Hawks-Bulls Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Feb 28 2010 11:06PM

Joe Johnson has been on the past four Eastern Conference All-Star teams, and this season teammate Al Horford gave the Atlanta Hawks some additional representation.

Josh Smith didn't join them for the festivities, but he certainly played like an All-Star during a February highlighted by a triple-double against the Chicago Bulls.

Smith seeks a similar start to March on Monday night as the visiting Hawks look to beat the Bulls for the third time in four meetings.

Johnson again leads the Hawks in scoring (21.9 points per game), Horford is their top rebounder (9.4 per game) and Jamal Crawford (17.2 ppg) is a leading candidate for the league's Sixth Man of the Year honors, but perhaps no player is as vital to Atlanta's success as Smith.

The Hawks (37-21) are 22-8 when Smith scores at least 16 points. He averaged 18.6 points and 10.0 rebounds in February - the first month of his career in which he averaged a double-double - to go with 5.4 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.

Smith had 22 points, 15 boards and six assists Sunday and Johnson scored 24 in a 106-102 overtime win over Milwaukee, snapping the Bucks' six-game winning streak.

The Bulls (31-28) don't need any reminder of Smith's all-around skills after witnessing them in full force Feb. 5. A day after finding out he failed to make the All-Star team, Smith had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists - his second career triple-double - and led Atlanta to a 91-81 win.

"Josh has probably been our MVP," coach Mike Woodson said at the time. "I just wish he would've made that All-Star team because he has played like an All-Star this year for us. Everything that we have done from a team standpoint in terms of winning and losing has a great deal to do with the way he has played on both ends of the floor."

Smith scored 18 points in a win during the Bulls' other visit to Atlanta, but didn't fare as well Dec. 19 at the United Center. Smith shot just 2 of 12 and Chicago won 101-98 in overtime despite Johnson's scoring 40.

Bulls All-Star Derrick Rose was the difference in that matchup, scoring 16 of his then-career high 32 points in the fourth quarter and overtime.

"We had another thrilling game in Chicago where lost in overtime, so we know it's going to be a big challenge up there," Horford said.

Rose has been on a tear since the All-Star break as well, averaging 24.6 points and leading Chicago to a 6-2 record as it tries to solidify its spot in the playoff mix.

The reigning Rookie of the Year had 33 points in an overtime victory over Portland on Friday, and scored 27 while shooting 9 of 14 the following night at Indiana. His teammates shot just 36.7 percent, though, and the Bulls committed 21 turnovers in a 100-90 loss.

"This is one of those bumps in the road,'' said Taj Gibson, who finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. "We just have to get back on track.''

Gibson's role is increasing in the absence of center Joakim Noah, out indefinitely as he battles plantar fasciitis. The rookie is averaging 13.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in his last seven games.

Gibson has scored in double figures in all three games against Atlanta.

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Injuries, lack of energy doom Bulls as Hawks win on road

By Kent McDill, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday March 2, 2010 12:05AM

CHICAGO (NBA.com exclusive) -- Good teams take advantage of opportunities and the Atlanta Hawks are a good team.

Playing a Chicago Bulls team hindered by injuries, the visiting Hawks led from the opening jump and had little trouble recording a road win against a possible playoff opponent Monday. Then again, if the injury situation doesn't improve in Chicago, the Bulls might have difficulty getting into the postseason.

Josh Smith had 17 points and 18 rebounds, leading the Hawks to a 116-92 victory over the Bulls. Jamal Crawford, the former Bull, had 21 points off the bench, Marvin Williams had 18 points and nine rebounds and Al Horford had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Joe Johnson, a topic of conversation in Chicago as a possible free agent acquisition, had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Hawks (38-21).

Derrick Rose had 24 points for the Bulls (31-29) despite leaving the game early in the first quarter after bumping knees with Atlanta's Mike Bibby. Rookie Taj Gibson had a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

The Bulls played the game without starting forward Luol Deng, who has swelling in his left knee, and center Joakim Noah, who has been in and out of the lineup due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot and is now expected to miss as much as a month. James Johnson, a seldom-used rookie forward, started in place of Deng.

