Richard Hamilton scores 22 as Chicago Bulls run riot over the Charlotte Bobcats 100-68 - NBA Recap
On Wednesday night at the Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte witnessed a matchup between the two completely opposite teams, the Charlotte Bobcats and the Chicago Bulls.
The Bobcats, who have the worst record in the league, had a lot on their plate on this night as they went up against the team with the best record in the league and as expected, the Bulls tyrannized the Bobcats 100-68.
With the loss, Bobcats got their current losing streak extended to 18 which is the franchise worst. This was the ninth time this season that Charlotte, have lost a match by a difference of 30 or more. Another stunning stat of the
season was for the Bulls who haven’t lost a game this season when they have scored more than 100 points (21-0) and are gearing up for the playoffs as they go into the post season action with the number 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Richard Hamilton led the scoring for the Bulls with 22 points, 12 of which came in the first quarter of the game. Joakim Noah played well to score 12 points and Carlos Boozer also managed to get in double-figures by getting 10
points in the game.
John Lucas III came off the bench to score 12 points as well. C.J. Watson, Taj Gibson and Omer Asik, all three played well and contributed 9 points each in the game.
For the Bobcats, Kemba Walker was the leading scorer with 16 points. Derrick Brown contributed 14 points and Gerald Henderson finished the night by scoring 13 points. None of the other Bobcats players managed to score in double-figures
in the game.
Bulls out-rebounded Charlotte 57-38, 16 of which came on the offensive glass. This was the 21st time this season, Chicago have managed to grab more than 50 rebounds in a game. They also outscored the Bobcats from inside
the key 38-30.
On a completely dominant night, Bulls also shot the ball well from behind the three point line, Hamilton leading in that department as he connected on 4 on his 5 attempts from beyond the arc.
The scores remained square till the 6:56 mark in the first quarter, but the Bulls then put their foot on the pedal as they finished the quarter of on a 20-6 run to lead by 14 at the end of the first 12 minutes. A similar script
was followed in the second quarter as the Bulls continued their onslaught. The lead got as big as 18 points at one point but at the half way stage, Bulls were ahead by 15.
If the first half was dominating for the Bulls, the second half was even better. They outscored the Bobcats 48-31 in the entire second half and allowed them to score only 9 points in the fourth quarter with the lead getting as
big as 34 points with 1:56 to go in the game at 100-66. Bulls eventually took this one by a huge margin of 32 points.
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