On January 27, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Hornets defeated the Bulls 111-96 at home. The two sides continued to fight in the first three quarters, but the Hornets played an offensive climax in the final quarter to open the gap with consecutive key shots from Rozier and Plumlee to help the Hornets win the game. After this game, the Bulls tied the record with the Wizards, but fell out of the top 10 in the East due to the disadvantage of the head-to-head win.
Statistics
Bulls: DeRozan 28 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, LaVine 18 points and 9 rebounds, Parvey 15 points and 5 rebounds, Vucevic 12 points and 9 rebounds, Dossom 12 points and 4 rebounds
Hornets: Rozier 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, Hayward 17 points, Plumlee 21 points and 12 rebounds, Ball 15 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, bench Mark Williams 10 points and 6 rebounds
Star of the field: Rozier
Rozier scored a team-high 28 points, along with five rebounds and four steals, making him the best player on the Hornets. He showed his heart at key moments and used his sharp scoring ability to help the team open the point gap and seal the victory.
Highlight moments
Hayward chased after the big hat LaVine
LaVine catches the ball to complete a two-handed slam dunk
Caruso makes a clever tackle
LaVine broke through to play 2+1
Three goals to fly Plumlee
Rozier made a steal and a fast-break layup
Mark Williams snapped his hands
Match Review
At the start of the first quarter, Dotham broke through for a layup and scored the first athletic battle for the Bulls. DeRozan hit a jumper, Rozier hit a three-pointer, LaVine and Vucevic scored back-to-back points, and Washington hit a three-pointer. The Hornets scored three consecutive 3-pointers to build a 14-2 offensive climax. DeRozan scored a layup, Plumlee scored, Dossam scored a layup and Washington broke through the free throw. Parvey broke through for a layup, Hayward scored a 2+1 in the open cut, and the Bulls went on a 10-3 run to equalize the score. Rozier hit a three-pointer, Vucevic hit a layup and LaVine broke through for a layup to give the two sides an alternating lead. Parvey leaned back and shot and White hit a three-pointer. At the end of the first quarter, the Bulls led the Hornets 36-32.
At the start of the second quarter, Mark Williams and Saul made consecutive dunks, Parvey hit a three-pointer, Dossam scored a layup, and Hayward hit two free throws. DeRozan turned and jumped and Mark Williams scored a dunk, and the two sides continued to play iron, and at one point reached a stalemate. Vucevic broke the scoring drought with a layup, Washington and Hayward scored back-to-back, LaVine broke through and DeRozan made a jumper. McDaniels broke through the throw, DeRozan broke through to score, Plumlee hit 1 of 2 free throws and LaVine scored 2+1. At halftime, the Bulls led the Hornets 55-47.
Easy to fight again. DeRozan hit 2 free throws, Parvey hit a jumper, Hayward stopped a jumper, and Doxam broke through for a layup. Rozier and Hayward scored back-to-back free throws, Parvey broke through and Plumlee cut for a layup. DeRozan scored on a jumper, Hayward ran for a dunk, Vucevic scored on a jumper, Ball scored on a free throw, and DeRozan and Dossem scored back-to-back points, bringing the difference to double digits. Rozier scored back-to-back points as the Hornets went on a 12-0 run to tie the score. Jones Jr. made 1 of 2 free throws, Mark Williams made a dunk, McDaniels made a free throw to score, Jones Jones Jr. made an empty dunk, DeRozan scored a 2+1 equalizer, and Caruso made a basket. The third quarter ended with the Bulls leading the Hornets 79-77.
At the start of the final quarter, Mark Williams hit a jumper and Ball scored on a free throw, giving the Hornets six straight points to take the lead. DeRozan broke through for a layup, Parvey made a dunk, Smith and Washington scored back-to-back points, and Parvey hit both free throws. Ball hit 3 of four consecutive fouls as the Hornets went on a 10-1 offensive surge to stretch the gap to nine points. DeRozan scored a difficult layup and Rozier hit a three-pointer, bringing the gap to double digits. LaVine broke through for a dunk and scored four straight points, Rozier drifted for a shot, and Plumlee scored back-to-back points as the Hornets extended their lead. DeRozan hit all 2 free throws and Plumlee responded with 2 free throws. Parvey and LaVine missed consecutive 3-pointers, and the Hornets players hit consecutive free throws and the Bulls missed the point. As time ran out, the Hornets won the game.
Both sides start
Bulls: Dossem, LaVine, DeRozan, Patrick Williams, Vucevic
Hornets: LaMelo Ball, Rozier, Hayward, Washington, Plumlee