National Basketball Association

Walker scores 30 as Hornets beat Bulls, 108-91

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 8:28 p.m. ET

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kemba Walker scored 30 points, and the Charlotte Hornets led from the start and beat the Chicago Bulls 108-91 on Monday night.

Nicolas Batum had 19 points and 13 rebounds, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 20 points and Spencer Hawes added 13 for the Hornets, who won their third straight over the Bulls at home.

Pau Gasol finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago, which was missing three of its leading scorers to injuries: Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler and Nikola Mirotic.

The Hornets led by 22 points in the first half and pulled ahead 78-53 with 3:42 left in the third quarter on two free throws by Kidd-Gilchrist.

Chicago pulled to 90-78 on McDermott's 3-pointer with 6:53 left in the fourth. But the Hornets responded with an 8-2 run and led by at least 13 the rest of the way.