Bulls-Hawks Preview

By NOEY KUPCHAN
Posted Mar 01 2011 2:18PM

While many expected the teams currently ahead of Chicago to be fighting for the Eastern Conference's top seed, few predicted the Bulls would also be in the thick of the race.

Looking to surpass their win total from last season, the surging Bulls continue their road trip Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks, who return home seeking an eighth win in nine games in the series.

After beating Milwaukee 83-75 on Saturday, the Bulls (41-17) easily defeated Washington 105-77 on Monday night on the second stop of their five-game trek to move one game behind Miami and remain two behind East-leading Boston.

Chicago's trip is about to get more difficult, though, with matchups against Orlando and the Heat following their visit to Atlanta.

The Bulls, who face the Hawks three times in the next three weeks, have lost five straight at Atlanta by an average of 16.2 points and seven of eight overall in the series. MVP candidate Derrick Rose scored 32 points on Dec. 19, 2009, leading his team to its only victory over that span, 101-98 in overtime.

Chicago has won seven of eight overall and has limited opponents to 80.3 points on 38.0 percent shooting during a three-game winning streak - defense that could make things difficult on Atlanta.

The Hawks (36-24) are averaging just 89.4 points - 6.8 fewer than their season mark - over their last nine games and return to Philips Arena after losing four of seven on their recent trip.

"It's acceptable," coach Larry Drew said of the trip. "It could have been a lot worse. That's what I told the guys. We're still in a position where we can control our own destiny."

The fifth-place Hawks had won 14 of 16 at home prior to back-to-back losses before the trip, and will probably need to slow down two of Chicago's best players if they hope to avoid matching their longest home skid of the season.

Rose had 21 points, nine assists and five rebounds against the Wizards while Joakim Noah recorded 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting and 11 boards for his first double-double in four games since missing 30 with a torn ligament in his right thumb.

"He's back, almost to the point he was at before the injury," coach Tom Thibodeau told NBA.com. "His activity is off the charts. His defense is terrific, his rebounding is very good, and you can see he's starting to get a lot more comfortable offensively."

While Chicago is getting used to having one of its stars back, the Hawks could be without one of theirs after Josh Smith suffered a knee injury in a 100-90 loss at Denver on Monday night.

Smith was averaging 22.0 points in his previous three games prior to scoring 10 before leaving in the second quarter. He was unable to return and his status for Wednesday remains in question.

Joe Johnson scored 22 for the second consecutive night after averaging 11.4 points on 39.8 percent shooting in his previous seven games. Johnson is averaging 23.5 points in his last six meetings with Chicago, including two 40-point efforts.

The Hawks acquired guard Kirk Hinrich, who spent his first seven years in the league with the Bulls, from Washington prior to Thursday's trade deadline, but he was held out Monday with a sore right calf and could miss this game.

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Horford's 31 points lead Hawks past Bulls 83-80

By CHARLES ODUM
Posted Mar 02 2011 11:10PM

ATLANTA (AP) With his Hawks trailing the Chicago Bulls 14-0 after missing their first seven shots, coach Larry Drew called a timeout and "just told the guys we were all right."

Al Horford then showed he was better than that, delivering one of the best games of his career to lead a comeback that wasn't complete until the final minute.

Horford matched his career high with 31 points, including a jam with 29 seconds remaining to give Atlanta its first lead, and the Hawks beat the Bulls 83-80 on Wednesday night.

"We're a different team from earlier this year," Horford said. "I liked the fight I saw tonight. Shots weren't going in and we kept playing. This team has a lot of heart."

After their 14-0 run to open the game, the Bulls took a 19-point lead in the second quarter and kept the lead until the final minute.

Horford had 16 rebounds and two steals, including one against Derrick Rose after Horford's go-ahead basket. The steal set up a jam by Joe Johnson for the final margin.

Rose had 12 points and 12 assists, but he made only five of 21 shots and had a game-high six turnovers. He accepted responsibility for the loss.

"I made some careless passes," Rose said. "The game was definitely on me. ... But I guarantee it won't happen again."

Added Rose: "Careless. Careless. We let one escape for real."

