The losing streak has come to an end - Chicago's basketball players defeated Charlotte last night (129:126), which is their first win in seven games.
The Bulls last won on January 23, when they defeated Washington. Since then, they have lost seven games in a row, and after last night's victory, they are 11th in the East with a record of 10 wins and 14 losses. On the other hand, Charlotte is in 12th place in the same conference with a record of 7-18.
Chicago led from the start of the match until the middle of the second quarter, when Charlotte turned it around, after six consecutive points they were plus 10 (61:51), and went into the break with plus six (61:55).
Charlotte had a 13-point lead twice in the third quarter (85:72 and 88:75), but the Bulls closed the gap by the end of that period and achieved a turnaround at the beginning of the fourth quarter after a 6:0 run (102:99).
From then on, the advantage was mostly on the Bulls' side, never exceeding five points, which was enough to end the losing streak.
Montenegrin basketball player Nikola Vučević finished the game with 13 points, three rebounds and four assists. Gidi was the most efficient with 26, while White finished the match with 20 points.
For Charlotte, Knuppel had 33 and Bridges had 32 points.
THE RESULTS
Charlotte - Chicago 126:129
Detroit - Atlanta 142:115
Philadelphia - Indiana 115:105
Washington - Cleveland 126:130
Memphis - Utah 126:130
Dallas - Brooklyn 119:111
Golden State - Minnesota 120:127
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