National Basketball Association
Chicago 114, Charlotte 98
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 2, 2023
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #19 James Capers, #23 Tre Maddox, #72 JT Orr
Attendance: 20072

Ayo Dosunmu scored 22 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the field to boost the Chicago Bulls past the visiting Charlotte Hornets for a 114-98 victory Thursday night.

Reserve Coby White, playing against his home-state team, scored 20 points and Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Bulls avenged a road loss from a week earlier. Andre Drummond came off the bench for 15 points and 11 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan also had 15 points.

Chicago overcame a slow night from guard Zach LaVine, who was limited to 10 points on 3-for-8 shooting.

Terry Rozier had 23 points, LaMelo Ball had a late surge to finish with 19 points and eight rebounds before he was ejected and Mason Plumlee supplied 16 points and 11 rebounds for Charlotte. Mark Williams came off the bench to notch 13 points.

The Hornets, who've lost two straight games, shot 7-for-35 on 3-pointers.

When the Hornets threatened to make a late run, the Bulls responded. Chicago scored on its ensuing possession after a Charlotte basket four straight times inside the last 5 1/2 minutes to prevent the margin from getting closer than seven points.

At the two-minute mark, Rozier missed a 3-pointer that would have trimmed the gap to four points. LaVine converted at the rim at the other end to begin a 9-0 scoring run that came, in part, because of Ball's two technical fouls and subsequent ejection.

The Bulls scored the first 10 points of the second half for a 63-49 lead. Rozier scored the next seven points to keep Charlotte from a huge deficit.

But the Bulls drained four 3-point shots in the first six minutes of the third quarter, with the last two of those coming from DeRozan.

Chicago held the Hornets to four points across the last three minutes of the third quarter for an 85-70 advantage.

The Hornets also had ragged stretch of defense early in the game, giving up 31 points in the first quarter. Chicago led 53-49 at halftime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Charlotte   Chicago
Terry Rozier 23 Scoring Ayo Dosunmu 22
LaMelo Ball 6 Assists DeMar DeRozan 7
Mason Plumlee 11 Rebounds Nikola Vucevic 12
Gordon Hayward 4 Free Throws Made DeMar DeRozan 5
LaMelo Ball 2 Steals Zach LaVine 3
Mark Williams 3 Blocks DeMar DeRozan 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Charlotte 98 41.9 7-35 13-15 19 45 4 6 15
Chicago 114 51.9 11-28 21-26 24 40 3 9 14
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Portland. The Bulls have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .444 after a loss.
  • Charlotte will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Hornets have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .316 after a loss.