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Hornets share the rock and leave Chicago with a nail-biting win over the Bulls

The Hornets improve to 10-28 on the season.
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CHICAGO, IL - For the third time in the last four games, the Charlotte Hornets are victorious. Friday night, the Brandon Miller-less Hornets took down the Chicago Bulls on the road by a 125-123 score, improving their record to 10-28 on the year. LaMelo Ball led the way with 26 points on 7/19 shooting.

Best of the Night: Mark Williams/Nick Smith Jr.

I try to limit this honor to one player, but both Mark Williams and Nick Smith Jr. are each deserving of some recognition tonight. Williams continues his tremendous play on both ends of the floor, finishing the night with 19 points, 19 rebounds, and two blocks. Meanwhile, Smith Jr. filled in for Brandon Miller in the starting lineup and chipped in 15 points and five rebounds - a huge game from an unlikely source went a long way in Charlotte winning the game.

Worst of the Night: Melo's three-ball

Really, the only thing I can find as a negative in this game is LaMelo's efficiency from three-point range. It was an off night for Ball, who was responsible for several of the Hornets' misses from beyond the arc, finishing the night 1/9.

Stat of the Night: Three-point shooting

In the two previous matchups between the Hornets and Bulls this season, the two teams combined to shoot 50-of-200 from downtown, missing 75 threes in each contest. Tonight, the shooting from deep was much more efficient as the two combined to miss only 47 attempts.

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Next up

The Hornets will return home to Spectrum Center for a quick one-game homestand to face the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, January 20th at 12 p.m. EST.

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Schuyler Callihan
SCHUYLER CALLIHAN

Schuyler Callihan is the publisher of West Virginia On SI and has been a trusted source covering the Mountaineers since 2016. He is the host of Between The Eers, The Walk Thru Game Day Show, and In the Gun Podcast. The Wheeling, WV native moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2020 to cover the Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers.

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