The Hawks finished with a 63-37 edge in rebounding, getting 22 offensive boards.

"Obviously that was the difference in the game,'' Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. "They would miss and go get it and control the tempo of the game."

Smith and Horford led the Hawks to an early lead as the Bulls tried to figure out who they were for the night. The Hawks shot 52 percent in the first quarter and out-boarded the Bulls 17-8 to take a 34-23 lead after 12 minutes.

"Smooth [Josh Smith] was tremendous tonight,'' Atlanta coach Mike Woodson said. "Back-to-back games and the energy he brought to the table was unbelievable. It got everybody going right from the start."

"It was just bouncing our way,'' Smith said. "There were a couple of long rebounds, and we just had a big advantage with Joakim not out there. We knew we could be aggressive on the boards."

At the 7:30 mark of the first quarter, the Bulls had something else to worry about when Rose and Bibby collided. Rose was gathering an outlet pass from Brad Miller when Bibby swooped in for the unexpected steal attempt and hit Rose in his right knee. Rose was already a pregame concern after suffering from a knee collision with Earl Watson of the Indiana Pacers in the Bulls' previous game Saturday.

"This time I really hit the kneecap,'' Rose said. "It hurt, but I tried to fight through it. I tried to stay out there and try to get this win. We needed this one."

Rose returned midway through the second quarter and ended up as the game's high scorer.

The Hawks did a good job of challenging the Bulls on every play, and picked off several rebounds that got slapped out from under the basket. But one moment in the second quarter showed how the game was going to go.

Atlanta guard Mo Evans scored from behind the basket as he fell out of bounds to give the Hawks a 44-33 lead. On the ensuing inbounds play, Atlanta's Zaza Pachulia stole the pass and got fouled on a quick layup.

From a 16-point halftime deficit, the Bulls battled back against an Atlanta team that played Sunday and traveled from home to Chicago. Rose had 10 points in the third quarter as the Bulls got to within seven points, 75-68, at the end of the quarter. With the crowd reenergized, the Bulls could not get the deficit under five points, and Williams had seven points in a 9-0 Atlanta run midway through the quarter that sealed the outcome.

The Hawks had to make sure the absence of Noah and Deng did not affect the game in an unexpected fashion.

"You don't want to let yourself down,'' Smith said. "You could get distracted, [thinking] this is a walk-in win. This is a tough environment and a hard-playing ball club. We didn't want the mindset that this would be an easy game."

"We need them back quick,'' Rose said. "We need them on the floor. They help the team a lot. They rebound the ball, score well. They help us."

Crawford, a leading sixth man candidate this season, is a lightning rod in Chicago, where he spent his first four seasons in the NBA with mixed results. He played the entire fourth quarter and scored nine of his points then to keep the Hawks on top of the Bulls.

"I missed some games and was not getting into the flow, but my teammates have kept encouraging me to keep shooting and now I am getting my timing back,'' Crawford said.

• Hawks: Morris
• Bulls: Hunter, James, Noah

• Hawks: Williams
• Bulls: Hinrich

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #56 Mark Ayotte, #74 Curtis Blair
• Attendance: 19011
• Duration: 2:5

