Charlotte at Chicago

The Chicago Bulls have taken another blow as Derick Rose is once again out with a knee injury, and it could be for the season. The Bulls have certainly become accustomed to him being out, as Rose has played in just 95 games in the last four seasons, and for the most part, Chicago has dug in and kept playing at the same level. Charlotte turned the corner a year ago, and got off to an awful start. They then looked ready to make a run with a 12-3 run over 15 games, but they have given a lot of that back by dropping their last five games by an average of 11 points per game. That leaves them at 10-30 overall outside of the 15 game stretch. The Hornets have been defeated after a double-digit loss coming up short in each of their last four. The Bulls will step up with Rose going down, and should come away with a comfortable win at home. Play on Chicago.