Bulls 103, Bobcats 97: D.J. Augustin registered season highs with 20 points and 12 assists off the bench as visiting Chicago held off Charlotte.

Joakim Noah added 19 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for the Bulls, who matched a season-high with their fifth straight win. Mike Dunleavy collected 17 points and Carlos Boozer, Kirk Hinrich and Taj Gibson contributed 12 points apiece for Chicago, which had seven players score in double figures.

Gerald Henderson scored a season-high 30 points to lead the Bobcats, who have lost eight of their last nine and have fallen to a season-worst eight games under .500. Kemba Walker added 29 points for Charlotte and Al Jefferson totaled 20 to go with 11 rebounds.

The Bulls got 13 first-half points from Dunleavy and shot 52.5 percent before halftime to take a 52-42 advantage into the locker room. Henderson led the Bobcats with 12 points at the break.

Walker helped Charlotte roar back in the third quarter, scoring 15 points in the frame to knot the score at 70. Josh McRoberts' layup gave the Bobcats a brief lead in the opening minute of the fourth before Chicago ran off 11 straight points as part of a 13-2 run, led by seven points from Noah to take control for good.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Chicago beat Charlotte for the ninth time in the last 10 meetings. ... Walker injured his hand in the second quarter but returned to the game after X-rays at halftime were negative. ... Bulls F Cartier Martin, who signed a 10-day contract recently, made his Chicago debut and scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting in 26 minutes off the bench.