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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.
Takeaways
Hornets: Charlotte will need to continue to get contributions
throughout the roster to help make up for the loss of Miller.
Bulls: Chicago showed some life following a 110-94 home loss to
depleted Atlanta on Wednesday.
Key moment
The Hornets seemingly put it away with a 21-2 run to start the
fourth quarter and took a 115-105 lead. Chicago didn't score in
the quarter until Vucevic sank a hook 4:26 into the period.
The Bulls were down by as much as 12 in the first half before
storming back to lead 103-98 after three quarters.
Key stat
Lonzo Ball, 27, played against younger brother LaMelo, 23, for
the fourth time in the NBA.
Up next
Hornets: Host Dallas on Monday.
Bulls: Open a three-game trip at Portland on Sunday.
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