Bulls top Hornets as Lonzo Ball wins battle over brother LaMelo

Lonzo Ball has won twice against his brother LaMelo while the two have clashed three times already in the NBA. The big brother’s drive to stack up wins against the other led Chicago Bulls to a win past Charlotte Hornets with 133-119. Bulls also saw a big performance by Nikola Vucevic along with the Ball brothers clash on Monday to register a win. Bulls had five players in the double figures while they shot 59.6% from the field, Vucevic scored a season-high 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Zach LaVine had 25 points as well.

In the battle, Lonzo Ball had 16 points and eight assists, while LaMelo Ball had 18 points and 13 assists. Hornets have dropped to 0-2 on their four-game trip and had Terry Rozier on 31 points and Gordon Hayward had 22 in the loss.