It was the kind of game one can expect when two of the NBA's worst defenses meet. With most of the Hornets' primary offensive weapons sitting this one out, the Bulls took more advantage of the lack of defense being played.
Charlotte put up a fight in the first, behind solid shooting from deep and nine points by Jusuf Nurkic off the bench. Despite a good field goal percentage of 50% for the Hornets, the Bulls led 29-28 after ten as they converted on 57% of their shots.
Things really took a turn for the worse as halftime approached.