Josh Giddey, Coby White lead the way as the Bulls beat the Cavaliers
127-111
[December 18, 2025]
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Giddey scored 23 points as part of
his sixth triple-double this season, Coby White added 25 and the
hot-shooting Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-111 on
Wednesday night.
Giddey had 11 rebounds and 11 assists. He also matched a career high
with five 3-pointers. Nikola Vucevic added 20 points and nine rebounds
in the opener of the home-and-home series. |
Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan, left, talks to guard Josh Giddey
(3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the
Cleveland Cavaliers, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Chicago. (AP
Photo/Erin Hooley) |
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The Bulls shot 56.2% overall and made 14 of 36 3-pointers on the
way to a rather convincing win after losing eight of nine. They
led by 15 in the third quarter and went on a run in the fourth
to break the game back open on the way to a rare win over
Cleveland. They had dropped 12 of 13 against the Cavaliers.
Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 32 points, but the Cavaliers
fell to 15-13 with their seventh loss in 10 games, the latest
troubling performance for a team considered a favorite in the
Eastern Conference. They didn’t sustain their 13th loss last
season until March 19.
Jaylon Tyson scored 21. Darius Garland added 15 points and six
assists
The Bulls led 106-97 midway through the fourth when Vucevic
nailed a 3 to spark an 11-3 run. He also had a layup and a
tip-in during that stretch. Giddey broke for a layup, and White
added two free throws to make it 117-100 with 4:59 remaining.
Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu missed his third consecutive game
because of a sprained right thumb. The Chicago product is fourth
on the team in scoring at 15.2 points per game.
“Rest is probably going to be the best thing, but he's probably
not going to have time to rest it for it to be fully healed,”
coach Billy Donovan said.
Up next
The teams meet again in Cleveland on Friday.
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