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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 14 (AP) -- Gerald Wallace and Charlotte were making no apologies for the sometimes unfair NBA schedule.

Wallace scored 32 points, Emeka Okafor added 15 points and 21 rebounds and the Bobcats pulled away from weary Chicago for a 100-85 win over the Bulls on Wednesday.

The Bobcats snapped a four-game losing streak by wearing down Chicago. While Charlotte had been off since Saturday, the Bulls were wrapping up a brutal string of games and travel. Following a seven-game West Coast road trip that concluded Sunday, Chicago returned home Tuesday and lost to Toronto. Then the snowstorm in Chicago delayed their arrival into Charlotte until 3 a.m. Wednesday.

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