Game ID: 22500614
LA Clippers @ Chicago Bulls
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 25 45 32 36 138LAC 30 19 34 27 110
CHI vs LAC ScoutingCHI vs LAC Scouting
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 1/13 · 2 days' restOUT Giddey missed 6 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 7 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK White back 1/05 after 3, 27 min since (93% of 29)
BACK Smith back 1/10 after 2, 16 min since (79% of 21)
BACK Carter back 1/05 after 2, 5 min since (49% of 11)
CHI availability going into 1/14 · back-to-backOUT Giddey missed 7 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 8 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK White back 1/05 after 3, 27 min since (93% of 29)
BACK Smith back 1/10 after 2, 26 min since (127% of 21)
BACK Carter back 1/05 after 2, 5 min since (49% of 11)
CHI availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Giddey missed 8 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 9 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 1/13, out tonight
BACK White back 1/05 after 3, 28 min since (96% of 29)
BACK Smith back 1/10 after 2, 23 min since (112% of 21)
CHI availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restOUT Giddey missed 9 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 10 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 3 since 1/13, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
BACK Smith back 1/10 after 2, 26 min since (127% of 21)
CHI availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Giddey missed 10 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 11 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Smith back 1/10 after 2, 27 min since (131% of 21)
BACK Carter back 1/18 after 3, 3 min since (25% of 11)
CHI availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Giddey missed 11 since 12/31, returns tonight: 26 min (81% of 32)
OUT Williams missed 2 since 1/18, returns tonight: 16 min (77% of 20)
OUT Collins missed 12 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Carter back 1/18 after 3, 3 min since (29% of 11)
NEW Smith 21 to 29 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 13 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Giddey back 1/22 after 11, 26 min since (81% of 32)
BACK Williams back 1/22 after 2, 16 min since (77% of 20)
BACK Carter back 1/18 after 3, 3 min since (29% of 11)
NEW Smith 21 to 27 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 14 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 1 min (7% of 11)
OUT Terry missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
BACK Giddey back 1/22 after 11, 25 min since (77% of 32)
BACK Williams back 1/22 after 2, 16 min since (78% of 20)
NEW Smith 21 to 29 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 2 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 15 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Giddey back 1/22 after 11, 26 min since (81% of 32)
BACK Williams back 1/22 after 2, 15 min since (71% of 20)
BACK Carter back 1/18 after 3, 2 min since (22% of 11)
BACK Terry back 1/26 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 11)
NEW Smith 21 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 8 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 1/03 after 5, 28 min since (91% of 31)
NEW Collins 27 to 33 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 9 since 12/28, out tonight
NEW Collins 27 to 33 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 10 since 12/28, out tonight
LAC availability going into 1/19 · 2 days' restOUT Collins missed 2 since 1/14, returns tonight: 26 min (96% of 27)
OUT Jones Jr. missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 11 since 12/28, out tonight
NEW Miller 22 to 32 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Leonard missed 2 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Jones Jr. missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 12 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Collins back 1/19 after 2, 26 min since (96% of 27)
NEW Miller 22 to 33 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 3 since 1/16, returns tonight: 26 min (81% of 32)
OUT Jones Jr. missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 13 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Collins back 1/19 after 2, 25 min since (92% of 27)
NEW Miller 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Sanders 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Jones Jr. missed 10 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 14 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 1/22 after 3, 26 min since (81% of 32)
BACK Collins back 1/19 after 2, 28 min since (102% of 27)
NEW Miller 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Sanders 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Niederhäuser 10 to 16 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jones Jr. missed 11 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 15 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 1/22 after 3, 26 min since (80% of 32)
BACK Collins back 1/19 after 2, 27 min since (101% of 27)
NEW Miller 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Sanders 20 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/30 · 2 days' restOUT Jones Jr. missed 12 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 16 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Leonard back 1/22 after 3, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Collins back 1/19 after 2, 26 min since (98% of 27)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Vučević at 20 and White at 17 a game. Without Giddey (10 straight), Collins (11 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Leonard at 31 and Harden at 28 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Leonard (2 straight), Jones Jr. (8 straight), Bogdanović (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 30 free throws a game to Chicago's 17 and the glass, where Chicago has been plus-1 a night and the Clippers minus-5. Call it Chicago 116, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/13 @ HOU 113-119 — CHI notes
CHI lost 113-119. CHI shot 44% (41 of 94) to HOU's 51%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 23 times to HOU's 29. The glass went 40-50 against them. Jones led with 34 (11 of 12, 5 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Buzelis added 19, Vučević 14. Q2 was theirs, 36-28, turning a 5-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 91-77 against them. Buzelis's -13 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/14 vs UTA 128-126 — CHI notes
CHI won 128-126. CHI shot 51% (47 of 92) to UTA's 55%, 17 of 43 from three, and got to the line 21 times to UTA's 27. Vučević led with 35 (14 of 22, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Dosunmu added 15, Williams 13. The hinge was Q2, 35-23: CHI came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 9.