Atlanta Hawks (39-21)		Chicago Bulls (31-30)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Miller vs Smith (Rose gains possession)
	11:43	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:41
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	11:26
	11:25	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:08	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:07
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:56
	10:46	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:45
Horford Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	10:38 [ATL 2-0]
	10:25	Gibson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:24
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	10:17 [ATL 5-0]
	09:58	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	09:56	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:56 [CHI 2-5]	Gibson Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bibby Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	09:38 [ATL 7-2]
	09:24	Bibby Violation:Kicked Ball
	09:18	Rose Running Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:17
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	09:09
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:08
Johnson Tip Shot: Missed	09:08
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:07
Johnson Tip Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:06	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:00 [CHI 4-7]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	08:35
	08:34	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:21	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:19
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Bibby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:55
	07:55 [CHI 5-7]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:55 [CHI 6-7]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:36	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:32	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bibby (1 ST)
Smith Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	07:30 [ATL 9-6]
	07:30	Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	07:30	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:30	Rose Substitution replaced by Murray
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	07:30 [ATL 10-6]
	07:18 [CHI 8-10]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	06:56
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:55
	06:55	Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:55
Team Rebound	06:55
Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:55 [ATL 11-8]
	06:47	Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
Smith Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:44 [ATL 13-8]
	06:30	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:29
Smith Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:18 [ATL 15-8]
	06:03 [CHI 10-15]	Murray Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	05:51
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:50
Williams Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)	05:50 [ATL 17-10]
	05:33 [CHI 12-17]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:19 [ATL 19-12]
	04:56	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
	04:55	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	04:55	Gibson Putback Dunk Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:53
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	04:44 [ATL 21-12]
	04:37	Team Timeout : Short
Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford	04:37
	04:27 [CHI 14-21]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Murray (1 AST)
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	04:16
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:15
Horford Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	04:12 [ATL 23-14]
	03:50 [CHI 17-23]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Murray (2 AST)
Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:28 [ATL 25-17]
	03:18	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:17
	03:08	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	03:08	Johnson Substitution replaced by Warrick
Smith Substitution replaced by Smith	03:08
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:08 [ATL 26-17]
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	03:08 [ATL 27-17]
	02:50 [CHI 19-27]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Horford (2 AST)	02:27 [ATL 30-19]
	02:08 [CHI 21-30]	Warrick Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	01:45
	01:44	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:41
Team Timeout : Regular	01:41
Williams Substitution replaced by Evans	01:41
Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia	01:41
	01:41	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Pargo
	01:41 [CHI 22-30]	Warrick Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:41 [CHI 23-30]	Warrick Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Murray (1 ST)	01:23
	01:20	Murray Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:58.6 [ATL 32-23]
	00:40.9	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:39.5
Smith Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	00:29.9
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:28.7
Pachulia Jump Shot: Missed	00:26.9
Crawford Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:23.9
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:05.3 [ATL 34-23]
	00:01.0	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (39-21)		Chicago Bulls (31-30)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	11:44 [ATL 37-23]
	11:28	Warrick Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Teague (1 ST)
Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:17
	10:56	Murray 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:55	Warrick Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:55	Warrick Putback Dunk Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:53
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	10:41
	10:40	Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:34 [CHI 25-37]	Pargo Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	10:13
	10:12	Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Pachulia Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:07
	10:07 [CHI 26-37]	Warrick Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	10:07	Miller Substitution replaced by Johnson
	10:07 [CHI 27-37]	Warrick Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Evans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)	09:52 [ATL 40-27]
	09:42 [CHI 29-40]	Warrick Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pargo (1 AST)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	09:15
	09:14	Warrick Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:07	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:06
Pachulia Layup Shot: Missed	08:51
	08:50	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	08:45 [CHI 31-40]	Johnson Driving Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Pargo (2 AST)
	08:29	Pargo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Regular	08:29
Smith Substitution replaced by Smith	08:29
Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:29 [ATL 41-31]
Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:29 [ATL 42-31]
	08:11	Murray Jump Shot: Missed
	08:09	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	08:05 [CHI 33-42]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)
Evans Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:32 [ATL 44-33]
	07:30	Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pachulia (1 ST)
Pachulia Layup Shot: Missed	07:27
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:27
	07:27	Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:27
Team Rebound	07:27
	07:27	Gibson Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	07:27	Pargo Substitution replaced by Rose
	07:27	Murray Substitution replaced by Miller
Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:27
	07:26	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:08	Warrick Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:07
	06:52	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:52 [ATL 45-33]
