Thanks to a strong offensive performance, the Chicago Bulls won comfortably against the Portland Trail Blazers. Before that, the Charlotte Hornets were pale at home against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Hornets got off to a poor start against the Clippers, converting just 34 percent of their shots from the field in the first half. The visitors from LA played well together, with three Clippers bench players scoring in the double figures.
Thanks to an 11:3 run, the Clippers built up an 8-point lead in the second quarter and were able to maintain it for large parts of the game. In the third quarter, Charlotte was able to go in front twice, but Reggie Jackson (19, 8/13 FG) countered with quick points and took the lead back.
Miles Bridges had a particularly bad day for the home side. The forward did score 18 points, but did so at a poor odds of 6/19. Terry Rozier also remained pale with 4/14 from the field, only LaMelo Ball made a good game (23, 10, 6 rebounds), but apart from him and Bridges no one from the team got over the 10 point mark.
With the guests, it was above all the bench unit that was able to convince with Brandon Boston Jr. (19 points, 8/14 FG), Luke Kennard (14, 10 rebounds) and Justise Winslow (13, 8 rebounds). Isiah Hartenstein had 7 points, 6 assists and 2 blocks in 21 minutes.
In the final quarter, the Clippers were able to extend their lead again with a 14:2 run and Hornets coach James Borrego sent the players on the bench with just over three minutes to play and declared the game lost.
