Matas Buzelis (right ankle) and Dalen Terry (left calf) are also out for the rest of the game, per Bulls PR.

Isaac Okoro is questionable to return to this game with a lower back injury, per Bulls PR.

Matas Buzelis is back in the game after getting his ankle checked out in the locker room.

Kevin Huerter has been ejected with a technical foul. He smacked a ball out of frustration and the ball bounced into referee Che Flores. The Bulls bench is ardently arguing that one, but it's already been upheld.

Isaac Okoro now doubled over holding his left hamstring/glute area. Gutted it out to take free throws after drawing a foul, but immediately got a sub to get out of the game.

Matas walked off the court on his own, but was holding onto medical staffers to steady him. Headed to the locker room now.

Matas Buzelis just went down while trying to drive to the basket and is holding his right ankle. Play stopped for medical to tend to him.

Billy Donovan says he’s open to two-big lineups when Zach Collins gets back. Might need to use all three bigs in the rotation due to the pace of play. Feels positively about Jalen Smith’s production, seems like he could retain some of his minutes even when Zach returns.

Coby White will not play tonight. Tre Jones is back.

court should still be red idc idc

The Bulls pulled off another heart stopping, buzzer beating win in the clutch. So why were the celebrations muted? On close calls and the necessity of “sustainable” basketball:

The Bulls pulled off another heart stopping, buzzer beating win in the clutch. So why were the celebrations muted? On close calls and the necessity of “sustainable” basketball:

The Bulls might be addicted to clutch games. Blazers just cut the lead to four points with 4:40 left to play.

Coby White is 4-for-6 from 3-point range in fewer than 19 minutes so far tonight. Looks like himself.

Portland took 12 shots inside the restricted area in the first quarter of this game. Accounted for more than a third of their points (10 of 29) so far.

First Yang Hansen experience of the season. Love what I'm seeing.

Patrick Williams got an early rotation to replace Matas Buzelis and made the most of it so far. Five points, four rebounds in four minutes.

Why can’t the Bulls stop teams from scoring at the rim? The problem starts behind the 3-point arc.

so nice to see college football finally embrace the concept of the jellicle ball

The Bulls were exhausted. Legs gone, shot fading, endurance tapped. But another night of bench production and clutch shooting snapped Chicago out of a five-game losing streak in an improbable win over the Nuggets This team doesn't always make sense. It doesn't have to — so long as it keeps winning.

With a losing skid snapped, the Chicago Bulls are back above .500. For now, that speaks loudly enough. 📝 @juliapoe.bsky.social

Bulls win a HUGE one in Denver to snap a five-game losing streak. Josh Giddey led scoring with 21 points, but the real star of the show was the bench — combined for 64 points with major contributions from Ayo Dosunmu and Jalen Smith.

The Bulls are exhausted. Their legs are gone. Their 3-point shot all but evaporated somewhere in the third quarter. And yet they lead 123-120 with 1:04 left in Denver. Real gutsy stuff from this team tonight.

Nikola Jokić is something special

Bulls lead by one point with exactly five minutes left on the clock. Another clutch game incoming — Chicago's ninth of the season.

Jalen came out of the locker room with a huge ice wrap on his shoulder and is now re-entering the game with 7:33 remaining.

Jalen Smith left the game with an apparent shoulder after getting tangled up with Jokić in the third quarter. Smith has been crucial tonight with a team-high 16 points. And the Bulls are already very shorthanded in the frontcourt without Zach Collins.

One thing about Jevon Carter, he's gonna shoot that thing. He's now 4-for-7 from behind the arc in less than 10:30 on the court.

Jalen Smith rattles in another 3-pointer and the Bulls take a 15-point lead on the Denver Nuggets. Bulls are leaning heavily into their 3-point shooting tonight to keep up their pace.

Matas Buzelis is shooting at a 40% clip from 3-point range this season, in large part due to his discernment in shot selection. Really like the looks he's gotten in the first quarter here against Denver.

Ayo Dosunmu is under a minutes restriction tonight (calf/hamstring tightness) but even when he's healthy, Billy Donovan has preferred to bring him off the bench. Feels that it sets the Bulls up for better guard rotations with Giddey.

Evergreen answer:

Nuggets coach David Adelman on guarding Josh Giddey: “The level he’s playing at is extreme. All Star level.” Noted that Spencer Jones might spend some time on him defensively tonight.

Coby White is back — and back to his old self. Is that enough to save the Chicago Bulls?

That’s a devastating loss for the Bulls. Not far enough into the season for any game to be a “must-win” but that one was as close as it gets. Bulls now head into Denver tomorrow on a five-game losing skid. Next three games provide zero easy opportunities to stop the bleeding.

Ayo Dosunmu is getting into a nice flow tonight. Putting defenders on their heels with his first step, forcing the issue at the rim, just hit his first three of the game.

Very necessary tide change for Julian Phillips, who drained two 3-pointers in the first quarter of this one. Phillips has struggled mightily (1-for-7) in his limited minutes. Hitting those shots is one of his only ways to get a foothold in the rotation.

It’s pretty obvious that Coby is venting 3+ months of pent up energy in his first few minutes of the season. A little jittery, a little out of sync, but the pop he brings this team has been sorely missed.

Despite a solid record, the Bulls are a bottom-10 team in first quarters. Isaac Okoro feels the Bulls “walk casually” into too many games. Wrote today about why this team starts so slow — and why they don’t have the luxury of letting that trend continue. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/16/c...

The wait is over for the first minutes of Noa Essengue’s rookie season. The No. 12 pick has yet to make his Bulls debut, but he finally logged some playing time with the G League’s Windy City Bulls and scored 29 points on 11-for-21 shooting. Here are @juliapoe.bsky.social's 5 takeaways.

The Bulls are in free fall after a three-game losing streak. Is their good fortune running out? Do they simply lack star power? Or is something else knocking the Bulls off track after their 5-0 start?

The Bulls scored only 19 points in the fourth quarter. Wembanyama scored 18. Pretty brutal final blow for the Bulls, who have now suffered a fourth-quarter collapse at the hands of a Star™️ — Giannis, Donovan Mitchell, Wemby — for the third loss in a row.

Really solid third quarter from the Bulls, who outscored the Spurs 34-26 in the frame. Swarmed and pestered on defense, knocked down a nice smattering of threes + got to the free throw line. Now they have to hold onto this 9-point lead.

The Bulls have now drawn two charges on Victor Wembanyama tonight. One from Tre Jones, one from Jalen Smith.

Tre Jones just drew a charge off Victor Wembanyama. Coby White is jumping around and fist pumping on the sideline.

Windy City has a game in Oshkosh tomorrow against the Wisconsin Herd.

Noa Essengue and Coby White have been assigned to Windy City, per Bulls PR. Good sign for Coby on his road to recovery. The Bulls have been targeting next week’s road trip as a potential return window for him.

How do you solve a problem like Victor Wembanyama? The Bulls have an interesting template to follow in tonight’s game against the Spurs as teams across the NBA attempt to scheme against the young star:

Really awkward ankle roll for Josh Giddey. He sprained that same ankle landing on a foot back in March. Went straight to the locker room to undergo medical evaluation.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the ultimate test for any NBA team attempting to test its mettle. The Bulls knew the rubric, but still failed the exam in the fourth quarter last night. What they learned from the loss: