Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls
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Ball and Bridges lead Hornets to wild 125-123 win over Bulls
Mark Williams scored 19 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Hornets, who rallied to win a second straight game for just the second time this season. Charlotte has won three of four after a 10-game skid.
Charlotte won without Brandon Miller, the Hornets’ No. 2 scorer, and the team announced after the game he has a torn ligament in his right wrist. Miller, who’s averaging a career-high 21 points, will be out indefinitely.
Nikola Vucevic scored a season high 40 points — including 17 in the fourth quarter — and had 13 rebounds, but Chicago dropped a season-high fourth straight.
Zach Lavine scored 19 points and Coby White added 18 for the Bulls. Lonzo Ball, playing against his younger brother, had 6 points, three rebounds and three assists.
Charlotte opened the fourth quarter with a 21-2 run to build a 119-105 lead. Chicago then pushed back with a 12-0 streak of its own.
Chicago cut Charlotte's lead to one point — 122-121 — on Vucevic’s hook with 1:47 left, but Ball hit two free throws seconds later. Vucevic followed with a basket from the stripe to cut it to a 1-point deficit again before Vasa Micic hit one of two free throws with 12.6 seconds left.
Vucevic missed a 3-point attempt with 6 seconds left, then LaVine missed a shot off the rebound.
Bulls: Chicago showed some life following a 110-94 home loss to depleted Atlanta on Wednesday.
The Bulls were down by as much as 12 in the first half before storming back to lead 103-98 after three quarters.
Bulls: Open a three-game trip at Portland on Sunday.
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Regular Season Series
CHI leads series 2-1
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 125 - 123 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 125 - 123 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Bulls offensive team rebound | 125 - 123 |
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Ayo Dosunmu misses 3-foot tip shot | 125 - 123 |
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Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | 125 - 123 |
Statistics
 CHA |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 48-96 | FG | 48-95 |
| 50.0 | Field Goal % | 50.5 |
| 13-34 | 3PT | 14-40 |
| 38.2 | Three Point % | 35.0 |
| 16-20 | FT | 13-14 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 92.9 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 26 | Assists | 34 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 64 | Points in Paint | 62 |
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,598 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami |
23 | 22 | .511 | - | W2 |
 Orlando |
24 | 24 | .500 | 0.5 | L1 |
 Atlanta |
22 | 25 | .468 | 2 | L6 |
 Charlotte |
12 | 31 | .279 | 10 | L1 |
 Washington |
6 | 39 | .133 | 17 | L14 |
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