most points by a bulls player in a game since 1998

Since 1997-98, Jimmy Butler III has scored the most points for the Bulls in a game, with 53 points against the 76ers on January 14, 2016.

Interpreted as:
most points by a bulls player in a regular-season game since 1998
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
53
1/14/2016
@
49
10
6
3
0
15
30
50.0
2
4
50.0
21
25
84.0
64.6
4
6
4
4
+11
2Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
52
1/2/2017
vs
38
12
6
3
1
15
24
62.5
1
4
25.0
21
22
95.5
77.2
3
9
2
0
+15
3Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
51
10/28/2023
@
37
5
0
1
0
19
33
57.6
7
13
53.8
6
8
75.0
69.8
2
3
4
2
-8
4DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
50
3/31/2022
vs
43
5
6
1
0
17
26
65.4
2
2
100.0
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
5
2
4
+19
5Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
50
4/9/2021
@
39
8
5
0
0
18
31
58.1
7
12
58.3
7
8
87.5
72.4
1
7
3
1
-3
6Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
50
4/11/2004
@
51
7
2
2
1
18
34
52.9
6
11
54.5
8
11
72.7
64.4
0
7
3
3
+12
7DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
49
3/17/2023
vs
52
14
4
3
0
15
25
60.0
2
4
50.0
17
18
94.4
74.4
2
12
1
3
+11
8Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
49
11/23/2019
@
35
4
0
2
0
17
28
60.7
13
17
76.5
2
2
100.0
84.8
0
4
4
5
+15
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
11/21/1997
@
52
5
5
1
1
18
38
47.4
0
2
0.0
13
19
68.4
52.8
2
3
4
3
+15
10Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
48
3/4/2007
@
47
1
5
1
0
18
32
56.3
6
12
50.0
6
7
85.7
68.4
0
1
4
1
+19
11Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
47
3/1/2019
@
56
9
9
2
0
17
35
48.6
6
14
42.9
7
11
63.6
59.0
2
7
8
3
+5
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
47
12/27/1997
vs
36
4
2
3
1
18
26
69.2
0
0
11
13
84.6
74.1
2
2
4
2
+11
13DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
46
3/13/2024
@
44
9
3
2
1
15
24
62.5
1
6
16.7
15
17
88.2
73.1
0
9
2
1
+18
14DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
46
11/4/2022
@
36
3
5
2
1
13
23
56.5
0
3
0.0
20
22
90.9
70.4
0
3
2
3
+10
15Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
46
2/10/2021
vs
38
7
4
0
1
17
25
68.0
9
14
64.3
3
3
100.0
87.4
1
6
5
0
+20
16Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
46
1/10/2015
vs
39
18
3
1
0
17
30
56.7
0
0
12
13
92.3
64.4
8
10
3
3
+5
17DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
45
2/6/2022
vs
41
9
7
1
0
18
30
60.0
0
2
0.0
9
11
81.8
64.6
1
8
3
3
-3
18Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
45
1/10/2021
@
42
7
7
0
0
15
26
57.7
10
16
62.5
5
5
100.0
79.8
0
7
5
4
-3
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
1/18/1998
vs
41
3
3
3
1
16
29
55.2
2
2
100.0
11
12
91.7
65.6
0
3
4
2
+9
20Coby White
C. White
44
3/6/2025
@
37
5
1
2
0
16
28
57.1
7
15
46.7
5
6
83.3
71.8
0
5
1
3
+2
21DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
44
1/2/2023
@
46
3
4
4
1
16
32
50.0
2
6
33.3
10
12
83.3
59.0
1
2
1
4
-9
22Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
44
1/25/2020
@
39
10
8
1
0
16
30
53.3
5
12
41.7
7
8
87.5
65.6
2
8
4
1
+20
23Jalen Rose
J. Rose
44
3/16/2002
@
56
11
6
2
1
18
34
52.9
3
4
75.0
5
5
100.0
60.8
2
9
1
1
-1
24Elton Brand
E. Brand
44
4/13/2000
vs
43
12
2
0
3
16
21
76.2
0
0
12
15
80.0
79.7
7
5
1
2
-11
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
4/18/1998
vs
40
3
3
1
0
11
24
45.8
0
0
22
24
91.7
63.7
0
3
1
1
-6

More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

20.3

Giddey

Josh Giddey

RPG

9.4

Giddey

Josh Giddey

APG

8.9

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.8

23rd

DRTG

118.0

22nd

NETRTG

-4.2

23rd

3P%

36.2

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
14
12
.538
7.0
9
15
13
.536
7.0
10
Bulls Bulls
11
15
.423
10.0
11
11
16
.407
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Sun
12/21
@
3:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
@
7:30 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

15 - 13

111

Final

127

CHI Bulls

11 - 15

Wed 17 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
14
12
.538
7.0
9
15
13
.536
7.0
10
11
15
.423
10.0
11
11
16
.407
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
12
14
.462
12.0
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
@
123-112
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123
Sat
11/15
@
129-106

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM