CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago Bulls had the dubious

distinction of becoming the first team in the NBA this season to

let the New Orleans Hornets come back in the fourth quarter.

In their latest disappointing effort, the Bulls endured a

surprising 94-90 loss to the Hornets, who got a pair of big

baskets down the stretch from Jamaal Magloire.

Playing without injured leading scorer Eddy Curry for the second

straight game, the Bulls struggled for much of the night and

held just a 69-67 lead entering the fourth quarter against the

Hornets, who have the worst record in the Western Conference.

But the Hornets, who had been 0-42 when trailing after three

quarters, used a 12-0 run early in the fourth quarter to take

the lead. They eventually squandered it before making plays in

crunch time to take it back.

Magloire, in his second game back after missing 51 contests with

a fractured finger, scored inside to pull the Hornets within

83-82. After Dan Dickau and Kirk Hinrich traded baskets,

Magloire scored down low with 1:30 left, giving the Hornets the

lead for good.

Bostjan Nachbar made two free throws with 34 seconds left to

give the Hornets an 88-85 edge before Tyson Chandler threw away

an inbounds pass. P.J. Brown followed with a jumper with 14

seconds to go to all but seal things.

Hinrich made six 3-pointers and scored 27 points to lead the

Bulls, who have lost four straight and seven of their last 10

games.

A 2004 All-Star, Magloire scored 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting.