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With the right to face the Miami in a must-win situation at stake, the Atlanta Hawks squared off against the Chicago Bulls on the road. In a battle between two injury-crippled teams, the winner staves off a long vacation and lives to play another day. Atlanta lost the season series 2-1 to Chicago but will be hoping to get the W that matters the most between the two teams.
The home team opened the game blitzing the visitors. Behind a 16-2 run that ended the first quarter, the Bulls took a commanding 40-22 advantage. DeMar DeRozan and Coby White got going early contributing half of what the Bulls had put up in the said period.
The Hawks promptly got back into the game starting the second quarter by unleashing a crippling 14-0 run. Chicago settled to give itself some cushion before Atlanta dropped a 14-7 counter to end the period. After 24 minutes, Trae Young and Co. only trailed 73-67.
The Atlanta Hawks once again sprinted out of the gate in the third quarter. A string of points early on allowed them to close the gap 87-85 midway through the said period. Momentum was clearly in the visitors' favor as the tide of the game suddenly turned.
Following Billy Donovan's timeout, the Chicago Bulls responded with a 24-7 closing blast. Fans at the United Center gave their team a standing ovation as it led 110-92 with the final quarter still to play.
DeMar DeRozan was up to 22 points tonight when Donovan took him out for a rest. Coby White also sustained his hot shooting, finishing with 28 with 12 minutes to go.
The fourth quarter of the Chicago Bulls versus Atlanta Hawks game turned into the White show. Chicago's emerging superstar just couldn't be stopped, carving the Hawks' defense for 14 more points to finish with 42 for the night.
The Bulls' 131-116 drubbing of the Hawks sets up a play-in tournament date with the Miami Heat for the final playoff ticket.
Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls game player stats and box scores
Atlanta Hawks game player stats
Chicago Bulls game player stats
Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic 3-pointers tonight
Trae Young looked out of sorts committing a handful of turnovers early on and hitting just 1-for-4 from deep. Dejounte Murray laced his 23-point first-half output with a 2-for-4 clip behind the arc.
Meanwhile, Bulls center Nikola Vucevic missed all of his three attempts from the same range. DeMar DeRozan took just one shot from that distance and made it.
Trae Young eventually finished 3-for-8 in 3-pointers tonight while Dejounte Murray was a bit better, making 3-for-6 of his deep shots.
"Deebo" and Vucevic combined to make 2-for-8 in trifectas for the Bulls.
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