Hawks-Bulls Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Dec 19 2009 12:13AM

Nearly two weeks ago, the Atlanta Hawks blew out the visiting Chicago Bulls. With Joe Johnson leading the way, they haven't stopped rolling since.

The Hawks will try to continue their run Saturday night with a seventh straight victory and sixth in a row over the host Bulls.

After grinding out an 80-75 win at Dallas on Dec. 5, Atlanta returned home to face Chicago four nights later and opened the second half on a 20-4 run en route to a 118-83 victory. The 35-point margin of victory was the largest of the season.

The Hawks (19-6) have won their next four games by an average of 17.8 points following Friday's 96-83 home victory over Utah. The Southeast Division-leaders have averaged 113.0 points over the last five contests.

Leading by 10 at halftime, Atlanta outscored the Jazz 37-17 in the third quarter and coach Mike Woodson rested his starters in the fourth.

"We're just playing good basketball," Woodson said. "I thought the third quarter was probably as good a third quarter as we've played since I've been here."

That move prevented Johnson, though, from a season high-tying fourth straight game with at least 20 points. He was held to 12 on 4-of-11 shooting.

Johnson has averaged 21.6 points over the past seven games, but was also limited to 12 against Chicago (9-15) earlier this month. Jamal Crawford - a former first-round draft pick of the Bulls - scored a season-high 29 and matched another with four 3-pointers in that contest.

In his first season with Atlanta after splitting time last season with New York and Golden State, the veteran guard has helped the Hawks move atop the Eastern Conference in scoring and in the top five overall (105.6 ppg) after finishing 19th in the league last season with 98.1.

With the loss of leading scorer Ben Gordon to free agency, the Bulls have headed in the opposite direction. In 2008-09, Chicago was eighth in the league with 102.2 points per game but is among the NBA's worst this season, averaging 90.5 points.

The Bulls, however, are coming off one of their better performances after rallying from 17 points down for a 98-89 victory over the visiting Knicks on Thursday. Luol Deng scored 24 points and John Salmons had 20.

"Our guys gutted it out in the second half," Chicago coach Vinny Del Negro told the team's Web site. "We got good performances from a few guys."

Five players scored in double figures. Among those were reigning rookie of the year Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, who needed cortisone shots before the game.

Rose scored 18 after aggravating a strained muscle in his rib cage earlier in the week, and Noah added 15 and eight rebounds despite suffering from tendinitis in his left rotator cuff. Both are expected to play Saturday.

In its fifth of a season-high six-game homestand, Chicago is attempting to win consecutive games for just the third time in 2009-10. The Bulls, losers of 11 of 14 overall, haven't beaten the Hawks since March 25, 2008, at the United Center.

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Rose, Bulls ruin Johnson's 40-point night, top Hawks in OT

By Kent McDill, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday December 20, 2009 12:10AM

CHICAGO (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Chicago Bulls are a team without a superstar scorer. On Saturday, they beat a team with a superstar scorer who had a superstar night.

Atlanta's Joe Johnson scored a season-high 40 points, but Derrick Rose scored a career-high 32 points for the Bulls, and they recorded an exhausting 101-98 overtime win Saturday, their most important home victory since beating San Antonio in the season opener on Oct. 29. The Hawks (19-7) had their six-game winning streak snapped.

The Bulls (10-15) fought back from a 14-point first half deficit, and were down by nine points, 88-79, with 4:12 remaining in the game, but Kirk Hinrich and Rose hit key shots down the stretch, and the Hawks missed five of their last six shots against an excited Bulls defense to create the 92-92 regulation tie.

John Salmons made a 3-pointer midway through the overtime to push the Bulls up 97-94, and Johnson missed his last two shots in the final 14 seconds to allow the Bulls to get the upset win.

"We ground it out,'' Salmons said. "We knew they were a pretty good team. They were up on Utah last night by 30. We knew they could beat us if we didn't play hard. But we grounded it out with them."