1/16 @ BKN 109-112 — CHI notes
CHI lost 109-112. CHI shot 48% (41 of 86) to BKN's 43%, 11 of 35 from three. CHI turned it over 7 times to BKN's 14. Vučević led with 19 (9 of 14, 1 of 3 from three); Dosunmu added 18, White 17. Q4 was theirs, 37-23, the deficit cut from 17 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 89-72 against them.
1/18 vs BKN 124-102 — CHI notes
CHI won 124-102. CHI shot 52% (49 of 94) to BKN's 46%, 20 of 46 from three, and got to the line 9 times to BKN's 15. White led with 24 (8 of 14, 7 of 11 from three); Dosunmu added 19, Vučević 17. The hinge was Q1, 39-22: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/20 vs LAC 138-110 — CHI notes
CHI won 138-110. CHI shot 57% (52 of 92) to LAC's 47%, 25 of 47 from three. White led with 27 (9 of 16, 6 of 10 from three); Buzelis added 21, Vučević 19. The hinge was Q2, 45-19: CHI came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 21, and the lead reached 31. Jones was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
1/22 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 39 and Randle at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Vučević at 21 and White at 18 a game. Without Giddey (11 straight), Williams (2 straight), Collins (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the line, where Minnesota takes 25 free throws a game to Chicago's 17. Call it Minnesota 119, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
1/24 vs BOS — 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 124 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Vučević at 20 and White at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Collins (13 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Hauser at 20 a game. Without Minott (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 43 percent from three to Boston's 38 and the turnovers, Boston giving it away 13 times a game to Chicago's 10. Call it Chicago 118, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
1/26 vs LAL — 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 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 16 free throws a game; White at 22 and Vučević at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Collins (14 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and James at 21 a game. Without Reaves (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 23 free throws a game to Chicago's 16 and the arc, Chicago at 44 percent from three to the Lakers' 39. Call it Chicago 118, the Lakers 113.
1/28 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 120, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Nembhard at 17 a game. Without Toppin (44 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 16 free throws a game; White at 24 and Vučević at 16 a game. Without Jones (2 straight), Collins (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 45 percent from three to Indiana's 32 and the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 17 times a game to Chicago's 12. Call it Chicago 119, Indiana 113.
