Matas Buzelis scored 28 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 152-150.
Buzelis’ corner 3-pointer answered Dyson Daniels’ dunk and put the Bulls back ahead for good with 8:24 left in the fourth quarter.
Coby White went 1 for 2 at the line with the Bulls up 3 and 18.2 seconds left, Jalen Johnson’s pull-up 3-pointer made it 151-150 with 5.9 seconds left, and Buzelis went 1 for 2 at the line with the Bulls up 1 and 4.2 seconds to go. The Hawks had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Trae Young missed a 17-foot pull-up jumper with 1.4 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Hawks 18-11. White scored 9 of the Bulls’ 18 on 3 for 4 shooting and 2 for 4 at the line.
White scored 21 points (11 in the fourth quarter). The Bulls had 9 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Hawks, Johnson had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists, and Young added 35 points and 9 assists. Onyeka Okongwu had 23 points and 6 assists. Vít Krejčí scored 20 points on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench. The Hawks had 2 30-point scorers.
The Bulls made 20 3-pointers, 7 of them by Buzelis and 4 by Kevin Huerter. They had 41 assists on 53 baskets and outscored them 57-31 off the bench. The Hawks made 23 3-pointers, 7 of them by Young and 6 by Krejčí. They forced 12 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. Isaac Okoro fouled out.