Luol Deng led the Bulls with 15 points. Joakim Noah had 13 points and 12 rebounds.

The Hawks were without injured forward Josh Smith. Johnson and Jamal Crawford each had 12 points. Johnson had nine assists.

The Hawks cut Chicago's lead to 79-78 on a 3-pointer by Marvin Williams with 1:18 remaining.

Atlanta finally pulled even at 79 when Horford made one of two free throws. A free throw by Noah gave Chicago an 80-79 lead.

Following a timeout, Crawford drove toward the basket and passed to Horford, whose jam gave Atlanta its first lead at 81-80.

Chicago's Kyle Korver missed a 3-pointer at the final buzzer.

Horford had 13 points in the third quarter as the Hawks cut into Chicago's lead.

"He was a beast tonight," Drew said. "He did it all at both ends.

"In the huddles he was cheering the guys and telling them to keep playing. He was phenomenal."

Williams said Horford is at his best when playing against Noah, his former University of Florida teammate.

"Al would probably never admit it, but I think it's personal," Williams said. "You always want to bring it against your former (teammates), and he does it every time."

Horford said he tried to take up the slack for Smith, who had an MRI on his right knee during the game. Smith hurt his knee in Monday night's loss at Denver and the team said he sprained his medial collateral ligament.

"With Josh out, I felt like I had to step up my game a notch," Horford said.

Noah was impressed.

"Horford played great," he said. "It was an outstanding effort.

"It's a tough way to lose, but it just shows you've got to play the game for 48 minutes."

The Bulls established a physical and dominant pace when Noah beat Horford for the opening tip.

Rose penetrated and passed to Carlos Boozer, who dunked for the game's first basket. Noah blocked a shot by Horford on the other end, and the Bulls were on their way to the 14-0 run.

Johnson, guarded by Deng much of the game, missed seven of eight shots in the first half. He finished with 12 points on 5-for-20 shooting.

Chicago starters outscored Atlanta's first five 42-16 in the half for a 50-33 lead.

Kirk Hinrich had three points while making his first start in his third game with the Hawks. He was acquired in a five-player trade with Washington last week.

Tensions flared late in the first half when Horford was fouled hard by Boozer, who wrapped his arm under the All-Star center's chin. With Horford on his back under the basket, Hawks center Zaza Pachulia pushed Chicago players away. Horford remained in the game to make one of two free throws.

Notes: Chicago has lost six straight in Atlanta since its last win on April 1, 2007. ... The Hawks recalled G-F Pape Sy from Utah of the Development League. ... Jason Collins started for Smith. ... The Hawks went 8:48 without a field goal in the second quarter. ... Horford hit his first 3-pointer of the season and second of his career in the third quarter. His double-double was his 30th of the season.

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Bulls-Hawks notebook

By Jon Cooper, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday March 3, 2011 12:02AM

THE FACTS: Al Horford tied his career-high with 31 points, including a slam dunk off a give-and-go pass from Jamal Crawford, with 29.4 seconds left as the Hawks rallied from 19 points down to beat the Chicago Bulls 83-80 Wednesday night at Philips Arena.

The Hawks, playing without injured forward Josh Smith, spotted the Bulls the first 14 points of the game, trailed 44-25 with 2:40 left in the first half, and never led until Horford's basket, which completed the comeback. Atlanta outscored Chicago 50-30 in the second half. The Hawks All-Star, who also grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds, then picked off a bad Carlos Boozer pass intended for Derrick Rose leading to a Joe Johnson breakaway slam that made it 83-80. Chicago had a final chance to tie, but Kyle Korver, who'd hit his first two three-point attempts, came up short. Johnson and Jamal Crawford each had 12 for Atlanta, which raised its record to 37-24, 18-9 at home. Luol Deng led the Central Division leaders with 15, while Rose had 12 points and 12 assists and Joakim Noah went for 13 and 12. Chicago falls to 41-19, 15-14 away from home.

QUOTABLE: "He was absolutely a beast tonight. I was a little concerned in the fourth quarter. I thought he might have gotten a little winded. I was going to actually get him out of the game and give him a quick blow, but I couldn't take him out. He was playing too well and we were right there."
-- Atlanta coach Larry Drew on Horford

THE STAT: 16.7 percent -- Chicago starters Deng, Boozer, Noah and Rose combined to shoot 16.7 percent (2-for-12) in the final 12 minutes as the Hawks outscored the Bulls 25-17.

