Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
11
6
17
1320
1322
25
9
36
89
37
42
19
13
68
40
12
52
5
29
5
14
19
96
4
55
23
42
2523
1011
40
04
03
75
99
34
133
12
510
02
42
2228
6060
87
22
25
1922
88
5
96
73
76
1111
23
1134
02
68
30
53
2521
6060
5
2
40
25
10
40
0
0
0
9
3
12
1
5
0
4
22
60
5
3
60
23
11
48
4
3
75
9
4
13
2
10
2
2
28
60
8
2
25
19
8
42
9
7
78
11
2
13
0
6
3
5
25
60
7
2
29
22
8
36
6
3
50
11
3
14
2
8
0
3
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
38
8
18
44
1
5
20
8
10
80
4
4
8
2
2
0
3
4
25
-6
none
Derrick
Rose
Derrick Rose
True
34
8
17
47
3
6
50
0
1
0
0
7
7
5
0
0
2
2
19
-11
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
True
27
3
11
27
1
6
17
0
2
0
1
6
7
2
1
0
1
2
7
-8
none
Pau
Gasol
Pau Gasol
True
25
6
14
43
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
9
11
4
0
4
1
4
13
-6
double
Tony
Snell
Tony Snell
True
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
-3
none
Doug
McDermott
Doug McDermott
False
33
5
9
56
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
13
-1
none
Joakim
Noah
Joakim Noah
False
22
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
8
10
6
0
1
2
1
2
0
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
False
20
3
7
43
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
2
4
3
1
0
2
3
8
2
none
Kirk
Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich
False
13
2
6
33
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
4
5
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
12
2
4
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
5
-2
none
Bobby
Portis
Bobby Portis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Cristiano
Felício
Cristiano Felício
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
December
2015
Monday
United Center
Chicago
Suns
Phoenix
True
Hornets
Charlotte
Eastern Conference
Southeast
11
8
19
1610
1611
34
10
29
89
37
42
25
18
72
37
13
50
3
23
10
9
18
102
4
77
23
30
2322
1110
48
43
23
53
105
23
128
30
77
40
03
2626
6060
911
14
2
2222
79
4
711
58
8
1012
35
1047
00
45
51
60
2030
6060
7
2
29
23
11
48
4
2
50
10
2
12
3
7
4
0
26
60
7
3
43
22
10
45
3
3
100
5
3
8
0
7
0
3
26
60
9
1
11
22
7
32
7
5
71
10
3
13
0
4
5
6
20
60
11
4
36
22
9
41
11
8
73
12
5
17
0
5
1
0
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kemba
Walker
Kemba Walker
True
37
7
16
44
2
6
33
1
2
50
2
4
6
5
3
1
3
4
17
2
none
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
35
8
16
50
4
6
67
4
6
67
0
11
11
5
0
1
3
1
24
10
double
Cody
Zeller
Cody Zeller
True
31
6
10
60
0
1
0
5
7
71
2
6
8
2
1
1
0
4
17
9
none
Marvin
Williams
Marvin Williams
True
30
3
12
25
1
6
17
0
0
0
2
7
9
3
2
0
0
2
7
5
none
P.J.
Hairston
P.J. Hairston
True
18
0
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
5
none
Jeremy
Lin
Jeremy Lin
False
26
3
9
33
0
3
0
3
4
75
2
3
5
3
3
0
0
3
9
6
none
Spencer
Hawes
Spencer Hawes
False
22
4
6
67
3
4
75
3
4
75
4
3
7
4
0
0
2
2
14
-1
none
Jeremy
Lamb
Jeremy Lamb
False
22
4
10
40
0
2
0
2
2
100
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
10
0
none
Frank
Kaminsky
Frank Kaminsky
False
10
1
6
17
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
-8
none
Tyler
Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough
False
2
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
none
Troy
Daniels
Troy Daniels
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brian
Roberts
Brian Roberts
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Aaron
Harrison
Aaron Harrison
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
December
2015
Monday
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte
Pistons
Detroit
True
The Charlotte Hornets ( 11 - 8 ) won on the road Saturday , defeating the Chicago Bulls ( 11 - 6 ) by a score of 102 - 96 . The Bulls ' loss came just one night after they rose to the top of the Eastern Conference . The East remains tightly bunched , with the first and tenth seeds separated by less than three games . Despite the continued absence of big man Al Jefferson ( calf ) , the Hornets had no problem competing with Chicago 's loaded frontcourt , as forward Cody Zeller ( 17 points , eight rebounds ) and reserve center Spencer Hawes ( 14 points , seven rebounds , four assists ) both had big nights . The real star of the show , however , was small forward Nicolas Batum , who led the team in both points and rebounds , posting 24 and 11 respectively . Batum has settled nicely into a prominent role in his first year in Charlotte , averaging 17 points and 6 rebounds per game on the season , The Bulls , meanwhile , saw a disappointing loss in what has been an otherwise strong season thus far . Despite impressive efforts from the backcourt of Derrick Rose ( 19 points , seven rebounds , five assists ) and Jimmy Butler ( 25 points , eight rebounds , two steals ) , the Bulls simply could n't get it done . A large part of the team 's woes came at the free - throw line , where they shot just 68 percent on the night . Second-year forward Nikola Mirotic also struggled , shooting just 3 - for - 11 and recording only seven points . The Bulls will look for a bounceback performance as they prepare to take on the Suns on Monday . With the Eastern Conference seemingly up for grabs , Chicgo will be jocking for position with the conference 's other heavy hitters . Charlotte , meanwhile , will look to carry the momentum from beating the top seed into their next game , a visit from Andre Drummond and the Pistons on Monday .
