Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
17
18
35
2559
2604
23
7
30
90
42
47
29
27
93
30
15
45
9
23
10
10
17
118
4
38
14
37
2219
1111
50
47
27
57
117
22
139
20
78
22
24
2533
6060
84
20
24
2524
812
32
612
612
100
66
73
139
43
53
42
30
2436
6060
3
1
33
22
11
50
4
2
50
11
2
13
2
7
2
2
25
60
8
4
50
19
11
58
7
7
100
7
2
9
0
8
2
4
33
60
8
2
25
25
8
32
6
6
100
6
7
13
4
5
4
3
24
60
4
0
0
24
12
50
12
12
100
6
3
9
3
3
2
0
36
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
15
24
62
1
4
25
21
22
95
3
9
12
6
3
1
2
0
52
15
double
Michael
Carter-Williams
Michael Carter-Williams
True
30
4
12
33
0
2
0
2
2
100
1
8
9
3
0
1
1
5
10
-1
none
Doug
McDermott
Doug McDermott
True
30
5
12
42
0
3
0
1
1
100
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
11
13
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
True
26
3
8
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
8
0
0
2
2
3
6
11
none
Robin
Lopez
Robin Lopez
True
22
2
6
33
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
4
5
0
0
3
0
1
5
-9
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
False
27
4
10
40
2
7
29
2
2
100
1
1
2
0
2
2
1
1
12
4
none
Jerian
Grant
Jerian Grant
False
26
4
10
40
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
2
3
6
4
0
1
3
9
2
none
Cristiano
Felício
Cristiano Felício
False
19
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
4
0
0
0
0
4
6
none
Denzel
Valentine
Denzel Valentine
False
17
3
6
50
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
2
2
9
-6
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Rajon
Rondo
Rajon Rondo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Paul
Zipser
Paul Zipser
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
4
January
2017
Wednesday
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Cleveland
False
Hornets
Charlotte
Eastern Conference
Southeast
19
16
35
2847
2848
19
9
47
83
41
49
22
20
91
27
7
34
3
24
7
14
19
111
4
36
22
61
2120
911
43
311
310
100
95
12
107
01
47
14
33
2334
6060
73
41
56
2022
1011
50
44
43
98
86
22
108
02
67
10
44
2826
6060
3
2
67
21
9
43
3
3
100
9
1
10
0
4
1
3
23
60
6
2
33
20
11
55
11
10
91
5
2
7
1
7
4
3
34
60
7
4
57
20
10
50
4
4
100
8
2
10
0
6
1
4
28
60
3
1
33
22
11
50
4
3
75
6
2
8
2
7
0
4
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kemba
Walker
Kemba Walker
True
38
13
20
65
6
8
75
2
2
100
0
9
9
4
1
1
1
2
34
-10
none
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
36
7
16
44
1
3
33
4
4
100
2
4
6
5
1
0
2
2
19
-9
none
Marvin
Williams
Marvin Williams
True
27
3
9
33
1
3
33
2
2
100
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
9
-13
none
Michael
Kidd-Gilchrist
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
True
26
3
10
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
2
0
1
6
6
-16
none
Roy
Hibbert
Roy Hibbert
True
21
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
6
8
none
Jeremy
Lamb
Jeremy Lamb
False
26
4
7
57
1
3
33
6
7
86
0
6
6
3
1
0
1
2
15
8
none
Spencer
Hawes
Spencer Hawes
False
26
5
9
56
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
2
3
3
10
-13
none
Frank
Kaminsky
Frank Kaminsky
False
20
2
5
40
0
1
0
2
2
100
1
2
3
3
1
0
2
2
6
4
none
Ramon
Sessions
Ramon Sessions
False
16
2
3
67
0
0
0
2
3
67
0
1
1
3
1
0
2
0
6
6
none
Treveon
Graham
Treveon Graham
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
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
Christian
Wood
Christian Wood
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
4
January
2017
Wednesday
Spectrum Center
Charlotte
Thunder
Oklahoma City
True
2016 ended on a high note for the NBA , and 2017 has picked up right where the league left off . The NBA saw 50 - point outings from Boston 's Isaiah Thomas and Houston 's James Harden on the last two days of 2016 , and on Monday , just two days later , Jimmy Butler delivered the first 50 - point game of the New Year . Butler scored 52 points on 15 - of - 24 from the field and a ridiculous 21 - of - 22 from the free - throw line . Chicago as a team shot just 46 percent and had no other player score over 12 . Butler , however , was able to single - handedly carry his team to victory , as he also recorded a team - high 12 rebounds and six assists . On Charlotte 's side , star point guard Kemba Walker also kicked off 2017 in a big way . Walker scored 34 points , including six three - pointers , and also grabbed 11 rebounds . The team shot an impressive 49 percent and had nine three - pointers , but turning the ball over 14 times while forcing just nine ended up making a difference in what was a close game . The host Chicago Bulls took down the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Monday , 118 - 111 . Bulls star Jimmy Butler scored a season - high 52 points , leading his team and recording the NBA 's third 50 - point game in the last four days . Butler was an integral piece of the Bulls ' ( 17 - 18 ) strong offensive night , as he shot 15 - of - 24 and an absurd 21 - of - 22 from the free - throw line . 32 of Butler 's points came in the second half , with 11 coming in the final two minutes of what was a tight game . Chicago 's next - highest scorer was bench big man Nikola Mirotic , who had just 12 . On top of his 52 points , Butler recorded a team - high 12 rebounds and six assists , along with three steals on the defensive end . The Bulls managed to take care of the ball very well , turning it over just nine times on the night . Charlotte ( 19 - 16 ) , meanwhile , saw strong play from their own star . Point guard Kemba Walker led the team with 34 points and pulled down 11 rebounds . The team as a whole shot impressively , hitting over 49 percent of its shots from the field and going 9 - of - 19 from beyond the arc . However , the team committed 14 turnovers on the night , errors that made a difference in what was a tight game . Moreover , the team simply could not find an answer for Jimmy Butler at the end of the game , as Butler scored the majority of Chicago 's closing points . Both teams will face tough competition on Wednesday , as Charlotte hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Bulls travel to Cleveland to face the defending champion Cavaliers .
