The Bulls got a career best game from Kris Dunn and season best games from Justin Holiday and Denzel Valentine and survived a last layup attempt from Kemba Walker with strong defense from Lauri Markkanen to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 123-120. Markkanen made two free throws to close the scoring after forcing the Walker miss with three seconds left.
The Bulls broke a five-game losing streak to go to 3-10. The Hornets with their sixth consecutive loss fell to 5-9.
Dunn in a breakout game had a career high 22 points with seven assists, five rebounds and three steals.