Evans Substitution replaced by Horford	06:52
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Williams	06:52
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:52 [ATL 46-33]
	06:37	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	06:31
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:29
Smith Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	06:28
	06:28	Team Rebound
	06:17	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:16
Teague Layup Shot: Missed	06:10
	06:09	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	05:57	Smith Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	05:57 [CHI 35-46]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:48
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	05:32
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:28
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:22	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:14	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	05:14	Team Rebound
Williams Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	05:14
Crawford Substitution replaced by Bibby	05:14
Teague Substitution replaced by Johnson	05:14
	05:00 [CHI 37-46]	Miller Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Williams Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Horford (3 AST)	04:42 [ATL 48-37]
	04:42	Warrick Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	04:42 [ATL 49-37]
	04:20	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:19
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	04:14
	04:13	Warrick Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:55	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	03:54
	03:50	Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:50 [ATL 50-37]
Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:50 [ATL 51-37]
	03:40	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	03:37	Warrick Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:37	Warrick Tip Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	03:35
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:29
	03:29	Team Rebound
Smith Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	03:29
	03:04	Warrick Jump Shot: Missed
	03:04	Team Rebound
	03:04	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	02:55	Johnson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	02:55	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:55	Johnson Substitution replaced by Murray
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:55 [ATL 52-37]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:55 [ATL 53-37]
Smith Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:44
	02:29	Murray 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:28
Williams Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:10 [ATL 55-37]
	01:55 [CHI 39-55]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	01:36
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	01:35
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	01:28
	01:27	Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:14 [CHI 41-55]	Miller Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	01:03
	01:03	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
Smith Substitution replaced by Crawford	01:03
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:55.3 [ATL 57-41]
	00:39.8	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:36.9
Crawford Layup Shot: Missed	00:33.9
	00:32.9	Warrick Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:29.3 [CHI 43-57]	Murray Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:29.3
	00:29.3	Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:27.9
	00:11.6	Murray Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	00:11.6	Double Technical - Hinrich, Williams
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:11.6 [ATL 58-43]
Crawford Substitution replaced by Evans	00:11.6
Bibby Substitution replaced by West	00:11.6
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:11.6 [ATL 59-43]
	00:02.9	Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:West (1 ST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (39-21)		Chicago Bulls (31-30)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:39	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	11:30	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	11:29
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed	11:13
	11:12	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	11:04	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	11:03	Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	11:03 [CHI 45-59]	Gibson Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	10:45
	10:44	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:36	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:35
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	10:14
Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:59
	09:59 [CHI 46-59]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	09:59	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	09:57
	09:44	Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	09:29
	09:15 [CHI 48-59]	Gibson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Smith Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:00 [ATL 61-48]
	09:00	Gibson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	09:00 [ATL 62-48]
	08:51 [CHI 50-62]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (4 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	08:34
Smith Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	08:33
Horford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (2 BLK)	08:27
	08:27	Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
Horford Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:27
	08:18	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:17
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed	08:09
	08:09	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	07:59	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:57
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	07:49
	07:35 [CHI 52-62]	Rose Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (5 AST)
	07:20	Johnson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:20 [ATL 63-52]
	07:20	Johnson Substitution replaced by Murray
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:20 [ATL 64-52]
	07:10	Miller Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:08
Horford Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)	07:03 [ATL 66-52]
	06:52 [CHI 54-66]	Rose Jump Bank Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Horford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Miller (1 BLK)	06:29
	06:28	Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Horford Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:17
Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford	06:17
	06:17 [CHI 55-66]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	06:17 [CHI 56-66]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	05:56
	05:55	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:47	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:46
Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Murray (2 ST)	05:31
	05:25	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)
Smith Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)	05:23
	05:22	Miller Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	05:22	Team Timeout : Regular
Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia	05:22
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:22
Team Rebound	05:22
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	05:22 [ATL 67-56]
	05:05 [CHI 58-67]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	04:39
Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:38
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)	04:33 [ATL 69-58]
	04:21	Murray Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:20
	04:16	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	04:16	Miller Substitution replaced by Warrick
Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans	04:16
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:16 [ATL 70-58]
