LaMelo Ball tallied 19 points, eight rebounds, and six assists before being tossed in the waning moments of the Charlotte Hornets 114-98 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
Gordon Hayward opened the scoring with a smooth mid range pull up jumper. It started a first quarter that couldn’t have been more back-and-forth. The teams exchanged the lead nine times and threw in a few ties on top of that. The Hornets played well on both ends for most of the time—they moved the ball well on offense and generally made the Bulls work for decent looks on offense.