1/12 vs CHA 117-109 — LAC notes
LAC won 117-109. LAC shot 45% (41 of 92) to CHA's 49%, 18 of 49 from three. LAC turned it over 5 times to CHA's 10. The glass went 37-49 against them. Leonard led with 35 (11 of 19, 5 of 9 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Harden added 32, J. Miller 14. The hinge was Q4, 31-25: a lead of 2 became 8. Collins was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/14 vs WAS 119-105 — LAC notes
LAC won 119-105. LAC shot 47% (39 of 83) to WAS's 46%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 27 times to WAS's 17 — 27 points from the stripe to their 13. Leonard led with 33 (9 of 22, 7 of 11 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Harden added 22, Niederhäuser 16. The hinge was Q1, 37-22: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Batum was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/16 @ TOR 121-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 121-117 in 1 overtime. LAC shot 52% (41 of 79) to TOR's 48%, 13 of 36 from three. Harden led with 31 (10 of 27, 2 of 15 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Miller added 19, Zubac 16. The hinge was Q4, 31-20: LAC came in trailing by 11 and left it level. LAC trailed 52-61 at the half and won the second half 69-56. Miller was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/19 @ WAS 110-106 — LAC notes
LAC won 110-106. LAC shot 46% (36 of 78) to WAS's 43%, 5 of 28 from three, and went to the line 38 times to WAS's 22 — 33 points from the stripe to their 19. Harden led with 36 (9 of 17, 0 of 5 from three, 18 of 20 at the line); Miller added 16, Zubac 14. The hinge was Q4, 31-25: LAC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 4. Miller was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/20 @ CHI 110-138 — LAC notes
LAC lost 110-138. LAC shot 47% (43 of 92) to CHI's 57%, 10 of 30 from three. Harden led with 24 (9 of 25, 3 of 9 from three); Collins added 23, Miller 12. Q1 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 113-80 against them. Miller's -33 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 29 and Miller at 14 a game. Without Leonard (3 straight), Jones Jr. (9 straight), Bogdanović (13 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and James at 25 a game. Without Reaves (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 43 percent from three to the Clippers' 33 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-2 a night and the Clippers minus-3. Call it the Clippers 116, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/25 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Collins at 16 a game. Without Jones Jr. (10 straight), Bogdanović (14 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 122, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 23 and Clowney at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Saraf (20 straight), Johnson (7 straight), Etienne (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-4 and the line, where the Clippers take 27 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it the Clippers 117, Brooklyn 109.
1/27 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 131, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 29 and Nurkić at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Markkanen (7 straight), Kessler (41 straight), Harkless (32 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Collins at 16 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones Jr. (11 straight), Bogdanović (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 111 a night to Utah's 131 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-5 a night and Utah minus-5. Call it the Clippers 121, Utah 116.
1/30 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Watson at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Jokić (16 straight), Braun (10 straight), Johnson (19 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones Jr. (12 straight), Bogdanović (16 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Denver's 9 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-5 a night and Denver minus-4. Call it Denver 112, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
CW C. White
DT D. Terry
IO I. Okoro
JC J. Carter
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
KH K. Huerter
LO L. Olbrich
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
TJ T. Jones
VU Vucevic
LACBL B. Lopez
CC C. Christie
IZ I. Zubac
JC J. Collins
JH J. Harden
JM J. Miller
KB K. Brown
KD K. Dunn
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
PB P. Baldwin Jr.
TW T. Washington Jr.
YN Y. Niederhäuser
CHI/LAC 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
White scores 27 and Bulls match a franchise record with 25 3-pointers in 138-110 win over Clippers
CHICAGO -- — Coby White scored 27 points and hit six of Chicago's franchise record-tying 25 3-pointers, and the hot-shooting Bulls beat the surging Los Angeles Clippers 138-110 on Tuesday night.
White had the touch again after hitting a season-high seven 3s in Sunday’s blowout win over Brooklyn, and the Bulls made 25 of 47 from beyond the arc.
Matas Buzelis added 21 points, Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 and Kevin Huerter added 14. All three players made four 3s.
Nikola Vucevic added 19 points and eight rebounds, and the Bulls had their way with a team that came in rolling. The Clippers had won six straight and 13 of 15 since a 6-21 start.
Chicago led by 21 points at the half after matching a season high with 45 points in the second quarter and broke the game back open after Los Angeles made a run in the third.
James Harden led Los Angeles with 24 points. John Collins scored 23 and matched a season high with five 3-pointers.
Kawhi Leonard missed his third straight game. The six-time All-Star has been dealing with a sprained right ankle and bruised left knee.
The Bulls led 70-49 at halftime after dominating Los Angeles 45-19 in the second period.
They trailed 37-36 when Vucevic made a hook shot to spark a 22-6 run. Dosunmu finished it with a pair of 3s, bumping the lead to 58-43 with 3:20 remaining.
The Clippers pulled within 80-74 midway through the third after Collins hit a 3. But the Bulls quickly regained control. Tre Jones made a floater for Chicago to start a 17-3 run, capped by fastbreak layup by Huerter that made it 97-77.