TURNING POINT: Atlanta started the third quarter on a 12-2 run over the first 5:50, holding Chicago to 1-for-7 shooting and forcing six turnovers (the Bulls had seven the entire first half). The run cut a 17-point halftime lead (50-33) to seven and gave the home team life.

QUOTABLE II: "The game was definitely on me tonight. Turnovers enabled them to get the momentum and that's on me. You have to protect the ball. We'll learn from it and move on, but this one, tonight, definitely starts with me."
-- Rose

HOT: Horford was on fire all game, but especially in the third quarter. He shot 6-for-8 in the stanza -- the team as a whole made 11 field goals -- including six points in the quarter-opening run. Later on, he netted his first three-point field goal of the season and only the second of his career.

NOT: Rose. It's not a good sign when Horford has more 3-pointers in a game than you do. Rose was 0-for-6 from behind the arc, had 12 points, half his season average (24.8 ppg) and managed only two points in the second half, when he shot 1-for-11. Rose's passing touch also turned sour in the second half, as he committed all six turnovers against five assists in the second half, after dishing out seven dimes without a giveaway in the first half.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Not much doubt in this game. Horford, as his coach put it, was a beast. He played 41:19, scored 31 points on 13-for-20 shooting, including the three. His 13 field goals were a game-high and more than double his nearest teammate (Johnson and Crawford each had five) or Bull (Deng had a team-high six for Chicago). On the glass, Horford pulled in a seven offensive rebounds and nine defensive rebounds for a total of 16, all game-highs. For good measure, he threw in two assists and two steals. Although to show that nobody's perfect, he did not have a blocked shot.

GOOD MOVE: Drew switched Horford on Boozer in the second half and put small forward Marvin Williams on Noah. The move worked out as Boozer, who had shot 5-for-11 over the first three quarters, not only went scoreless in the final 12 minutes, but didn't get off a shot.

GOOD MOVE II: While former Bull Kirk Hinrich was a step slow on several occasions against Rose, he played him tough enough for long enough that Drew could save the longer, stronger Johnson to put on Rose at crunch time. Playing Johnson defensively against opposing points is not a new strategy for Drew but promises to be more effective the fresher Johnson can stay over the first three quarters.

ROOKIE WATCH: Bulls center Omer Asik had another superb game coming off the bench. In 14 minutes, the 7-foot rookie from Turkey had four points, grabbed nine boards, including four on the defensive end, and blocked two shots, including an emphatic block on Horford. He also made a great hustle play, running into the first row to save a ball for an offensive rebound.

NOTABLE: Despite playing without Josh Smith, the Hawks outscored the Bulls 38-32 in the paint and 18-16 on second-chance points. ... Atlanta outscored Chicago 15-14 on fast-break points. Not that big of a deal until you consider that Chicago held a 14-2 edge at halftime. ... The Bulls continue to play strong defense as they've held opponents to 90 points or less in 15 of their last 19 games. They are 15-4 in that stretch. ... Chicago won the overall battle on the boards, 43-37, marking the 48th time in 59 games it has grabbed more rebounds than its opponent.

UP NEXT: For the Hawks, Friday vs. Oklahoma City, Sunday, vs. New York, Tuesday vs. Los Angeles Lakers. For the Bulls, Friday @ Orlando, Sunday @ Miami, Monday vs. New Orleans.

