Overview
- New Orleans earned its first victory under interim coach James Borrego, with eight Pelicans finishing in double figures.
- Chicago was without Nikola Vucevic, who was sidelined with right knee soreness after being listed as questionable.
- Ayo Dosunmu scored 28 points and Coby White added 24 for the Bulls, who fell to 9-8.
- The Bulls were overpowered on the boards 55-33 and trailed by as many as 22 as the Pelicans controlled the game.
- The setback followed Vucevic’s public critique after the narrow win over Washington, a message coach Billy Donovan endorsed.