Game ID: 22500115
Atlanta Hawks @ Chicago Bulls
Monday, October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 27 30 41 30 128ATL 35 23 34 31 123
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHI availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
CHI availability going into 10/25 · 2 days' rest
full strength
CHI availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
CHI availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 5 since 10/22, returns tonight: 12 min (110% of 11)
OUT Terry missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (11% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Carter back 11/02 after 5, 12 min since (110% of 11)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 1 min since (11% of 11)
ATL availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/25 · back-to-back
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 26 min (105% of 24)
OUT Risacher missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 20 min (93% of 22)
ATL availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 26 min since (105% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 20 min since (93% of 22)
NEW Young 28 to 33 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 11)
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (110% of 22)
ATL availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 17 min (78% of 22)
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (108% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (104% of 24)
BACK Krejčí back 11/02 after 3, 17 min since (78% of 22)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (109% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 11)
NEW Kennard 20 to 26 min over the last 5
10/22 vs DET 115-111 — CHI notes
CHI won 115-111. CHI shot 45% (39 of 87) to DET's 44%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 32 times to DET's 26 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. CHI turned it over 17 times to DET's 10, and DET turned those into 8 steals. Vučević led with 28 (11 of 18, 4 of 6 from three); Buzelis added 21, Giddey 19. The hinge was Q1, 35-19: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Okoro was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
10/25 @ ORL 110-98 — CHI notes
CHI won 110-98. CHI shot 47% (39 of 83) to ORL's 39%, 10 of 27 from three. Giddey led with 21 (7 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Smith added 16, Vučević 15. The hinge was Q4, 27-18: a lead of 3 became 12. Jones was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
10/27 vs ATL 128-123 — CHI notes
CHI won 128-123. CHI shot 52% (48 of 92) to ATL's 50%, 16 of 43 from three. CHI turned it over 14 times to ATL's 6, and ATL turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 51-36 for them. Dosunmu led with 21 (7 of 10, 4 of 6 from three); Giddey added 18, Vučević 17. The hinge was Q2, 30-23: the deficit went from 8 to 1. CHI trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 71-65.
11/02 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Bridges at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Giddey at 22 and Vučević at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to New York's 34. Call it Chicago 118, New York 115, New York keeping it close.
11/04 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 29 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-2 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Chicago's 23. Call it Chicago 122, Philadelphia 120, Philadelphia keeping it close.
10/22 vs TOR 118-138 — ATL notes
ATL lost 118-138. ATL shot 42% (38 of 90) to TOR's 57%, 10 of 35 from three, and went to the line 37 times to TOR's 29 — 32 points from the stripe to their 24. The glass went 34-54 against them. Johnson led with 22 (7 of 13, 8 of 10 at the line); Young added 22, Porziņģis 20. Q4 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 23 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 110-87 against them. Okongwu's -19 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/24 @ ORL 111-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 111-107. ATL shot 48% (41 of 85) to ORL's 47%, 8 of 29 from three, and got to the line 28 times to ORL's 37. ATL turned it over 16 times to ORL's 22. Young led with 25 (7 of 18, 1 of 6 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 19, Okongwu 17. The hinge was Q4, 33-21: ATL came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 4. ATL trailed 51-61 at the half and won the second half 60-46. Gueye was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
10/25 vs OKC 100-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 100-117. ATL shot 41% (35 of 85) to OKC's 46%, 16 of 39 from three. Alexander-Walker led with 17 (6 of 10, 3 of 6 from three); Young added 15, Krejčí 13. Q4 was theirs, 20-18, the deficit cut from 19 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 99-80 against them. Okongwu's -22 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ CHI 123-128 — ATL notes
ATL lost 123-128. ATL shot 50% (49 of 98) to CHI's 52%, 11 of 32 from three. ATL turned it over 6 times to CHI's 14. The glass went 36-51 against them. Porziņģis led with 27 (11 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Johnson added 25, Young 21. Q1 was theirs, 35-27, but the other 3 periods went 101-88 against them. They led by as many as 13. Daniels's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Mobley at 20 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Porziņģis at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Krejčí (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 30 free throws a game to Atlanta's 22 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 16 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Cleveland 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/04 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. Without Young (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Fra. Wagner at 21 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-3 and the line, where Orlando takes 31 free throws a game to Atlanta's 24. Call it Atlanta 117, Orlando 116, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLDD D. Daniels
JJ J. Johnson
KP K. Porziņģis
KW K. Wallace
LK L. Kennard
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
PO Porzingis
TY T. Young
ZR Z. Risacher
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
IO I. Okoro
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
KH K. Huerter
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TJ T. Jones
VU Vucevic
ATL/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Dosunmu scores 21 points to lead Bulls to 128-123 win over Hawks
CHICAGO -- — Ayo Dosunmu scored 21 points, Josh Giddey had 18 points and 13 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls rallied to top the Atlanta Hawks 128-123 on Monday night.
Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 17 rebounds as Chicago came back from an early 13-point deficit to improved to 3-0, its best start in four years.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 27 points and Jalen Johnson added 25 in their return to the the Hawks lineup, but Atlanta dropped its second straight and the first of a four game trip to fall to 1-3.
Trae Young had 21 points and 17 assists, including some flashy setups. Onyeka Okongwu added 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Eight Chicago players, including all five starers, reached double figures in scoring. Matas Buzelis had 16 points and Tre Jones added 14 with nine assists.
Buzelis hit a 3 with with 2:30 left to put Chicago ahead 121-118, and Kevin Huerter upped it to a five-point lead on a running layup off Vucevic's steal 13 seconds later. Giddey iced it with a pair of free throw with 7.7 seconds left.
Chicago trailed 58-57 at the half. The Bulls changed the tone of the game with a high-tempo third quarter when they outscored Atlanta 41-34 and extended their lead to as much as 11 points.
Then the Hawks replied with a 9-2 run to open the fourth quarter and jump ahead 101-100. That set up a back-and forth finish in game with 15 lead changes.
Porzingis had missed two games with flu-like symptoms and Johnson missed one with an ankle sprain. They were joined in Atlanta’s starting linup by Zaccharie Risacher , who had missed two games with an ankle sprain.
The Bulls took a 60-58 lead 24 seconds into the third on Isaac Okoro 's 3 pointer to start the scoring flurry in the quarter.
Porzingis scored his first 10 points in the opening 3:58.