Trae Young scored 42 points (22 in the paint), and the Atlanta Hawks went on a 21-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 120-108.
The Bulls went on a 15-6 run to lead 99-92 with 8:47 left in the fourth quarter. Danilo Gallinari’s 3-pointer put the Hawks ahead for good with 5:49 left. He and Clint Capela scored 8 points each during the run, and they led 113-103 with 2:42 left.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Bulls 5-2. In the fourth quarter, Gallinari had 2 steals, both during a 9-0 Hawks run, and the Hawks scored 3 points off them.
Capela had 22 points and 10 rebounds on 10 for 12 shooting, and Gallinari added 20 points off the bench. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers. Trae Young assisted on 5 of Capela’s 10 baskets, 3 of them during the 21-4 run.
For the Bulls, Zach LaVine had a season-high 50 points (25 in the second quarter) and 8 rebounds, and Nikola Vučević added 25 points and 10 rebounds.
The Hawks shot 56.0% from the field to the Bulls’ 47.7% and outscored them 18-4 off turnovers. The Hawks outscored the Bulls 27-9 in 9 minutes with Gallinari, Capela, Bogdanović, Huerter and Young on the floor together.