• Bulls: --
• Hawks: Smith, Sy

• Bulls: --
• Hawks: --

• Lead Changes: 1
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #12 Violet Palmer, #11 Derrick Collins
• Attendance: 16928
• Duration: 2:14

Chicago Bulls (41-17)		Atlanta Hawks (36-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Horford vs Noah (Rose gains possession)
Boozer Running Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)	11:38 [CHI 2-0]
	11:12	Horford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	11:12
	11:01	Horford Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Rose Free Throw Technical Missed	11:01
Team Rebound	11:01
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	10:51
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:49
	10:48	Collins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:48
Team Rebound	10:48
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:48 [CHI 3-0]
	10:32	Williams Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:29
Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)	10:17 [CHI 5-0]
Bogans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:08
	09:56	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:55
Bogans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)	09:48 [CHI 8-0]
	09:29	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)
Rose Running Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	09:26 [CHI 10-0]
	09:17	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:01	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:01
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	08:45
	08:44	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:38	Johnson Running Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:36
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	08:32 [CHI 12-0]
	08:13	Horford Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)
Bogans Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)	08:08 [CHI 14-0]
	07:52	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	07:50	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:50	Johnson Tip Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:47
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	07:42
	07:41	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:36	Horford Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	07:36	Horford Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	07:36	Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford
Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	07:20
	07:13 [ATL 2-14]	Johnson Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	07:00	Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	06:49 [CHI 16-2]
	06:33	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:31
Deng Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Crawford (1 ST)	06:21
	06:16 [ATL 4-16]	Horford Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	05:56
	05:55	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:50	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:50
	05:50	Collins Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	05:50	Collins Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	05:37
	05:36	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:25	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	05:23	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:22 [ATL 6-16]	Pachulia Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Deng (3 AST)	05:03 [CHI 19-6]
	04:52	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:50	Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	04:46 [ATL 8-19]	Crawford Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Boozer Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)	04:27
Boozer Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	04:27
	04:27	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Teague
	04:14 [ATL 10-19]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)
Boozer Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	03:51
	03:49	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:41	Pachulia Layup Shot: Missed
	03:40	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:40	Horford Tip Shot: Missed
	03:38	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:37 [ATL 12-19]	Horford Putback Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	03:08
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:07
	03:07	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer	03:07
	03:07	Johnson Substitution replaced by Wilkins
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:07 [CHI 20-12]
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:07
	03:06	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:53 [ATL 14-20]	Crawford Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:45
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	02:45
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	02:37
	02:35	Team Rebound
	02:22	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:21
Gibson Running Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	02:05 [CHI 22-14]
Gibson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:55
Noah Substitution replaced by Asik	01:55
	01:55	Horford Substitution replaced by Powell
	01:45 [ATL 16-22]	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:45
	01:45 [ATL 17-22]	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)	01:23 [CHI 24-17]
	01:08	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:07
Gibson Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)	00:55.8 [CHI 26-17]
	00:42.8 [ATL 19-26]	Pachulia Driving Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Teague (1 AST)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:20.9
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:19.9
Brewer Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	00:17.1 [CHI 28-19]
	00:01.9	Powell Jump Shot: Missed
	00:01.1	Team Rebound
	00:00.0	Powell Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (41-17)		Atlanta Hawks (36-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Deng Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:43
	11:43 [ATL 20-28]	Wilkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:43 [ATL 21-28]	Wilkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)	11:27 [CHI 30-21]
	11:07	Teague Jump Shot: Missed
	11:06	Powell Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:06 [ATL 23-30]	Powell Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Asik Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	10:42
	10:25	Crawford Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)
Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Teague (1 ST)	10:14
	10:00	Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Deng (2 ST)
Watson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:55
	09:36	Jump Ball Teague vs Asik
	09:33	Teague Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	09:31	Wilkins Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Watson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:20
Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:18
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	09:02
	09:02	Team Rebound
Asik Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	09:02
	08:47	Armstrong Jump Shot: Missed Block: Asik (1 BLK)
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:45
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	08:33
	08:32	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:27
Deng Substitution replaced by Korver	08:27
	08:17	Crawford Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
Watson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Crawford (2 ST)	07:57
	07:57	Team Timeout : Regular
Gibson Substitution replaced by Boozer	07:57
Asik Substitution replaced by Noah	07:57
