US EditionBulls Hang on to Beat Hornets to Snap 7-Game Losing Streak
Josh Giddey led the Bulls with 26 points and 11 assists as Chicago ended a seven-game losing streak with a narrow win over the Hornets.
- After trailing by 13 in the third quarter, the Chicago Bulls erased the deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-126 on Friday.
- At halftime, the Charlotte Hornets led 61-51 behind 17 from Kon Knueppel and 7 of 11 from three, before extending their lead to 13 in the third quarter.
- Despite the Hornets' 3-point barrage, Josh Giddey had 26 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, Zach Collins added 16 points off the bench, and Chicago made 10 of 28 from beyond the arc.
- Coby White's late free throws with 8.2 seconds left sealed the game as all five Chicago starters finished in double figures, while Kon Knueppel had a career-high 33 points and the Hornets nearly tied with 10 seconds left on his 3-point attempt.
- Both teams play on Sunday, with Chicago Bulls hosting the New Orleans Pelicans and Charlotte at Cleveland, while Charlotte debuted Josh Green after offseason shoulder surgery.
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Josh Giddey scores 26 points, Bulls hang on to beat Hornets 129-126 to snap 7-game losing streak
Josh Giddey had 26 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, Zach Collins added 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench and the Chicago Bulls erased a 13-point second half deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-126 and snap a seven-game losing streak.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton CitizenBulls charge back to beat Hornets, stop 7-game slide
Josh Giddey scored 26 points, including six in the final 90 seconds, as the Chicago Bulls came back to beat the host Charlotte Hornets 129-126 on Friday night, ending a seven-game losing streak.
Billy Donovan downplays Nikola Vucevic’s late benching after Bulls snap skid
Getty Nikola Vucevic watched the final 19 minutes from the bench as the Bulls pulled out a 129-126 win over Charlotte on Friday, a result that snapped Chicago’s seven-game losing streak and raised a few eyebrows in the process. Coach Billy Donovan downplayed any larger meaning behind the decision, saying that the late-game rotation should not be viewed as a referendum on Vucevic or a glimpse into long-term plans at center, per The Chicago Tribun…
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