Game Thread Regular Season Game 35 - Hornets @ Bulls

Valentine, Grant, and Carter-Williams have had lay up attempts on the break and all 3 missed.

 

Grant missed the lay up, Felicio nice tip in

 

End of 3, 85-82 Hornets

Butler 35

 

Bulls win. Butler 52 pts 17 of them the last 4 minutes. He made 21-22 FT's. 12 boards 6 assists 3 steals, 1 block.

 

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Jimmy Butler (@chicagobulls) is the 8th player this season with a 50-point game.

 

Some solid hero ball out there.

The deterioration of the Bulls as a top defensive team is something to behold.

 

Butler has 52 to help Bulls top Walker, Hornets

Following a year of inconsistency and disappointment, the Chicago Bulls entered 2017 with plenty of resolutions.

There's one thing, however, they are hoping remains the same -- the production of Jimmy Butler.

Butler scored 52 points and outdueled Kemba Walker, carrying Chicago in a 118-111 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.

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