	07:57	Wilkins Substitution replaced by Johnson
	07:57	Armstrong Substitution replaced by Horford
Watson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:47
	07:36	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	07:35	Powell Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:35	Powell Tip Shot: Missed
Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:34
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	07:16
	07:15	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	07:04	Powell Jump Shot: Missed
	07:02	Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:59	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:57
Watson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:52
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	06:51
	06:50	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	06:50	Powell Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:50 [CHI 31-23]
	06:50	Crawford Substitution replaced by Williams
Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng	06:50
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:50 [CHI 32-23]
	06:26	Horford Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:22
	06:10	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:10 [CHI 33-23]
Watson Substitution replaced by Rose	06:10
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	06:10 [CHI 34-23]
Rose Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:53
	05:49	Horford Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	05:49	Horford Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)	05:30 [CHI 37-23]
	05:07	Horford Turnover : 3 Second Violation (4 TO)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	04:47
	04:43	Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	04:30	Hinrich Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:28
Rose Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)	04:18 [CHI 39-23]
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	04:18
Deng Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:10
	04:10	Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford
	04:10 [ATL 24-39]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:10	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:08
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	03:47
	03:45	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:22	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:21
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)	03:15 [CHI 42-24]
Boozer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:55
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
	02:55 [ATL 25-42]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:55	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:53
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	02:40 [CHI 44-25]
	02:18 [ATL 28-44]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Boozer Driving Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Noah (3 AST)	01:55 [CHI 46-28]
	01:37 [ATL 30-46]	Pachulia Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	01:20
Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:19
Rose Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:18 [CHI 48-30]
	01:03	Crawford Driving Jump shot: Missed
	01:01	Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	01:01 [ATL 32-48]	Horford Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	00:43.4	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	00:43.4	Horford Substitution replaced by Collins
Noah Substitution replaced by Asik	00:43.4
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:43.4 [CHI 49-32]
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	00:43.4
	00:43.4	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Williams
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:43.4 [CHI 50-32]
	00:24.9	Johnson Driving Jump shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:22.9
Rose Layup Shot: Missed	00:17.9
	00:15.9	Collins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Gibson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:01.0
	00:01.0 [ATL 33-50]	Collins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:01.0	Collins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (41-17)		Atlanta Hawks (36-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44 [ATL 35-50]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	11:32
	11:30	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Noah Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:21
	11:15	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:14
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	10:52
	10:51	Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	10:39 [ATL 37-50]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (2 ST)	10:20
	10:15 [ATL 39-50]	Horford Running Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	10:09
Team Turnover : 8 Second Violation	10:01
	09:47	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:47
Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)	09:36
	09:34	Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)
Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:29
Bogans Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:27
Deng Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:20
	09:16	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:59	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	08:58
	08:46	Collins Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Noah Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:43
Noah Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:43
	08:30	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (8 AST)	08:15 [CHI 52-39]
	07:56	Hinrich Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	07:42
	07:41	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:25 [ATL 41-52]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Johnson (6 AST)
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	07:07
	07:02 [ATL 43-52]	Johnson Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	06:34
	06:33	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:26	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:24
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Horford (1 ST)	06:19
	06:10 [ATL 45-52]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
	05:41	Hinrich Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	05:41	Team Timeout : Regular
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:30 [CHI 54-45]
	05:08 [ATL 48-54]	Horford 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Johnson (7 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	04:44
	04:44	Team Rebound
	04:25	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:24
Noah Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rose (9 AST)	04:12 [CHI 56-48]
	03:51	Horford Driving Jump shot: Missed
	03:50	Horford Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	03:49 [ATL 50-56]	Horford Putback Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rose (10 AST)	03:29 [CHI 58-50]
	03:03 [ATL 53-58]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Noah Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:42
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	02:41
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Noah (4 AST)	02:38 [CHI 61-53]
Noah Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	02:19
Team Timeout : Regular	02:19
Boozer Substitution replaced by Brewer	02:19
Noah Substitution replaced by Asik	02:19
Bogans Substitution replaced by Gibson	02:19
	02:19	Johnson Substitution replaced by Crawford
	02:19 [ATL 54-61]	Williams Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
	02:10	Horford Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed Block: Asik (2 BLK)
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:08
