Ball and Bridges lead Hornets to wild 125-123 win over Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) LaMelo Ball scored 26 points, Miles Bridges had 21 and the Charlotte Hornets held on for a wild 125-123 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
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.
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.
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.
Lonzo Ball, 27, played against younger brother LaMelo, 23, for the fourth time in the NBA.
Hornets: Host Dallas on Monday.
Bulls: Open a three-game trip at Portland on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Mark Williams vs. Nikola Vucevic (LaMelo Ball gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:26 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:11 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:10 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:42 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-2 |
| 10:38 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-2 |
| 10:21 | | Zach LaVine misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point running finger roll layup (Josh Green assists) | 9-2 |
| 10:01 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 9-4 |
| 9:39 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Mark Williams assists) | 11-4 |
| 9:24 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point hook shot (Coby White assists) | 11-6 |
| 9:14 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point alley-oop layup (Nick Smith Jr. assists) | 13-6 |
| 8:54 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point cutting layup (Coby White assists) | 13-8 |
| 8:37 | | Mark Williams defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 8:18 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point stepback jump shot | 13-10 |
| 7:29 | | Nick Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Zach LaVine steals) | ||
| 7:22 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 13-13 |
| 6:55 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:54 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point cutting dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 13-15 |
| 6:49 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:32 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point layup (Tidjane Salaun assists) | 15-15 |
| 6:15 | | Zach LaVine turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:53 | | Seth Curry misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Mark Williams misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:49 | | Seth Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point tip layup | 17-15 |
| 5:43 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup | 17-17 |
| 5:27 | | Patrick Williams blocks LaMelo Ball's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Zach LaVine turnover (lost ball) (Tidjane Salaun steals) | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cody Martin assists) | 19-17 |
| 4:42 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Tidjane Salaun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-17 |
| 3:42 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point cutting layup (Lonzo Ball assists) | 21-19 |
| 3:32 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point pullup jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 23-19 |
| 3:19 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point pullup jump shot | 25-19 |
| 2:47 | | Zach LaVine misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:45 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | +3 | Cody Martin makes three point jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 28-19 |
| 2:23 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Lonzo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Julian Phillips misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point tip layup | 28-21 |
| 2:00 | | +3 | Vasilije Micic makes three point stepback jump shot | 31-21 |
| 1:42 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving finger roll layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 31-23 |
| 1:21 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point cutting layup (Seth Curry assists) | 33-23 |
| 1:08 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 33-25 |
| 0:45 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:43 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Vasilije Micic shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 0:37 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-26 |
| 0:37 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-27 |
| 0:32 | | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 36-27 |
| 0:23 | | Zach LaVine misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:20 | | Julian Phillips offensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | +2 | Julian Phillips makes two point putback layup | 36-29 |
| 0:00 | | Miles Bridges misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | Coby White misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point driving layup | 38-29 |
| 11:05 | | Dalen Terry misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Julian Phillips offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Julian Phillips misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:01 | | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 41-29 |
| 10:48 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Loose ball) (Julian Phillips draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | +3 | Dalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 41-32 |
| 10:15 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Josh Green assists) | 44-32 |
| 10:01 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 44-35 |
| 9:47 | | +2 | Vasilije Micic makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 46-35 |
| 9:47 | | Julian Phillips shooting foul (Vasilije Micic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | +1 | Vasilije Micic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 47-35 |
| 9:36 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 47-37 |
| 9:15 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup | 49-37 |
| 8:52 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point stepback jump shot | 49-40 |
| 8:33 | | Miles Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Dalen Terry steals) | ||
| 8:29 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point running dunk (Dalen Terry assists) | 49-42 |
| 8:15 | | Moussa Diabate misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point putback layup | 49-44 |
| 7:58 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:50 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 7:44 | | Matas Buzelis blocks Miles Bridges's two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:44 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 52-44 |
| 7:25 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 54-44 |
| 7:01 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mark Williams assists) | 56-44 |
| 6:36 | | +3 | Dalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 56-47 |
| 6:24 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Josh Green offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 59-47 |
| 6:02 | | +3 | Lonzo Ball makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 59-50 |
| 5:46 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Dalen Terry personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point running jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 59-53 |
| 4:52 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 59-56 |
| 4:34 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:09 | | Tidjane Salaun misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:07 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 61-56 |
| 3:44 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Mark Williams steals) | ||
| 3:39 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Josh Giddey misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 |