Bulls 125-113 Hawks (November 9, 2024) Game Recap

ATLANTA – After trailing most of the game, the Chicago Bulls stormed back in the second half to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 125-113. This ended a four-game losing streak on Saturday evening.

Atlanta outscored Chicago 37-24 in the first quarter and led by as many as 18 points, but the Bulls began the fourth quarter with a 14-3 run and never looked back.

Ayo Dosunmu led the Bulls with 19 points, Nikola Vucevic added 18 points and 12 rebounds and Zack LaVine and Coby White also scored 18. Josh Giddey scored 13 points and Patrick Williams had 10.

Chicago shot 50% (46 of 92) while Atlanta shot 46.1% (41 of 89).

Trae Young recorded his third double-double in as many games with 14 points and 16 assists, but the effort was in vain for the second straight year. Clint Capela and Jalen Johnson led all scorers with 20 points each.

Takeaways

Bulls: Before the four-game losing streak, Chicago had won two straight (126-123 against Memphis on October 28 and 102-99 against Orlando on October 30). The Bulls trailed by 20 points in both games before staging a comeback.

Hawks: Atlanta has played five games in seven days, including two consecutive games. The Hawks are 2/3 in those games.

Key moment

The Bulls trailed until midway through the fourth quarter when Jalen Smith’s dunk gave Chicago its first lead, 102-101, with 8:04 left. Chicago didn’t trail for the rest of the game.

Key statistics

Chicago was 9 of 16 from the field as a team in the fourth quarter, while Atlanta was 6 of 20.

Next

Atlanta travels to Boston to play the Celtics on Tuesday. The Bulls return to Chicago to host the Cavaliers on Monday.

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