Gibson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	01:57
	01:57	Collins Substitution replaced by Pachulia
	01:34 [ATL 56-61]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Pachulia (1 AST)
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	01:20
	01:16	Williams Running Layup Shot: Missed
	01:13	Horford Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)
	01:13 [ATL 58-61]	Horford Putback Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:09
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:57.9
Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:56.3
	00:56.3	Hinrich Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	00:56.3	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Johnson
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	00:48.9
Asik Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:46.9
Brewer Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Asik (1 AST)	00:45.1 [CHI 63-58]
	00:28.5	Pachulia Driving Jump shot: Missed
	00:28.5	Team Rebound
Deng Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	00:28.5
	00:20.9	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:18.8
Rose Jump Shot: Missed Block: Crawford (1 BLK)	00:02.0
	00:01.0	Horford Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Watson Jump Shot: Missed	11:42
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	11:40
Asik Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:40 [CHI 65-58]
	11:16	Williams Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:16
	11:16	Pachulia Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Asik Running Layup Shot: Missed	10:58
	10:57	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	10:50 [ATL 61-65]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Johnson (8 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Brewer (3 AST)	10:33 [CHI 67-61]
	10:05	Crawford Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:03
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	09:43
Asik Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	09:40
	09:18	Crawford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:18
Team Rebound	09:18
	09:18	Williams Substitution replaced by Wilkins
Deng Substitution replaced by Korver	09:18
Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:18 [CHI 68-61]
	09:00	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	08:58
Gibson Hook Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:45	Horford Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)
	08:31 [ATL 63-68]	Wilkins Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	08:17	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	08:17
Asik Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	08:17 [CHI 69-63]
Asik Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:17 [CHI 70-63]
	07:53	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
	07:51	Wilkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:41 [ATL 65-70]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Johnson (9 AST)
	07:17	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Asik Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:17
Team Rebound	07:17
Gibson Substitution replaced by Boozer	07:17
Watson Substitution replaced by Rose	07:17
	07:17	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Williams
Asik Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:17
	07:16	Team Rebound
Korver Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:57
	06:57 [ATL 66-70]	Wilkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng	06:57
Asik Substitution replaced by Noah	06:57
	06:57 [ATL 67-70]	Wilkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	06:43
	06:42	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	06:32	Wilkins Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Boozer (1 BLK)
	06:31	Team Rebound
	06:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:25	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
	06:25	Team Rebound
	06:19 [ATL 69-70]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wilkins (1 AST)
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (11 AST)	05:58 [CHI 73-69]
	05:34	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	05:32
Rose Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	05:14
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	05:12
Noah Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	05:12
	04:55	Williams Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)
Noah Driving Jump shot: Missed	04:35
	04:34	Wilkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:23	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:21	Horford Rebound (Off:7 Def:8)
	04:02	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	04:02	Team Rebound
Boozer Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	04:02
	04:02	Wilkins Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	03:55	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:53
	03:47	Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:47
Team Rebound	03:47
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:47 [CHI 74-69]
	03:27 [ATL 71-74]	Horford Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Noah Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:27
	03:27 [ATL 72-74]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 1 (27 PTS)
Rose Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:15 [CHI 76-72]
Korver Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:53
Team Timeout : Regular	02:53
	02:53	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:53	Team Rebound
	02:53 [ATL 73-76]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	02:39
Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:36
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	02:33
	02:31	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Deng Violation:Defensive Goaltending	02:30
	02:30 [ATL 75-76]	Crawford Running Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	02:06
	02:04	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:52	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:50
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (12 AST)	01:37 [CHI 79-75]
	01:17 [ATL 78-79]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Crawford (3 AST)
Rose Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	00:58.9
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	00:56.9
Noah Tip Shot: Missed	00:56.9
	00:56.9	Team Rebound
Noah Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	00:56.9
	00:56.9	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:56.9	Team Rebound
	00:56.9 [ATL 79-79]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
	00:37.1	Horford Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:37.1
Team Rebound	00:37.1
Korver Substitution replaced by Brewer	00:37.1
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	00:37.1
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:37.1 [CHI 80-79]
	00:37.1	Team Timeout : Regular
Gibson Substitution replaced by Watson	00:37.1
	00:29.4 [ATL 81-80]	Horford Running Dunk Shot: Made (31 PTS) Assist: Crawford (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:29.4
Brewer Substitution replaced by Boozer	00:29.4
Watson Substitution replaced by Korver	00:29.4
	00:29.4	Crawford Substitution replaced by Wilkins
Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Horford (2 ST)	00:23.9
	00:20.6 [ATL 83-80]	Johnson Running Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Horford (2 AST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.8
Noah Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	00:02.9
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.0
	00:01.0	Horford Rebound (Off:7 Def:9)
End of 4th Quarter

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