Wrapping up a nearly two-week road trip probably gave the Charlotte Hornets a sigh of relief.
Losses and injuries were about the only thing they experienced during the past 12 days. And there certainly wasn’t anything to cheer about after dropping a 104-91 decision to the Chicago Bulls at United Center on Friday night.
“This was a challenging trip,” coach Steve Clifford said. “I thought the guys did well. I thought we played a little tired tonight, but we hung in there.”
Unable to piggyback their spirited slump-busting win over Sacramento, the Hornets fell short for the 12th time in their past 13 matchups and lost another player to — not shockingly — an ankle injury.