get healthy as well I think we’ll be alright

MrBuckBuck | Trail Blazers

19 | 8 hours ago

This does not look good for the Cavaliers.

DoobieGibson

5 | 7 hours ago

did you see who played?

Tyrese Proctor is 8th choice at guard and he just dropped 16/6/3

Nae’Qwan Tomlin wasn’t even on a two-way last year and just gave us 15 points in 20 minutes

Cavs have the DPOY, a 1st Team-NBA guy, their two best movement shooters, and their backup PG all out tonight

Cavs are playing their 14th and 15th guys and hanging tough with teams like the Bulls, stop panicking

Low-Conflict9366

13 | 8 hours ago

Battle of the teams that started off strong but are now struggling.

Constant_Charge_4528 | Bulls

11 | 6 hours ago

Cavs looked shaky from the start this season

jj44j | Cavaliers

10 | 8 hours ago

Watching this team is torture

Rooleet | Celtics

11 | 8 hours ago

Cavs need to make a move. I get running it back after their insane regular season, but you can’t be tanking these second apron penalties on a team like this.

ruggnuget | Nuggets

8 | 7 hours ago

hard to make trades when you are in the 2nd apron.

midnightsbane04 | Pistons

4 | 6 hours ago

It’s virtually impossible to make a move that improves the team while in the 2nd apron. They basically have to either blow it up or just struggle through it.

mucho-gusto | CLE

2 | 3 hours ago

It’s debatable. Could flip dg for herro and Ware potentially. Allen for zubac and cp3 maybe

GrandmasCookies69

1 | 3 hours ago

Jazz fans have seen this all before

Fun_Mind1494

1 | 3 hours ago

They will be blowing it up. $22M over the second apron. Allen & Hunter are gone.

IncaseAce | Thunder

7 | 8 hours ago

Really liked Cleveland and what they was doing post LeBron

Hopefully they pick it up/get healthy cause to see it torn down would suck. That second apron is still no joke

KingBuddhaman

8 | 8 hours ago

Damn didn’t they like just play??

itsnotyellowfever | MEM

5 | 8 hours ago

Home and home mini-series in consecutive games

Suns play Golden State tomorrow as well as Spurs/OKC on December 23/Christmas under the same circumstances

ComradeFrunze | Pelicans

8 | 7 hours ago

Cavs need to blow it up. They don’t even play with heart anymore. They’re losing to the Bulls. Even we beat the bulls

Tuckboi69

7 | 7 hours ago

I still expect the Cavs to turn it around and win 50 games but this ain’t funny anymore.

ESMoriarty

5 | 8 hours ago

Why does it feel like Bulls always beat Cavs

myhellcatgotRepod | Hawks

16 | 7 hours ago

It’s quite literally recency bias. Before these two games the Bulls won the Cavs had won 5 straight and 12 of the last 13 games between the two

Galkain | Cavaliers

6 | 7 hours ago

Cavs always get a run for their money against the Hawks and Bulls. In several iterations of this team too.

shangalang69 | Raptors

1 | 7 hours ago

surely they do well against the raptors at least?

Galkain | Cavaliers

1 | 6 hours ago

Honestly outside of that one LeBronto series and the Kawhi year the Raptors have always played competitive basketball against the Cavs worth watching. Not sure if I remember a favorite in any matchup.

PANDA9530

2 | 8 hours ago

Cavs, blow it up

tullbabes | Spurs

0 | 7 hours ago

They need a change. Maybe a trade or new coach.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

4 | 8 hours ago

7 in double digits for the Bulls sharing the wealth

samhit_n | Lakers

3 | 8 hours ago

I thought it was early season struggles, but the Cavs are legit cooked. I think every player except Mitchell and Mobley may be on the trade block.

throwawayforfph

3 | 7 hours ago

Lmaooo

dirtypasta | Pistons

4 | 7 hours ago

The Diff must go it is cursed

_Juntao | Celtics

2 | 7 hours ago

The cavs are just so beat up and injured i can’t make a serious judgment on them until they get their players back.

