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Chicago Bulls guard Coby White, 0, hits Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, January 8, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. 3 years old) in the car. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Coby White returned to his home state for 27 points, Andre Drummond added 21 points and 15 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls topped Terry Rozier's 39-point performance to defeat Charlotte in overtime. They defeated the Hornets 119-112. Monday night.
Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and nine rebounds in his second game back from injury. The Bulls (17-21) defeated the Hornets for the second time in four nights.
Rozier made seven 3-pointers and was 12-of-12 from the foul line for Charlotte (8-26), which has lost 13 of its past 14 games.
Terry Rozier scored 39 points as the Hornets lost to the Bulls in overtime. pic.twitter.com/BJHO3mRRnt
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Miles Bridges added 24 points for the Hornets, who were missing starters LaMelo Ball, Mark Williams, Gordon Hayward and key backups P.J. Washington and Cody Martin with injuries.
White, who grew up near Greensboro and played college ball at North Carolina, said he loves coming back to the state.
„It's always fun to come home and see everyone who has supported me throughout my career,“ White said.
Chicago scored the first eight points of overtime, but the Hornets didn't run away and had a chance to tie the game, but Nick Smith Jr.'s 3-point shot from the top of the key sealed it. Ta.
The Hornets made 2 of 9 field goals in overtime, but Bridges missed two threes in the final 20 seconds.
Rozier, who had scored 21 points in the second half, was held scoreless in overtime, 2-0 from deep under the guard of Alex Caruso.
„The longer the game went on, the more they did what they did in Chicago, where they trusted Terry to be their second defender in every situation. That's not easy to do with the players they have right now,“ Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. Ta.
Rosier's White said: „He's really hard to contain. He hit the back rim a few times in overtime and I thought those shots were no good. He gets buckets, that's what he does. .”
bulls After beating the Hornets 104-91 in Chicago on Friday night and opening up a 14-2 lead, it looked like they would run away with it. The Hornets fought back with Rozier and Bridges combining for 19 points to take a 25-24 lead after the first quarter.
The Bulls cut the lead back to seven points with 4:16 left in regulation, but Rozier sank his seventh 3-pointer of the night and Bridges made a come-from-behind jumper with 46 seconds left.
Rozier had a chance to give Charlotte the lead, but his three-pointer attempt with eight seconds left fell short as Clifford begged the officials for a foul call. DeMar DeRozan had a chance to bring the Bulls to the buzzer, but couldn't hit the shot from deep, sending the game into overtime.
Bulls manager Billy Donovan said Vucevic and Zach LaVine will return to the starting lineup once they are healthy enough.
„I appreciate what Andre did while Zach and Vuck were gone,“ Donovan said. „It always feels a little funky when you have guys coming back into the rotation. They all come back and have to find the chemistry and cohesion.“
Chicago outscored Charlotte 62-42 in the paint.
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Bulls: Host the Rockets on Wednesday night.
Hornets: Host the Kings on Wednesday night.