The injuries have robbed the Hornets of many of their offensive weapons, but they have also given Bridges an opportunity to spread his wings and see how high he can fly.Ĭharlotte banked enough wins earlier in the season to not have to worry too much about falling out of the play-in tournament. Miles Bridges was great last week, scoring 21.3 points-including another poster dunk -shooting 46.7 percent from three and grabbing 7.0 rebounds per game. Of course, LaMelo Ball has been out for nearly a month with a fractured right wrist. Washington was added to the injury list last week with a right ankle sprain and Terry Rozier sat out a game too. Injuries are beginning to catch up to the Hornets, who lost straight games before Sunday’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers. If he misses more time than that, it will be tough to envision this team even making it to the play-in tournament. Then, to make matters even worse, the Bulls lost LaVine to the COVID protocol for at least the next week. Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic combined for 59 points, but only one other Chicago player scored in double figures. getting something of a “revenge game” with 19 points and 12 rebounds in his first game against the Bulls. To add insult to injury, the Bulls lost to the Magic-their trade partner in March-with Wendell Carter Jr. Their slide has dropped them into a three-way tie with the Raptors and Wizards for the last play-in spot, meaning their margin for error is tiny down the stretch. The Bulls have lost 11 of their past 15 games, though a five-game losing skid finally came to an end Saturday night with a win over the Cavaliers.Īs of now, the Bulls are in a three-way battle for the last spot in the play-in tournament.
There is not a lot of good news coming out of Chicago these days.
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