Balanced-scoring Bulls blitz Hornets | Inquirer Sports

Balanced-scoring Bulls blitz Hornets

/ 02:39 PM April 23, 2021

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – APRIL 22: Nikola Vucevic #9 of the Chicago Bulls passes around Bismack Biyombo #8 of the Charlotte Hornets at the United Center on April 22, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by JONATHAN DANIEL / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Nikola Vucevic, Coby White and Thaddeus Young all scored 18 points as the Chicago Bulls thumped the visiting Charlotte Hornets 108-91 on Thursday night.

Lauri Markkanen recorded 11 points and Tomas Satoransky provided 10 points for Chicago, which led by double figures for most of the game. The Bulls (25-34) won for the third time in their past four games.

Article continues after this advertisement

Devonte’ Graham had 16 points and Miles Bridges added 13 points for the Hornets (28-30), who lost for the sixth time in seven games. Terry Rozier and Brad Wanamaker each finished with 11 points.

FEATURED STORIES

Charlotte has failed to reach 100 points in half of its past dozen games. Hornets starting forward Jalen McDaniels didn’t score until the fourth quarter and ended up with three points in 31 minutes.

Vucevic also had 16 rebounds to bolster the Bulls’ 49-39 advantage on the boards. His six assists were one shy of Satoransky’s team-high total.

Article continues after this advertisement

Vucevic had scored at least 16 points in his first 14 games with the Bulls until a nine-point outing Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Article continues after this advertisement

Chicago controlled most of the first half and then used a 13-0 run in the third quarter to pull away. Vucevic and Daniel Theis both converted three-point plays during the spurt.

Article continues after this advertisement

Earlier, the Bulls went up by 13 points in the first quarter just a night after a miserable performance in a loss to Cleveland.

The lead was 58-44 at halftime, with Chicago scoring the final six points of the half. The Hornets were just 5-for-16 on 3-point attempts in the first half and 8-for-31 from long distance for the game.

Article continues after this advertisement

The Bulls did their damage despite attempting only two free throws in the opening half.

The injury-ravaged Hornets will try to get well with 10 of their next 12 games at home.

Chicago has won both meetings with the Hornets this season with another matchup set for May 6 in Charlotte.

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

–Field Level Media

TAGS: Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, NBA, Sports

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

© Copyright 1997-2024 INQUIRER.net | All Rights Reserved

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.