My gut says they’ll be fine in january/february and a team that gets healthy and momentum heading into the playoffs is not a team you want to play

UncircumciseMe | Cavaliers

1 | 7 hours ago

Please 🙏

Competitive-Day-5675 | Lakers

3 | 7 hours ago

Cavs lowkey need LeBron to run it back a final time

heat_fan_ | Raptors

2 | 8 hours ago

Cavs needs to totally start fresh

Buzelis and Vuc had great games

jspeed04

4 | 7 hours ago

Bill Simmons recently discussed their (Cleveland’s woes) and what they would have to do to get out of them. To say that it was dire might be an understatement.

Second apron team
Can’t trade Allen because there are few teams that could take him back, even with trade exceptions without putting themselves over the 2nd apron
Could cut a few end of the bench-ish guys, but the savings would be minimal
Trading Struss to a team out east, your fellow eastern competitors may not want to “help” you by taking on a role player

That leaves the nuclear option:

Exploring Mitchell’s market value

They’re in a helluva tough spot right now.

EarthWarping | NBA

2 | 7 hours ago

Allen for Poeltl is a trade that isnt that impossible

mucho-gusto | CLE

1 | 3 hours ago

IDK if I’m crazy but if LA wants to get a year younger and offload Paul you can do Allen for zubac and cp3

girlscoutcookies05 | Charlotte Bobcats

2 | 7 hours ago

Again?

ClaudiusTheThrowAway

1 | 8 hours ago

bulls full health looking competent; cavs missing mobley and mitchell looking slightly less competent.

as a bulls fan, it was an enjoyable game to watch without too much bullshit. watch those garland highlights.

MadSpaceYT | Knicks

1 | 8 hours ago

why didnt mitchell play

actuarally | Cavaliers

1 | 7 hours ago

Sick

mucho-gusto | CLE

1 | 3 hours ago

Sick of this team being a damn backpack that’s for sure

OverallGeneral7129 | Cavaliers

1 | 7 hours ago

Sigh

Frenchyyyy4166 | Raptors

1 | 7 hours ago

What’s up with the cavs this year?

pimpron18 | IND

1 | 7 hours ago

Y’all good?

JustSomeAsh

1 | 7 hours ago

Damn, cavs really not playing well at all this season?

younggun92 | Bulls

1 | 7 hours ago

Schrodinger’s Bulls who fucking knows what team you’re getting at this point

Drak_is_Right | Pacers

1 | 7 hours ago

At least Cleveland has the ~~Browns~~ OSU

arealPointyBoy | Bulls

1 | 6 hours ago

80m in salary missing from the cavs

Benepope | MIA

1 | 6 hours ago

MoJoo | Cavaliers

1 | 6 hours ago

I mean these losses suck and I think something does need to change, but I really do want to see this team healthy again. I think the younger guys have looked really good. Idk, I’m more lets see how January goes and if not then maybe time to think what you can get for DG and Mitchell.

Hour_Ad9846

1 | 3 hours ago

Funny every analyst was saying Cavs winning east with relative ease. Just like everyone saying Celtics and Cavs last season. I think it’s safe to say that if ur out east, ANYTHING can happen. Shit even a pacers team that I straight up forgot even existed prolly would’ve won it all if Hali didn’t go down. If New York came out of nowhere to win it all this year don’t be surprised

Renegadeforever2024 | Raptors

0 | 7 hours ago

This is getting ridiculous

New_Weather_7611

-2 | 7 hours ago

Why is everyone so worried about the Cavs? Kenny the next Red Auerbach Atkinson will fix all this in no time. At least that’s what I heard all last year. How the Nets did him dirty. How Durant and Irving are losers for firing him. In every fucking Kenny Atkinson thread from loser ass karma whoring bitches in this subreddit just so they can shit on Durant and Irving for upvotes.

I watched Kenny Atkinson’s entire coaching career. He has always been below average to mid at best. But you couldn’t say that last year in this subreddit though.

The Chicago Bulls (12-15) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (15-14) again, 136-125.