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	04:16 [ATL 71-58]
	03:56	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:55
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:48
	03:47	Warrick Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:30	Warrick Layup Shot: Missed
	03:29	Murray Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:29	Murray Tip Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)	03:28
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Murray (1 BLK)	03:21
Team Rebound	03:21
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	03:14
Smith Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)	03:13
Pachulia Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)	03:09 [ATL 73-58]
	02:46 [CHI 60-73]	Murray Driving Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Evans Layup Shot: Missed	02:41
Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:40
	02:40	Gibson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:40
	02:40	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Pargo
Johnson Substitution replaced by Teague	02:40
Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:40
Team Rebound	02:40
Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:40
	02:38	Warrick Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	02:26 [CHI 62-73]	Rose Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Pargo (3 AST)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	02:02
	02:01	Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	01:57	Murray Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Smith Layup Shot: Missed Block: Warrick (1 BLK)	01:41
	01:38	Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:19	Warrick Jump Shot: Missed
	01:19	Team Rebound
Pachulia Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	01:19
	01:14 [CHI 64-73]	Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (18 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	00:52.9
Evans Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:52.2
Evans Putback Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:52.2 [ATL 75-64]
	00:31.0 [CHI 66-75]	Pargo Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gibson (3 AST)
Crawford Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Murray (3 ST)	00:08.9
	00:04.5 [CHI 68-75]	Murray Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Warrick (1 AST)
Crawford Layup Shot: Missed	00:00.9
Crawford Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:00.3
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:47 [CHI 70-75]	Pargo Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
Horford Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS)	11:25 [ATL 77-70]
	11:02 [CHI 72-77]	Warrick Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Horford Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	10:38 [ATL 79-72]
	10:24	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	10:23
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	10:08
Pachulia Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	10:07
Pachulia Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	09:57 [ATL 81-72]
	09:42 [CHI 75-81]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
Crawford Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS)	09:23 [ATL 83-75]
	09:10 [CHI 77-83]	Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (20 PTS)
	08:52	Warrick Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Regular	08:52
	08:52	Murray Substitution replaced by Hinrich
Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	08:52 [ATL 84-77]
Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	08:52 [ATL 85-77]
Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:42
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Smith	08:42
	08:32 [CHI 79-85]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	08:11
Smith Rebound (Off:6 Def:10)	08:10
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:06
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	08:03
Horford Layup Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	08:00	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Miller (2 BLK)	08:00
	08:00	Team Rebound
Smith Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	08:00
	07:49	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	07:48
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	07:38
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	07:36
Williams Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)	07:36 [ATL 87-79]
	07:21	Warrick Hook Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)
Smith Rebound (Off:6 Def:11)	07:19
Horford Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Crawford (3 AST)	07:03 [ATL 89-79]
	06:50	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:6 Def:12)	06:49
Williams Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)	06:43 [ATL 91-79]
	06:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:41	Warrick Substitution replaced by Gibson
	06:24	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:23
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	06:06
	06:05	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:51	Hinrich Layup Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	05:50
Williams Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Horford (4 AST)	05:38 [ATL 93-79]
	05:38	Pargo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:38	Pargo Substitution replaced by Murray
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)	05:38 [ATL 94-79]
	05:28 [CHI 81-94]	Rose Running Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (6 AST)
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	05:01 [ATL 96-81]
	04:50	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	04:48
Smith Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)	04:43 [ATL 98-81]
	04:30	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	04:30	Rose Substitution replaced by Law
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	04:10 [ATL 100-81]
	03:50	Murray 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:48	Gibson Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	03:46 [CHI 83-100]	Gibson Putback Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	03:24 [ATL 102-83]
	03:12	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	03:10
	02:58	Hinrich Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:58
	02:58	Gibson Substitution replaced by Pargo
	02:58	Miller Substitution replaced by Johnson
	02:58	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Alexander
Williams Substitution replaced by Teague	02:58
Smith Substitution replaced by West	02:58
Horford Substitution replaced by Smith	02:58
Johnson Substitution replaced by Pachulia	02:58
Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)	02:43 [ATL 104-83]
	02:30 [CHI 85-104]	Law Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Teague (1 AST)	02:17 [ATL 107-85]
	02:09	Jump Ball Law vs Crawford (Pachulia gains possession)
	02:09	Law Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Crawford (1 ST)
Teague 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Pachulia (1 AST)	02:00 [ATL 110-85]
	01:50 [CHI 87-110]	Murray Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Teague Jump Shot: Missed	01:26
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:26
Smith Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:26 [ATL 112-87]
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:11
	01:11 [CHI 88-112]	Law Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:11	Law Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:10
Teague Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:51.0 [ATL 114-88]
Pachulia Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:42.7
	00:42.7 [CHI 89-114]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	00:42.7 [CHI 90-114]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
West Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:30.8 [ATL 116-90]
	00:16.9	Murray 3pt Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:15.6
Pachulia Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	00:12.9
	00:12.3 [CHI 92-116]	Murray Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
End of 4th Quarter

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