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Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls

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10-28, 4-15 Away
Final
125 - 123

18-24, 8-15 Home

Ball and Bridges lead Hornets to wild 125-123 win over Bulls

Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls: Game Highlights

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.

Regular Season Series

CHI leads series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 125 - 123
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 125 - 123
4th 0.0 Bulls offensive team rebound 125 - 123
4th 0.0 Ayo Dosunmu misses 3-foot tip shot 125 - 123
4th 0.0 Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound 125 - 123

Statistics

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48-96 FG 48-95
50 Field Goal % 51
13-34 3PT 14-40
38 Three Point % 35
16-20 FT 13-14
80 Free Throw % 93
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
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matas Buzelis, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Noa Essengue, F Out Dec 3
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mason Plumlee, C Day-To-Day Dec 23
Ryan Kalkbrenner, C Day-To-Day Dec 23
Grant Williams, F Out Dec 13

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,598 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 17 13 .567 - W1
Miami 15 15 .500 2 L3
Atlanta 15 16 .484 2.5 L4
Charlotte 10 20 .333 7 W1
Washington 5 23 .179 11 L2

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 24 6 .800 - W3
Cleveland 17 14 .548 7.5 W2
Chicago 14 15 .483 9.5 W4
Milwaukee 12 18 .400 12 W1
Indiana 6 24 .200 18 L6
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