"You've got to give them a lot of credit,'' Atlanta coach Mike Woodson said. "They made all the plays they needed to win the game. We were up eight with three or four minutes on the clock; you think you can close it out."

Johnson, who is on the radar for Bulls fans hoping their team can land a significant free agent over the summer, made 16-of-32 shots and was 5-for-7 from 3-point range, outscoring the Bulls by himself in that statistic. The Bulls made only 3-of-8 3-point attempts.

But the rest of the Hawks were 20-for-55 from the field, and Josh Smith was 2-for-12. He missed back-to-back layups in the overtime, then missed a 22-footer at the end of the same possession, just before Salmons made his key 3-pointer.

"We looked to Joe a little too much,'' Woodson said. "Joe kept bailing us out but I think we got fatigued."

"This is definitely a game we should have won,'' Johnson said. "Credit the Bulls; they never gave up."

Making the Bulls' victory more impressive is that they won the game on the backs of six players in the second half. Starting forward Brad Miller only played 10 minutes of the second half, while Luol Deng, Joakim Noah, Salmons and Rose played more than 40 minutes in the game. Sixth man Kirk Hinrich played 35.

"I know the guys are playing heavy minutes,'' Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. "Our guys battled. I was proud of our intensity, our effort."

After leading by as many as 14 points in the second quarter, the Hawks had a 46-40 halftime lead. The Bulls held the Hawks to 5-for-18 shooting in the second quarter.

The Bulls forced their first tie of the second half at 51 on Salmons' first 3-pointer of the game, but the Hawks maintained the advantage the rest of the third quarter. After Al Horford scored to start the fourth quarter, the Bulls scored eight straight points, tying the game 71-71 on Rose's fadeaway jumper, then took their first lead since the first quarter on another Rose jumper.

"My confidence is very high right now,'' said Rose, who shot 14-for-24 and had a game-high six assists. "My ankle is better. That's really it. My explosiveness is there and that's the real difference in the way I've been playing."

Rose hit a driving layup with 35 seconds left to tie the regulation game at 92, but after Johnson missed his third consecutive shot in the final 90 seconds, Johnson's defense prevented the Bulls from getting the ball into Rose's hands on the final two possessions. Deng then missed a last-second fading 20-footer to force overtime.

"That's why he is one of the stars of the NBA,'' Rose said of Johnson. "You could see that by what he did out there on the court tonight."

Deng had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls. Horford had 15 points and 12 boards for the Hawks.

Note: Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said forward Tyrus Thomas would be allowed to participate in a 2-on-2 practice session Sunday, his first contact workout since breaking his forearm in early November.

• Hawks: Smith
• Bulls: James

• Hawks: --
• Bulls: Hinrich

• Lead Changes: 5
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #47 Bennie Adams, #64 Eli Roe
• Attendance: 21381
• Duration: 2:35

