NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Jamal Crawford had a key block of a shot by Baron Davis with 28 seconds left Saturday as Chicago handed New Orleans its first home loss, 109-106.
Jalen Rose, benched in favor of former Hornet Kendall Gill, scored 34 points to lead Chicago to its second straight road victory. The Bulls were an NBA-worst 3-38 on the road last season.
With Bulls Coach Bill Cartwright shaking up his lineup, Crawford came off the bench for 14 points.
The Hornets sliced a 13-point deficit to 108-106 when Davis went 1-on-1 against Crawford. Davis drove to his left and used a head-fake to pull up for a jumper that Crawford got a piece of as Chicago gained possession.
Rookie Kirk Hinrich, starting in place of Crawford, made the second of two foul shots, for a three-point edge with 14 seconds remaining.