2016 ended on a high note for the NBA, and 2017 has picked up right where the league left off. The NBA saw 50 - point outings from Boston's Isaiah Thomas and Houston's James Harden on the last two days of 2016, and on Monday, just two days later, Jimmy Butler delivered the first 50 - point game of the New Year. Butler scored 52 points on 15 - of - 24 from the field and a ridiculous 21 - of - 22 from the free - throw line. Chicago as a team shot just 46 percent and had no other player score over 12. Butler, however, was able to single - handedly carry his team to victory, as he also recorded a team - high 12 rebounds and six assists. On Charlotte's side, star point guard Kemba Walker also kicked off 2017 in a big way. Walker scored 34 points, including six three - pointers, and also grabbed 11 rebounds. The team shot an impressive 49 percent and had nine three - pointers, but turning the ball over 14 times while forcing just nine ended up making a difference in what was a close game.
2016 ended on a high note for the NBA, and 2017 has picked up right where the league left off. The NBA saw 50 - point outings from Boston's Isaiah Thomas and Houston's James Harden on the last two days of 2016, and on Monday, just two days later, Jimmy Butler delivered the first 50 - point game of the New Year. Butler scored 52 points on 15 - of - 24 from the field and a ridiculous 21 - of - 22 from the free - throw line. Chicago as a team shot just 46 percent and had no other player score over 12. Butler, however, was able to single - handedly carry his team to victory, as he also recorded a team - high 12 rebounds and six assists. On Charlotte's side, star point guard Kemba Walker also kicked off 2017 in a big way. Walker scored 34 points, including six three - pointers, and also grabbed 11 rebounds. The team shot an impressive 49 percent and had nine three - pointers, but turning the ball over 14 times while forcing just nine ended up making a difference in what was a close game. The host Chicago Bulls took down the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Monday, 118 - 111. Bulls star Jimmy Butler scored a season - high 52 points, leading his team and recording the NBA's third 50 - point game in the last four days. Butler was an integral piece of the Bulls' (17 - 18) strong offensive night, as he shot 15 - of - 24 and an absurd 21 - of - 22 from the free - throw line. 32 of Butler's points came in the second half, with 11 coming in the final two minutes of what was a tight game. Chicago's next - highest scorer was bench big man Nikola Mirotic, who had just 12. On top of his 52 points, Butler recorded a team - high 12 rebounds and six assists, along with three steals on the defensive end. The Bulls managed to take care of the ball very well, turning it over just nine times on the night. Charlotte (19 - 16), meanwhile, saw strong play from their own star. Point guard Kemba Walker led the team with 34 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. The team as a whole shot impressively, hitting over 49 percent of its shots from the field and going 9 - of - 19 from beyond the arc. However, the team committed 14 turnovers on the night, errors that made a difference in what was a tight game. Moreover, the team simply could not find an answer for Jimmy Butler at the end of the game, as Butler scored the majority of Chicago's closing points. Both teams will face tough competition on Wednesday, as Charlotte hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Bulls travel to Cleveland to face the defending champion Cavaliers.
<GAME> <DATE> 2 January 2017 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> United Center <CITY> Chicago <HOME> <TEAM> Bulls <CITY> Chicago <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 118 <WINS-LOSSES> 17 18 <QTRS> 25 33 24 36 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 27 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 10 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 4 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <NEXT-CITY> Cleveland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Cleveland <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Cavaliers <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Hornets <CITY> Charlotte <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 111 <WINS-LOSSES> 19 16 <QTRS> 23 34 28 26 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 20 <TEAM-REB> 34 <TEAM-TO> 14 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 4 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Spectrum Center <NEXT-CITY> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 52 <FG> 15 24 62 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 21 22 95 <REB> 12 <AST> 6 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Doug McDermott <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Carter-Williams <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Denzel Valentine <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jerian Grant <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Taj Gibson <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 5 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robin Lopez <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cristiano Felício <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul Zipser <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> Rajon Rondo <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> Isaiah Canaan <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> Kemba Walker <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 34 <FG> 13 20 65 <FG3> 6 8 75 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolas Batum <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeremy Lamb <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Spencer Hawes <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marvin Williams <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ramon Sessions <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Frank Kaminsky <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Roy Hibbert <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Kidd-Gilchrist <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Christian Wood <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> 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> Treveon Graham <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