Atlanta Hawks (21-13)		Chicago Bulls (15-18)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Noah vs Smith (Horford gains possession)
Horford Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	11:42
	11:20	Noah Hook Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:19
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	10:58
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:55
Bibby Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:50 [ATL 2-0]
	10:25	Deng Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:22
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	10:11
	10:09	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:03 [CHI 2-2]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Smith Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)	09:57 [ATL 4-2]
	09:44	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:43
Horford Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bibby (2 AST)	09:35 [ATL 6-2]
	09:08	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	09:08	Team Rebound
	09:08	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Bibby Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (1 ST)	08:57
	08:53 [CHI 4-6]	Salmons Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:28	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:13 [CHI 6-6]	Noah Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
Horford Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	07:59
Horford Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	07:59
	07:44	Noah Hook Shot: Missed
	07:41	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:41 [CHI 8-6]	Deng Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:27 [ATL 8-8]
	07:12 [CHI 10-8]	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:03 [ATL 11-10]
	06:51	Deng Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford	06:51
	06:39	Salmons Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:27 [ATL 13-10]
	06:19	Miller Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Williams Hook Shot: Missed	06:04
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:01
Horford Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:00 [ATL 15-10]
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:47 [CHI 12-15]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:30
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:29
Smith Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)	05:24
Team Rebound	05:24
	05:24	Salmons Substitution replaced by Hinrich
Williams Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	05:16 [ATL 17-12]
	04:58 [CHI 14-17]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	04:37
	04:36	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:24
	04:24	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
Williams Substitution replaced by Evans	04:24
	04:24	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:24	Team Rebound
	04:24 [CHI 15-17]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Crawford Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:11 [ATL 19-15]
	03:44	Rose Jump Shot: Missed Block: Horford (1 BLK)
	03:44	Team Rebound
	03:44	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia	03:44
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	03:29
	03:28	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:15	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:14
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	03:04 [ATL 22-15]
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:44
Team Timeout : Regular	02:44
Smith Substitution replaced by Williams	02:44
	02:44 [CHI 16-22]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	02:44	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:42
Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:26 [ATL 24-16]
	02:09	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:08
Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	01:55
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:53
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	01:50 [ATL 27-16]
	01:28	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:27
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	01:09
Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:08
	01:00	Hinrich Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	01:00	Rose Substitution replaced by Salmons
	01:00	Noah Substitution replaced by Miller
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:52.9
	00:51.8	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:34.9	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:33.8
Pachulia Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:19.3 [ATL 29-16]
Evans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:06.0
Johnson Substitution replaced by Teague	00:06.0
	00:00.9	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (21-13)		Chicago Bulls (15-18)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40 [CHI 18-29]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	11:15
	11:14	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:02 [CHI 20-29]	Gibson Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (1 BLK)	10:39
	10:36	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Teague Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:36
	10:36 [CHI 21-29]	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:36	Deng Substitution replaced by Johnson
Williams Substitution replaced by Horford	10:36
	10:36	Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:34
Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (2 ST)	10:17
	10:12	Gibson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Pachulia (1 ST)
Teague 3pt Shot: Missed	10:00
	09:59	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:35	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:34
Evans Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (2 BLK)	09:26
	09:24	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Evans Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:16
Evans Substitution replaced by Johnson	09:16
	09:09 [CHI 23-29]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	08:47
	08:45	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:31	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Horford (2 BLK)
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:29
Teague 3pt Shot: Missed	08:19
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:18
Crawford Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)	08:15 [ATL 31-23]
	07:58 [CHI 25-31]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:50
	07:50	Miller Substitution replaced by Noah
Teague Substitution replaced by Bibby	07:50
Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bibby (3 AST)	07:34 [ATL 33-25]
	07:25 [CHI 27-33]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	07:08
	07:08	Team Rebound
Pachulia Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	07:08
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Smith	07:08
	06:52	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:50
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Horford (2 AST)	06:38 [ATL 36-27]
	06:24	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:22
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)	06:15 [ATL 39-27]
	06:08	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:08	Johnson Substitution replaced by Rose
	05:48	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:47
	05:39	Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:39 [ATL 40-27]
	05:39	Gibson Substitution replaced by Deng
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	05:39 [ATL 41-27]
	05:25 [CHI 29-41]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Bibby Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)	05:01
Smith Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:58
Smith Substitution replaced by Williams	04:58
	04:41 [CHI 31-41]	Rose Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	04:17
	04:16	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:10	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	04:09	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:06	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:04	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:55	Deng Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Crawford Layup Shot: Missed	03:51
