The Bulls haven’t had much success on national television this season, but they got another opportunity on the road against a slumping Hornets team playing without Gordon Hayward on Wednesday night. After a sluggish start, the Bulls took control of the game with a 19-2 run in the second quarter and never looked back in a 121-109 victory to head into the trade deadline with a 34-21 record.
Some sloppy turnovers and lazy defense in the first quarter got the visitors in an early eight-point hole, and then after coming back, some bad Bulls bench minutes had the Hornets up 34-28 early in the second quarter.