The game between the Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Hornets will take place at United Center on Thursday, February 2 at 8:00 PM ET.
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The Chicago Bulls will welcome the Charlotte Hornets to the United Center for an NBA game on Thursday. The Bulls lost 103-108 in their last game over the Clippers. Nikola Vucevic had 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Bulls, who dropped the first of a four-game homestand. DeMar DeRozan added 20 points and Zach LaVine finished with 18 points and 14 boards.
Powell, meanwhile, came off the bench to outscore the Bulls’ reserves by himself, 27-20. “He’s instant offense,” coach Tyronn Lue said. “Just come in the game and he can get it going quick. He was huge for us tonight.” The Clippers trailed by as many as 19 points midway through the second quarter but went to halftime down just 58-54 thanks to a 16-2 run in the final minutes.
Los Angeles led 85-84 after three quarters and never trailed in the fourth but couldn’t shake the Bulls until the final seconds. With the Clippers ahead 106-103, Leonard stole the ball from LaVine and made both free throws with 5.2 seconds left to close the door. “That’s the reason we’ve been winning, because our defense has picked it up and carried us,” George said. “I think we caught our rhythm because of our defense and were able to stay in the game.”
The Hornets on the other hand lost 124-115 against the Bucks in their last game. Charlotte (16-36) entered the night with the fourth-worst record in the NBA, but the Hornets won 138-109 at Milwaukee on Jan. 6 to hand the Bucks their second-most lopsided loss of the season.
The Hornets had 51 points in the opening period that night — matching the NBA record for a first quarter — and limited Antetokounmpo to nine points. Even after scoring 50 points in a 135-110 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, Antetokounmpo spent part of his postgame press conference talking about how the Bucks needed to play better.
Middleton played 20 minutes, his longest outing since coming back from a sore right knee that caused him to miss 18 games. The three-time All-Star also missed the Bucks’ first 20 games while recovering from offseason surgery on his left wrist.He has come off the bench in each of the Bucks’ five games since his return in the rematch with the Hornets.
Chicago Bulls: DeMar DeRozan, Patrick Williams, Nikola Vucevic, Zach LaVine, Ayo Dosunmu
Charlotte Hornets: PJ Washington, Gordon Hayward, Mason Plumlee, LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier
Chicago Bulls: Lonzo Ball, Javonte Green
Charlotte Hornets: Cody Martin, Kelly Oubre Jr.
The game between the Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Hornets will take place at United Center on Thursday, February 2 at 8:00 PM ET.
The match between the Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Hornets will be telecast live on Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, NBC Sports Chicago.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, NBC Sports Chicago. | February 2 (8:00 PM ET) |
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