DeMar DeRozan had 35 points (18 on mid-range shots) and a season-high 10 assists, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-118 for their fourth straight win.
The Bulls took control with a 25-10 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 16.
The Hawks got within 108-105 on Cam Reddish’s 3-pointer with 7:43 to play, but Nikola Vučević answered with a 3-pointer, and the Hawks got no closer than 111-107.
Zach LaVine had 30 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the second quarter) and 9 assists, and Vučević added 24 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists and a season-high 4 blocks. Vučević scored 13 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. The Bulls had 2 30-point scorers. DeRozan and Vučević set each other up for 7 baskets and 19 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Hawks, Reddish scored 33 points with 8 3-pointers, and Trae Young added 29 points and 9 assists but shot 8 for 23. Bogdan Bogdanović scored 20 points. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bulls shot 54.3% from the field and 48.6% from 3 to the Hawks’ 44.9% and 44.1%.