ATLANTA \u2013 Somehow, the game ended on a missed shot. Up until that point, however, it was all about the offense. The Chicago Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks 152-150 on Sunday, holding on as Trae Young\u2019s running shot rimmed out at the buzzer, in the highest-scoring regulation game of the season thus far.<\/p>\n
The tone was set right from the first play, when the Hawks\u2019 Young threaded a bounce pass between Chicago center Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107\u2019s legs and to a cutting Onyeka Okongwu for a dunk. Young finished with 35 points and nine assists, including seven of eight makes from 3, despite playing on a minutes restriction that capped his night at 26.<\/p>\n
However, he was victimized often at the other end, along with the rest of his Hawks teammates. Chicago\u2019s offensive onslaught included 83 points in the first half, when the Bulls finished with a 10-point lead, and featured multiple Atlanta mistakes in transition defense that led to wide-open layups. One notable error allowed Chicago forward Matas Buzelis to soar in for a poster dunk mere seconds after an Atlanta made basket.<\/p>\n
\u201cI looked at it at halftime, and it was 83 points, it was crazy,\u201d said Buzelis, who led a balanced Bulls attack with 28 points. He missed only one corner 3-pointer in his 10-for-11 shooting night. \u201cEven that one felt good,\u201d he said; his other seven 3-point attempts all found the net.<\/p>\n
Amazingly, the Bulls scored 152 points despite missing 13 free throws, including several in the final two minutes, when the Hawks mounted a furious rally that nearly tied the score. Chicago shot 66 percent inside the arc, made 20 3-pointers and, despite the game\u2019s scalding pace, committed only 12 turnovers.<\/p>\n
SEASON-HIGH 152 POINTS.
SEASON-HIGH 41 ASSISTS.
SEASON-HIGH 47.6% 3FG%.
SEASON-HIGH 57.6% FG%. https:\/\/t.co\/Ern94wW9Ps<\/a><\/p>\n