At 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 9, the NBA Bulls traveled to the Hornets, with Kobe White, Caruso, DeRozan, Pawe, and Drummond in their starting lineup, and the Hornets' starting five were Rozier, Miller, McGovinns, Bridges, and Richards.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Drummond scored 2 points under the basket, Pavey easily put in 2 points, Drummond added 2 points again, and the Bulls led 6-0 at the beginning. Rozier responded with a 2-pointer, Drummond made a 2-point free throw, and Pawe scored a 3-pointer from the outside, extending the Bulls to 9 points at 11-2. The two sides fell into head-to-head mode, and the Hornets led the Bulls by one point at 25:24 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, LaVine made two free throws and scored 2 points, and then he scored 3 points from a distance through Yang in 100 steps from the outside, and the Bulls scored 5 points in a row and instantly surpassed by 4 points at 29:25. Mensah made two free throws to add one point, Drummond scored two points under the basket, and the two sides chased me in full swing, and the Bulls beat the Hornets by 8 points at 51:43 in the second quarter.
Statistics of the two sides in the first half: Bulls Vucevic 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, DeRozan 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Drummond 8 points and 9 rebounds, White 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Hornets Bridges 9 points and 6 rebounds, Rozier 18 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Saul 6 points and 6 rebounds.
In the second half, Yibian fought again, and the two sides were still in full swing, and the score was very anxious. The Bulls' Kobe White, Vucevic and Drummond took turns to score and lead the team steadily, while the Hornets' Rozier and Bridges worked hard to catch up. The two sides fought for a scuffle, and the fourth quarter ended with a 107-107 tie and entered overtime!
At the beginning of overtime, Vucevic scored 2 points under the basket, Caruso scored 2 points from the back, and Coby White scored 2 points on another inside hook layup, and the Bulls led by 6 points at 113:107. In the end, a fierce battle ended, and the Bulls beat the Hornets 119-112 in overtime!