The Charlotte Hornets (11 - 8) won on the road Saturday, defeating the Chicago Bulls (11 - 6) by a score of 102 - 96. The Bulls' loss came just one night after they rose to the top of the Eastern Conference. The East remains tightly bunched, with the first and tenth seeds separated by less than three games. Despite the continued absence of big man Al Jefferson (calf), the Hornets had no problem competing with Chicago's loaded frontcourt, as forward Cody Zeller (17 points, eight rebounds) and reserve center Spencer Hawes (14 points, seven rebounds, four assists) both had big nights. The real star of the show, however, was small forward Nicolas Batum, who led the team in both points and rebounds, posting 24 and 11 respectively. Batum has settled nicely into a prominent role in his first year in Charlotte, averaging 17 points and 6 rebounds per game on the season, The Bulls, meanwhile, saw a disappointing loss in what has been an otherwise strong season thus far. Despite impressive efforts from the backcourt of Derrick Rose (19 points, seven rebounds, five assists) and Jimmy Butler (25 points, eight rebounds, two steals), the Bulls simply couldn't get it done. A large part of the team's woes came at the free - throw line, where they shot just 68 percent on the night. Second-year forward Nikola Mirotic also struggled, shooting just 3 - for - 11 and recording only seven points. The Bulls will look for a bounceback performance as they prepare to take on the Suns on Monday. With the Eastern Conference seemingly up for grabs, Chicgo will be jocking for position with the conference's other heavy hitters. Charlotte, meanwhile, will look to carry the momentum from beating the top seed into their next game, a visit from Andre Drummond and the Pistons on Monday.
The Charlotte Hornets (11 - 8) won on the road Saturday, defeating the Chicago Bulls (11 - 6) by a score of 102 - 96. The Bulls' loss came just one night after they rose to the top of the Eastern Conference. The East remains tightly bunched, with the first and tenth seeds separated by less than three games. Despite the continued absence of big man Al Jefferson (calf), the Hornets had no problem competing with Chicago's loaded frontcourt, as forward Cody Zeller (17 points, eight rebounds) and reserve center Spencer Hawes (14 points, seven rebounds, four assists) both had big nights. The real star of the show, however, was small forward Nicolas Batum, who led the team in both points and rebounds, posting 24 and 11 respectively. Batum has settled nicely into a prominent role in his first year in Charlotte, averaging 17 points and 6 rebounds per game on the season, The Bulls, meanwhile, saw a disappointing loss in what has been an otherwise strong season thus far. Despite impressive efforts from the backcourt of Derrick Rose (19 points, seven rebounds, five assists) and Jimmy Butler (25 points, eight rebounds, two steals), the Bulls simply couldn't get it done. A large part of the team's woes came at the free - throw line, where they shot just 68 percent on the night. Second-year forward Nikola Mirotic also struggled, shooting just 3 - for - 11 and recording only seven points. The Bulls will look for a bounceback performance as they prepare to take on the Suns on Monday. With the Eastern Conference seemingly up for grabs, Chicgo will be jocking for position with the conference's other heavy hitters. Charlotte, meanwhile, will look to carry the momentum from beating the top seed into their next game, a visit from Andre Drummond and the Pistons on Monday.
<GAME> <DATE> 5 December 2015 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> United Center <CITY> Chicago <HOME> <TEAM> Bulls <CITY> Chicago <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 96 <WINS-LOSSES> 11 6 <QTRS> 22 28 25 21 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 13 <TEAM-REB> 52 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 7 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> United Center <NEXT-CITY> Chicago <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Suns <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Hornets <CITY> Charlotte <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 102 <WINS-LOSSES> 11 8 <QTRS> 26 26 20 30 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 50 <TEAM-TO> 9 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 7 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Time Warner Cable Arena <NEXT-CITY> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pistons <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 25 <FG> 8 18 44 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 8 10 80 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Rose <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Doug McDermott <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pau Gasol <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 11 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Taj Gibson <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kirk Hinrich <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joakim Noah <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cristiano Felício <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bobby Portis <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Snell <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolas Batum <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 24 <FG> 8 16 50 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 11 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Cody Zeller <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 5 7 71 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kemba Walker <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Spencer Hawes <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 14 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 7 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeremy Lamb <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeremy Lin <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marvin Williams <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Hansbrough <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Frank Kaminsky <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Harrison <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brian Roberts <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Troy Daniels <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Hairston <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none