"We got our asses beat; simple as that," DeRozan said following Chicago's 133-117 loss to Charlotte
It wasn't difficult to see the Bulls were going to have a bad day.
The Charlotte Hornets made their first 11 shots, five by LaMelo Ball with five three pointers by halftime on his way to a team-most 24 points. Right handed Hornets center Mason Plumlee in what seemed initially like an act of charity shot his free throws left handed. And made them. By halftime the Bulls trailed by 28 points in giving up the most first-half points all season on the way to another blowout loss, this time 133-117.