Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls, 103 to 91

Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls, 103 to 91 Friday night. Giving the Hornets their third straight victory, while the Bulls have lost five of last six to fall below .500 for the year. Also with a win tonight Charlotte heads into Christmas first place in their division. At halftime, the Hornets lead 48 to 40, the Bulls would go on a 9 to 0 run to start the third quarter to take a one point lead but the Hornets quickly took the lead back and never looked. Chicago night ended in frustration when both Taj Gibson and Robin Lopez got ejected with 38 seconds left in the game. Robin Lopez instantaneously elbowed Cody Zeller and Marvin Williams in the face with both elbows, picking up a flagrant 2 foul, Gibson argued the call and was also ejected, Gibson picked up his first tech earlier in the fourth quarter. Marco Belinelli left the game in the second quarter with a sprained left ankle and did not return, but there was reports of him leaving the stadium without any ice or wearing a boot on his foot, which means if that report is true the sprained isn’t major and should come back very soon. Which the Hornets need since he there only constant scorer off the bench for them.

            The MVP for the Hornets this game would be Nicolas Batum with 20 points 11 rebounds and 10 assist, his seventh career triple-double, first of the season. Nic Batum has been playing excellent over past few weeks, especially the past two games, hitting the game winner and then getting a triple-double the very next game, it’s been a pretty good month for Nic. Other top scoring leaders for the Hornets are Kemba Walker with 20 points, Cody Zeller with 13 points 7 rebounds and Michael-Kidd Gilchrist with 12 points 9 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (4) and Michael-Kidd Gilchrist (4) lead the Hornets to a season-high 13 block shots, the Hornets had more blocked shots then turnovers (10) this game. Bulls leading scorers are Jimmy Butler with 26 points, Doug McDermott with 15 points, Dwyane Wade with 12 points while playing with a migraine most of the game, Rajon Rondo with 7 points 9 rebounds 10 assists. Charlotte Hornets (17-13) will travel to Brooklyn Monday to face off against the Nets.