Team Rebound	03:50
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	03:41
	03:40	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:17	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:14	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:11 [CHI 33-41]	Deng Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
	02:54	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Regular	02:54
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:54 [ATL 42-33]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:54 [ATL 43-33]
	02:38 [CHI 35-43]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:38
	02:38	Deng Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:34
Horford Hook Shot: Missed	02:20
	02:19	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:01	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:59
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	01:37
	01:36	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	01:30	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	01:27	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Bibby Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:25
	01:25 [CHI 36-43]	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	01:25	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Gibson
	01:25	Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:23
Horford Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	01:04
Crawford Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:53.2
	00:53.2 [CHI 37-43]	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	00:53.2 [CHI 38-43]	Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)	00:32.4 [ATL 46-38]
	00:26.4	Team Timeout : Short
Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans	00:26.4
	00:13.0 [CHI 40-46]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)
	00:08.6	Salmons Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Short	00:08.6
Evans Substitution replaced by Bibby	00:08.6
	00:08.6	Salmons Substitution replaced by Johnson
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.0
	00:00.1	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
End of 2nd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (21-13)		Chicago Bulls (15-18)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Bibby Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:47
	11:32 [CHI 42-46]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Deng (3 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	11:10
	11:09	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	10:58	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:56
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	10:38
	10:37	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Smith Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	10:33
Smith Substitution replaced by Pachulia	10:33
	10:33 [CHI 43-46]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	10:33 [CHI 44-46]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	10:20	Noah Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	10:12	Noah Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Horford Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:02 [ATL 48-44]
	09:36	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	09:34
	09:22	Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	09:22 [ATL 49-44]
Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:22
	09:20	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:01 [CHI 46-49]	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	08:45 [ATL 51-46]
	08:31	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pachulia (2 ST)
	08:31	Miller Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)	08:08
	08:06	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:56 [CHI 48-51]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Pachulia Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	07:39
	07:22 [CHI 51-51]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Deng (4 AST)
Pachulia Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Horford (3 AST)	07:02 [ATL 53-51]
	06:46	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:46
Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford	06:46
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed	06:28
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	06:27
Horford Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	06:25 [ATL 55-51]
	06:11 [CHI 53-55]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Crawford Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:51 [ATL 57-53]
	05:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:41	Deng Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	05:41	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
	05:31 [CHI 55-57]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	05:16
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:15
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)	05:14 [ATL 59-55]
	04:49	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
	04:49	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	04:49	Noah Tip Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:49
Horford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)	04:32
	04:30	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:17	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:17
	04:17	Noah Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans	04:17
Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:17 [ATL 60-55]
Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:17 [ATL 61-55]
	03:55 [CHI 57-61]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	03:28
	03:27	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Pachulia Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:26
	03:17	Rose Jump Shot: Missed Block: Horford (3 BLK)
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:15
Horford Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:05 [ATL 63-57]
	02:46	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	02:44
Crawford Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)	02:32
Team Timeout : Regular	02:32
	02:32	Noah Substitution replaced by Deng
	02:32	Rose Substitution replaced by Miller
	02:08 [CHI 59-63]	Hinrich Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Johnson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	01:46
	01:33 [CHI 61-63]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (4 AST)
Pachulia Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (2 BLK)	01:10
	01:08	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:01	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
	01:00	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Pachulia Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:00
	00:57.9	Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Pachulia (3 ST)
Evans Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)	00:53.5 [ATL 65-61]
	00:53.5	Salmons Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Evans Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	00:53.5 [ATL 66-61]
	00:35.9	Deng Layup Shot: Missed
	00:34.5	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:32.9	Gibson Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	00:32.9	Gibson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Johnson Substitution replaced by Teague	00:32.9
	00:19.9	Hinrich Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	00:19.9	Hinrich Technical
Crawford Free Throw Technical (10 PTS)	00:19.9 [ATL 67-61]
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:19.9 [ATL 68-61]
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Williams	00:19.9
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:19.9 [ATL 69-61]
	00:04.9	Hinrich Running Layup Shot: Missed
	00:03.4	Deng Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
Teague Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:03.4
	00:03.4 [CHI 62-69]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	00:03.4 [CHI 63-69]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
