Highlights: Charlotte Hornets 98-114 Chicago Bulls in NBA

The Chicago Bulls are coming off their third win in their last five games, increasing their overall number to 24, while also having 27 losses in 51 games played. With this record, the Bulls move up to 10th place in the Eastern Conference. The Charlotte Hornets have the second worst record in the Eastern Conference, with 38 losses and only 15 wins in 53 games played. The Hornets are in 14th place, second only to the Detroit Pistons.

Bulls control the game in this final stretch and put the ball in the tray in six opportunities

Nikola Vucevic takes hook and Bulls go for 103 points

Ayo Dosunmu and Rozier are the game's star scorers. Both have 20 points

Smith Jr tries to make the basket, but gets a touch from DeRozan

Smith Jr digs in, scores 76 points, but remains behind

Ends Q3, 70-85

Bulls maintain high volume of play, have six baskets and turn in nine points

Andre Drummond grabs for the rebound to note pat. Bulls maintain lead on the scoreboard, taking a 10-point lead over visitors

Rozier is the only Hornets player to score in this Q3, with nine in total

Vucevic and Patrick Williams turn baskets into 3s to give Bulls a 12-point lead

Ends Q2, 49-53

Bulls have two free throw attempts in a row. White hits 2 of 2, but DeRozan makes only one

Hornets call timeout after hosts make it 43-47

After moment of errors on both sides, Hayward scores again on a 3 basket

Hornets pull back and with Mark Williams' dunk the gap drops to one

Bulls control second quarter better and take advantage to open six

Ends Q1, 29-31

Dosunmu takes advantage of Mark William's foul, converts 2 of 2 free throws and opens a nine-point lead for the Bulls

LaVine finds Caruso, who shoots a 3 and puts the Bulls ahead

The game starts with a tight contest, with both teams trying to get the 3-ball, and on one of those shots, the Hornets are ahead of the Bulls, who call a timeout

Ball high

PJ Washington

Hayward

Plumlee

 Rozier

Ball

DeRozan

Patrick Williams

Vucevic

LaVine

Dosunmu

PTS

DeRozan: 26.3

Rozier: 21.7

REB

Nikola Vucevic: 11.1

Plumlee: 9.8

AST

Rozier: 5.1

DeRozan: 5

BLK

PJ Washington: 1.06

Nikola Vucevic: 0.86

"Turnovers were not characteristic. But we didn't take great shots either (about the 20 turnovers in the game against the Los Angeles Clippers). We needed to generate better shots."

"LaMelo is young and has the right attitude and approach to get better and better. He is just getting started."

If you want to directly stream it: NBA League Pass

If you want to watch it on internet, VAVEL US is your best option!

This is the start time of the game Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls of 2th February 2023 in several countries:

Argentina 10 pm: NBA League Pass

Bolivia 9 pm: NBA League Pass

Brazil 10 pm: NBA League Pass

Chile 9 pm: NBA League Pass

Colombia 8 pm: NBA League Pass

Ecuador 8 pm:NBA League Pass

USA 8 pm ET: NBA League Pass

Spain 1 am: NBA League Pass

Mexico 6 pm: NBA League Pass

Paraguay 9 pm: NBA League Pass

Peru 7 pm:NBA League Pass

Uruguay 10 pm: NBA League Pass

Venezuela 9 pm: NBA League Pass

.@PJWashington going around and 🆙 pic.twitter.com/mI8O1pIW08 — Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) February 1, 2023

PJ Washington

 

Hayward

Plumlee

Hayward

Ball

Steve Clifford will not have at his disposal with Kelly Oubre Jr, with a hand problem, and Cody Martin, with a knee problem.

DeRozan

Patrick Williams

Vucevic

LaVine

Dosunmu

Javonte Green and Lonzo Ball, both with knee injuries, are Billy Donovan's absentees.

The Charlotte Hornets have the second worst campaign in the Eastern Conference, with 37 losses and only 15 wins in 52 games played. The Hornets are in 14th place, second only to the Detroit Pistons.

The Chicago Bulls have won twice in their last five games, bringing the overall number to 23, while also having 27 losses in 50 games played. With this record, the Bulls are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.

In addition to this division based on east and west, NBA guesses today must also take into consideration as divisions. The divisions of this league and their respective times are as follows:
- Atlantic: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors.

- Central: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks.

- Southeast: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards.

- Northwest: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz.

- Pacific: Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings.

- Southwest: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs.

The NBA (National Basketball Association) is the national basketball league in the United States, with 30 teams divided into two groups, separated by the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. The league was founded on June 6, 1946, as the BAA (Basketball Association of America), but three years later merged with the NBL (National Basketball League), becoming the NBA as we know it today.
The first winner was the Los Angeles Lakers, who spliced four titles in a row with an early dynasty in the league. It was only halted by the Golden State Warriors, and soon after by the Baltimore Bullets.

Today, the Lakers, together with the Boston Celtics, are the NBA's biggest winners, with 17 titles each. Golden State Warriors are right behind with seven, where they have achieved another dynasty in the league with Stephen Curry, Klay Thomspon, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green.

The league also divides the awards by sectors. The most valuable is MVP, where they elect the best athlete in the league based only on the regular season. Right after that, there are awards for the best coach, best executive, sixth man, rookie and several others. Currently, the player with the most MVP awards is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with six. Next, Michael Jordan has five, along with Bill Russell. LeBron James, still active, has four awards.

The defending champions of the league is the Golden State Warriors, where they defeated the Boston Celtics 4-2 in the final. The Warriors finished in third place in the Western Conference, passing the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Dallas Mavericks in the postseason to win the tournament. Forward Nikola Jokic is the reigning MVP of the season, where he won for the second time in a row. Stephen Curry, the Warriors' point guard, is the reigning Finals MVP.

The current season has great teams such as the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, and Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference, while the Phoenix Suns, Memphis Girzzlies, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, and Los Angeles Clippers compete for the top spots in the Western Conference. Still, there are teams that are favorites to get further ahead, such as the Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers.

Finally, big stars are candidates for the MVP award, such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant, Ja Morant, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and LeBron James.

Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls live this Thursday (2), at the United Center at 8 pm ET, for the NBA.

My name is Izabelle França and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL USA.