Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls
· National Basketball Association
Bridges and Miller help the Hornets beat the Bulls 112-99
Brandon Miller scored 22 points for Charlotte, and Kon Knueppel finished with 18. LaMelo Ball added 17 points and seven assists.
The Hornets had lost three straight and five of seven. They improved to 5-2 on the second day of back-to-back games.
Nikola Vucevic had 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Chicago, which had won two in a row and seven of nine overall. Matas Buzelis scored 17 points.
The Bulls closed out a 3-3 homestand after they beat the Magic 121-114 on Friday night.
Charlotte trailed by 15 before moving in front with a big third quarter, outscoring Chicago 32-17 in the period. Miller made three of the Hornets' seven 3-pointers in the third, and the Bulls shot 21.7% (5 for 23) from the field in the quarter.
Miller's 3 made it 82-73 with 49.3 seconds left, but Ayo Dosunmu's driving layup trimmed Chicago's deficit to seven going into the fourth.
The Hornets pulled away with a 10-0 run in the final period. Miller capped the decisive stretch with a fadeaway jumper that made it 105-87 with 4:01 left.
Charlotte outrebounded Chicago 52-43 while playing with a depleted frontcourt. Moussa Diabate (wrist), Ryan Kalkbrenner (elbow), Mason Plumlee (groin surgery), Grant Williams (knee surgery) and Tidjane Salaun (ankle soreness) were sidelined by injuries.
Bulls guards Josh Giddey (left hamstring) and Coby White (right calf) each missed their third consecutive game after they got hurt in a loss to Minnesota on Monday night. Jalen Smith departed in the third quarter after a collision with Ball, and the Bulls said he was being evaluated for a concussion.
The Bulls had a 58-50 lead at the break. Dosunmu scored 14 points in the first half on 6-for-7 shooting, including a half-court buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter.
Bulls: At Boston on Monday night.
Regular Season Series
CHA leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 112 - 99 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 112 - 99 |
| 4th 7.6 |  |
Tre Jones makes driving layup | 112 - 99 |
| 4th 13.9 |  |
LaMelo Ball makes running dunk | 112 - 97 |
| 4th 16.2 | |
Matas Buzelis lost ball turnover (Miles Bridges steals) | 110 - 97 |
Statistics
 CHA |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 39-91 | FG | 39-87 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 15-41 | 3PT | 11-41 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 19-23 | FT | 10-14 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 15 |
| 12 | Lead Changes | 12 |
| 49 | Percent Led | 48 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Collins, F | Day-To-Day | Sep 28 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel, G | Day-To-Day | Sep 28 |
| Grant Williams, F | Day-To-Day | Sep 25 |
| PJ Hall, C | Day-To-Day | Jun 16 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 21,315 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Miami |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Orlando |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Washington |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Charlotte |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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