For the first time in over three weeks, the New Orleans Pelicans lost a game inside the Smoothie King Center, falling to the Chicago Bulls by a 117-110 margin. To further dampen spirits, your professional Crescent City basketball team is now just one loss or Trail Blazers win away from officially being eliminated from the 2017 playoff race.
New Orleans failed to possess the lead at any point and Jimmy Butler wound up the best player on the floor this night. He started hot, pouring in 12 points in the opening frame, and finished with 39 points overall, making more than half of his field goal attempts including all three of his 3-point attempts.