CHICAGO -- — LaMelo Ball scored 26 points, Miles Bridges had 21 and the Charlotte Hornets held on for a wild 125-123 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.

Mark Williams scored 19 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Hornets, who rallied to win a second straight game for just the second time this season. Charlotte has won three of four after a 10-game skid.

Charlotte won without Brandon Miller, the Hornets’ No. 2 scorer, and the team announced after the game he has a torn ligament in his right wrist. Miller, who’s averaging a career-high 21 points, will be out indefinitely.

Nikola Vucevic scored a season high 40 points — including 17 in the fourth quarter — and had 13 rebounds, but Chicago dropped a season-high fourth straight.

Zach Lavine scored 19 points and Coby White added 18 for the Bulls. Lonzo Ball, playing against his younger brother, had 6 points, three rebounds and three assists.

Charlotte opened the fourth quarter with a 21-2 run to build a 119-105 lead. Chicago then pushed back with a 12-0 streak of its own.

Chicago cut Charlotte's lead to one point — 122-121 — on Vucevic’s hook with 1:47 left, but Ball hit two free throws seconds later. Vucevic followed with a basket from the stripe to cut it to a 1-point deficit again before Vasa Micic hit one of two free throws with 12.6 seconds left.

Vucevic missed a 3-point attempt with 6 seconds left, then LaVine missed a shot off the rebound.

Takeaways

Hornets: Charlotte will need to continue to get contributions throughout the roster to help make up for the loss of Miller.

Bulls: Chicago showed some life following a 110-94 home loss to depleted Atlanta on Wednesday.

Key moment

The Hornets seemingly put it away with a 21-2 run to start the fourth quarter and took a 115-105 lead. Chicago didn't score in the quarter until Vucevic sank a hook 4:26 into the period.

The Bulls were down by as much as 12 in the first half before storming back to lead 103-98 after three quarters.

Key stat

Lonzo Ball, 27, played against younger brother LaMelo, 23, for the fourth time in the NBA.

Up next

Hornets: Host Dallas on Monday.

Bulls: Open a three-game trip at Portland on Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Mark Williams vs. Nikola Vucevic (LaMelo Ball gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Mark Williams makes 1-foot layup (Miles Bridges assists)	0	2
11:26	Nikola Vucevic makes 13-foot two point shot (Patrick Williams assists)	2	2
11:11	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	2	2
11:10	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	2	2
11:05	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
11:02	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	2	2
10:54	Miles Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	2	5
10:42	Patrick Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:40	Mark Williams defensive rebound	2	5
10:38	Josh Giddey shooting foul	2	5
10:38	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	2	6
10:38	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	2	7
10:21	Zach LaVine misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	2	7
10:19	Josh Green defensive rebound	2	7
10:14	LaMelo Ball makes two point shot (Josh Green assists)	2	9
10:01	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	2	9
9:59	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	2	9
9:57	Nikola Vucevic makes jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	4	9
9:39	Nick Smith Jr. makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Mark Williams assists)	4	11
9:24	Nikola Vucevic makes 2-foot hook shot (Coby White assists)	6	11
9:14	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	11
9:12	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	6	11
9:01	Patrick Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper	6	11
8:59	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	6	11
8:55	Mark Williams makes alley oop layup (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	6	13
8:54	Bulls Full timeout	6	13
8:37	Josh Giddey makes 1-foot layup (Coby White assists)	8	13
8:37	Mark Williams defensive goaltending violation	8	13
8:18	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	8	13
8:15	Mark Williams offensive rebound	8	13
8:10	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	13
8:07	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	8	13
8:01	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	13
7:58	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	8	13
7:51	Patrick Williams makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	10	13
7:29	Nick Smith Jr. bad pass (Zach LaVine steals)	10	13
7:22	Patrick Williams makes 29-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	13	13
7:06	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Coby White	13	13
7:06	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Miles Bridges	13	13
6:55	LaMelo Ball misses two point shot	13	13
6:54	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	13	13
6:51	Zach LaVine makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Giddey assists)	15	13
6:49	Hornets Full timeout	15	13
6:49	Cody Martin enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	15	13
6:49	Seth Curry enters the game for Josh Green	15	13
6:32	LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	13
6:25	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	15	13
6:25	Seth Curry makes layup (Tidjane Salaun assists)	15	15
6:15	Zach LaVine out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	15
5:53	Seth Curry misses driving floating jump shot	15	15
5:50	Mark Williams offensive rebound	15	15
5:50	Mark Williams misses tip shot	15	15
5:49	Seth Curry offensive rebound	15	15
5:49	Seth Curry makes tip shot	15	17
5:43	Josh Giddey makes driving layup	17	17
5:27	Patrick Williams blocks LaMelo Ball 's 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	17
5:25	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	17	17
5:18	Zach LaVine lost ball turnover (Tidjane Salaun steals)	17	17
4:59	Mark Williams makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Cody Martin assists)	17	19
4:42	Nikola Vucevic misses 6-foot two point shot	17	19
4:40	Seth Curry defensive rebound	17	19
4:33	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	17	19
4:33	Hornets offensive team rebound	17	19
4:33	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Josh Giddey	17	19
4:33	Julian Phillips enters the game for Patrick Williams	17	19
4:33	Moussa Diabate enters the game for LaMelo Ball	17	19
4:33	Vasilije Micic enters the game for Mark Williams	17	19
4:23	Tidjane Salaun misses 29-foot three point jumper	17	19
4:18	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	17	19
4:10	Julian Phillips misses 22-foot three point jumper	17	19
4:07	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	17	19
3:58	Seth Curry makes 1-foot two point shot	17	21
3:42	Nikola Vucevic makes 1-foot layup (Lonzo Ball assists)	19	21
3:32	Seth Curry makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists)	19	23
3:19	Nikola Vucevic misses driving floating jump shot	19	23
3:19	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	19	23
2:58	Cody Martin makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	19	25
2:47	Zach LaVine misses two point shot	19	25
2:45	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	19	25
2:39	Cody Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vasilije Micic assists)	19	28
2:23	Ayo Dosunmu misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	28
2:20	Lonzo Ball offensive rebound	19	28
2:17	Julian Phillips misses 5-foot two point shot	19	28
2:17	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	19	28
2:13	Nikola Vucevic makes tip shot	21	28
2:00	Vasilije Micic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	31
1:42	Ayo Dosunmu makes 1-foot two point shot (Zach LaVine assists)	23	31
1:21	Moussa Diabate makes 2-foot layup (Seth Curry assists)	23	33
1:08	Ayo Dosunmu makes layup (Zach LaVine assists)	25	33
45.1	Vasilije Micic misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	33
43.1	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	25	33
37.1	Vasilije Micic shooting foul	25	33
37.1	Zach LaVine makes free throw 1 of 2	26	33
37.1	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	26	33
37.1	Miles Bridges enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	26	33
37.1	Zach LaVine makes free throw 2 of 2	27	33
32.0	Seth Curry makes 22-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	27	36
23.0	Zach LaVine misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	36
20.1	Julian Phillips offensive rebound	27	36
19.1	Julian Phillips makes two point shot	29	36
0.1	Miles Bridges misses 15-foot two point shot	29	36
0.1	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	29	36
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	36

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

United Center

Chicago, IL

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 18, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, CHSN, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

20,598

Referees

Zach Zarba, Sean Corbin, Tyler Ricks

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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