Teague scores 26 as Hawks beat Bulls 102-100
Jeff Teague scored 26 points (14 in the third quarter), and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Chicago Bulls 102-100 for their fourth straight win.
Kent Bazemore’s free throw put the Hawks ahead for good with 1:07 left in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls got within 98-97 on Jimmy Butler III’s four-point play with 19 seconds to play, but Kyle Korver answered with 2 free throws. They had the ball down 1 with 1:06 left, but Al Horford blocked Derrick Rose’s driving layup at the rim. It would have put the Bulls ahead.
Teague’s 2 free throws with 6.6 seconds left made it 102-97 and put it away.
For the Bulls, Rose scored 20 points but shot 8 for 25. Brooks had 16 points and 6 assists on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench.
The Hawks did not make a field goal in the last 4:09. The Hawks were outscored 16-6 in 6 minutes with Humphries, Sefolosha, Millsap, Schröder and Hardaway on the floor together.