Hornets vs Bulls: head-to-head
40 meetings since 2015-16
Charlotte Hornets16wins
Chicago Bulls24Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Hornets and the Bulls have met 40 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Bulls lead the series 24-16.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Hornets won 4 and the Bulls won 2. The most recent game, on February 24, 2026, ended Hornets 131-99.
The home team won 21 of the 40 games (53%). These matchups averaged 221.9 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.8 points; 7 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Bulls in 2023-24, Bulls in 2020-21. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 25, 2026 in Charlotte.
Next meetings
| Nov 25, 2026 | Bulls @ Hornets | 7:00 PM EST | CHA 76% |
| Mar 6, 2027 | Hornets @ Bulls | 5:00 PM EST | |
| Apr 7, 2027 | Hornets @ Bulls | 8:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Hornets | CHA 131 – 99 CHI · 2026-02-24 |
| Bulls | CHI 121 – 91 CHA · 2023-03-31 |
2025-26 CHA 3 – 1 CHI
| 2026-02-24 | CHA 131 – 99 CHI | Final |
| 2026-01-03 | CHA 112 – 99 CHI | Final |
| 2025-12-12 | CHI 129 – 126 CHA | Final |
| 2025-11-28 | CHI 116 – 123 CHA | Final |
2024-25 CHA 1 – 3 CHI
| 2025-04-06 | CHI 131 – 117 CHA | Final |
| 2025-01-17 | CHA 125 – 123 CHI | Final |
| 2024-12-30 | CHI 115 – 108 CHA | Final/OT |
| 2024-12-13 | CHA 95 – 109 CHI | Final |
2023-24 CHA 0 – 4 CHI
| 2024-01-31 | CHI 117 – 110 CHA | Final |
| 2024-01-08 | CHI 119 – 112 CHA | Final/OT |
| 2024-01-05 | CHA 91 – 104 CHI | Final |
| 2023-12-06 | CHA 100 – 111 CHI | Final |
2022-23 CHA 1 – 3 CHI
| 2023-03-31 | CHI 121 – 91 CHA | Final |
| 2023-02-02 | CHA 98 – 114 CHI | Final |
| 2023-01-26 | CHI 96 – 111 CHA | Final |
| 2022-11-02 | CHA 88 – 106 CHI | Final |
2021-22 CHA 1 – 2 CHI
| 2022-04-08 | CHA 133 – 117 CHI | Final |
| 2022-02-09 | CHI 121 – 109 CHA | Final |
| 2021-11-29 | CHA 119 – 133 CHI | Final |
2020-21 CHA 0 – 3 CHI
| 2021-04-22 | CHA 91 – 108 CHI | Final |
| 2021-02-17 | CHI 120 – 99 CHA | Final |
| 2021-01-22 | CHI 123 – 110 CHA | Final |
2019-20 CHA 3 – 1 CHI
| 2020-02-20 | CHA 103 – 93 CHI | Final |
| 2019-12-13 | CHA 83 – 73 CHI | Final |
| 2019-11-23 | CHI 116 – 115 CHA | Final |
| 2019-10-23 | CHI 125 – 126 CHA | Final |
2018-19 CHA 2 – 1 CHI
| 2019-02-02 | CHI 118 – 125 CHA | Final |
| 2018-10-26 | CHI 106 – 135 CHA | Final |
| 2018-10-24 | CHA 110 – 112 CHI | Final |
2017-18 CHA 1 – 3 CHI
| 2018-04-03 | CHA 114 – 120 CHI | Final |
| 2018-02-27 | CHI 103 – 118 CHA | Final |
| 2017-12-08 | CHI 119 – 111 CHA | Final |
| 2017-11-17 | CHA 120 – 123 CHI | Final |
2016-17 CHA 1 – 2 CHI
| 2017-03-13 | CHI 115 – 109 CHA | Final |
| 2017-01-02 | CHA 111 – 118 CHI | Final |
| 2016-12-23 | CHI 91 – 103 CHA | Final |
2015-16 CHA 3 – 1 CHI
| 2016-02-08 | CHI 91 – 108 CHA | Final |
| 2015-12-05 | CHA 102 – 96 CHI | Final |
| 2015-11-13 | CHA 97 – 102 CHI | Final |
| 2015-11-03 | CHI 105 – 130 CHA | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.