End of 3rd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (21-13)		Chicago Bulls (15-18)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Horford Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	11:44 [ATL 71-63]
	11:23 [CHI 65-71]	Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)
Horford Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	11:08
Horford Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	11:08
	11:08	Miller Substitution replaced by Noah
	11:08	Salmons Substitution replaced by Rose
Evans Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:58
	10:58 [CHI 66-71]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	10:58 [CHI 67-71]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	10:43
	10:42	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Horford Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:38
	10:38 [CHI 68-71]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Teague Substitution replaced by Smith	10:38
Evans Substitution replaced by Johnson	10:38
	10:38 [CHI 69-71]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	10:18
	10:17	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:55 [CHI 71-71]	Rose Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:37	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	09:22	Deng Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)
	09:18	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:18
Team Rebound	09:18
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	09:18 [ATL 72-71]
	09:08 [CHI 73-72]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	08:54 [ATL 75-73]
	08:37	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:36
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (30 PTS)	08:25 [ATL 77-73]
	08:18	Team Timeout : Regular
Williams Substitution replaced by Bibby	08:18
	08:11	Noah Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	08:11	Noah Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	08:11	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Salmons
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	07:56
Team Rebound	07:56
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS)	07:43 [ATL 79-73]
	07:25 [CHI 75-79]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:58	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:42 [CHI 77-79]	Gibson Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)	06:25 [ATL 82-77]
	06:07	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
	06:06	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	06:03	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	06:01
Crawford Running Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	05:57 [ATL 84-77]
Bibby Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:37
	05:37	Timeout : Regular
	05:37 [CHI 78-84]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	05:37 [CHI 79-84]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (34 PTS)	05:21 [ATL 86-79]
	04:55	Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Crawford (1 ST)
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	04:49
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:48
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	04:48
	04:47	Deng Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	04:38	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
	04:36	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	04:32	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	04:32
	04:32	Gibson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:32
	04:32	Gibson Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	04:12	Noah Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Bibby Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:12 [ATL 87-79]
Bibby Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:12 [ATL 88-79]
	03:59 [CHI 81-88]	Deng Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed	03:41
	03:40	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	03:32	Rose Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	03:31
Crawford Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	03:15
Crawford Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	03:15
Bibby Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:12
	03:12 [CHI 82-88]	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	03:12 [CHI 83-88]	Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)	02:56
	02:36 [CHI 86-88]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)
Horford Layup Shot: Missed	02:13
Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	02:12
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (36 PTS)	02:00 [ATL 90-86]
	02:00	Team Timeout : Short
Crawford Substitution replaced by Williams	02:00
	01:53 [CHI 88-90]	Rose Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	01:36
Horford Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	01:35
	01:18	Deng Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:18 [ATL 91-88]
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:18 [ATL 92-88]
	01:03	Salmons Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (2 BLK)
	01:03	Team Rebound
	00:58.7 [CHI 90-92]	Hinrich Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	00:40.9
	00:38.9	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	00:35.3 [CHI 92-92]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:35.3
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	00:22.9
	00:21.9	Deng Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	00:18.7	Team Timeout : Regular
Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans	00:18.7
	00:10.5	Team Timeout : Short
	00:01.0	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:00.1
End of 4th Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (21-13)		Chicago Bulls (15-18)
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(05:00) Jump Ball Noah vs Smith
Johnson Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (38 PTS)	04:38 [ATL 94-92]
	04:13 [CHI 94-94]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Deng (5 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	03:49
	03:48	Deng Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	03:29	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:28
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	03:06
Horford Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)	03:03
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	02:53
Team Rebound	02:52
Team Timeout : Regular	02:52
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	02:44
	02:43	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	02:22 [CHI 97-94]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	02:02
	02:02	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	01:37	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:36
Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford	01:36
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bibby (4 AST)	01:22 [ATL 96-97]
	00:59.5 [CHI 99-96]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (30 PTS) Assist: Deng (6 AST)
	00:45.9	Salmons Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	00:40.7	Salmons Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (39 PTS)	00:40.7 [ATL 97-99]
	00:40.7	Team Timeout : Short
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (40 PTS)	00:40.7 [ATL 98-99]
	00:19.8	Deng Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	00:19.8	Deng Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:19.8
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed	00:13.9
	00:12.4	Deng Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
Horford Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:12.4
Johnson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:10.8
	00:10.8 [CHI 100-98]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)
	00:10.8 [CHI 101-98]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:10.8
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:02.3	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Crawford Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:02.3
	00:02.3	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:02.3	Team Rebound
	00:02.3	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	00:00.9
Horford Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)	00:00.5
End of 1st Overtime

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