Brandon Miller heats up to airlift Hornets over Bulls

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Brandon Miller's season-high 27 points and Miles Bridges' 22 points carried Charlotte to a 123-116 NBA Cup victory over visiting Chicago on Friday night that snapped a seven-game losing streak.

Reserve Collin Sexton poured in 21 points, LaMelo Ball had 16 points and eight assists and Kon Knueppel added 12 points for the Hornets, who finished 1-3 in NBA Cup action.