JEREMY LAMB scored 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field as the Charlotte Hornets routed the Chicago Bulls 130-105 Tuesday night.

    Nicolas Batum added 18 as the Hornets cruised to their first victory of the season.

    Jeremy Lin had 15 points, Al Jefferson had 14 and Spencer Hawes chipped in with 13 on three 3-pointers as the hot-shooting Hornets shot 14 of 22 from beyond the arc and made 22 of 23 free throws.

    The Hornets (1-3) led by as many as 27 in the second quarter after starting the game by hitting 13 of 18 shots from the field and all 11 foul shots in the first quarter. The Bulls never mounted a serious challenge.

    The Hornets were coming off back-to-back losses to the Atlanta Hawks, games in which Kemba Walker twice failed to make the tying shot at the end of regulation.

    They didn’t need a last-second shot Tuesday night.

    “The whole team, just coming off a three-game losing streak, we knew we needed to get a win,’’ Lamb said. “Everybody was locked in and ready to play. We came out and hit them in the mouth and never looked back.’’

    With team owner Michael Jordan sitting on the end of the team bench, the Hornets tailed 100 points in the first three quarters, the most points allowed during that span by the Bulls since 1990.

    Charlotte did it with good ball movement and quality shooting from everyone, including 7-footers Hawes and Frank Kaminsky, who were a combined 4 of 4 from beyond the arc. The Hornets played near flawless ball on offense and the Bulls were slow to get a hand up on open shooters. Charlotte made them pay, knocking down shot after shot from long distance.

    The Hornets had 26 assists, many coming on drive and kicks.

    (SD-Agencies)