Jalen Johnson had a career-high 30 points (22 in the paint) and 15 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from 21 points down in the third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 141-133.
The Hawks trailed 64-53 at halftime and 108-87 with 1:12 left in the third quarter. They were still down 124-107 with 6:20 left in the fourth quarter, with a 3.2% chance to win, and outscored the Bulls 34-9 the rest of the way.
Clint Capela’s alley oop dunk with 1:36 left made it 132-129, and De'Andre Hunter’s 3 free throws with 29.6 seconds left put it away at 139-131.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Bulls 14-5. Johnson scored 6 of the Hawks’ 14 on 3 for 3 shooting. With 2:48 left, Dyson Daniels stole the ball from Zach LaVine, and Johnson’s dunk off it put the Hawks ahead 128-126.
Trae Young had 27 points (10 during a 20-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 13 assists, and Hunter added 25 points off the bench. Young scored 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Bulls, LaVine had a season-high 37 points and 7 assists, and Jevon Carter added 26 points on 9 for 15 shooting off the bench. Coby White had 23 points and 9 assists. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
The Hawks went 32 for 34 at the line to the Bulls’ 5 for 6. The Bulls made 22 3-pointers, 7 of them by LaVine and 7 by Carter. The Hawks outscored the Bulls 37-16 in 8 minutes with Capela, Young, Hunter, Johnson and Daniels on the floor together.