152-150 loss<\/a> to the Chicago Bulls in the NBA’s highest-scoring game this season. <\/p>\nThe Bulls had nine scorers in double figures, led by Matas Buzelis with 28 points. The Bulls’ 152 points set a season high. They also set season highs with 41 assists, 57.6% field goal percentage and 47.6% 3-point shooting (20 of 42).<\/p>\n
Young scored a season-high 35 points with nine assists. Jalen Johnson had 36 points with 11 rebounds and nine assists. <\/p>\n
The Hawks also had Onyeka Okongwu score 23 points and Vit Krejci add 20. Young’s encouraging showing and all the offense wasn’t enough to overcome the leaky defense. The Bulls set another season high by scoring 83 points in the first half.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s kind of tough winning games when you give up 80 points in the first half,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of embarrassing in a sense. \u2026. Hopefully we cut down on some of the things we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hawks (15-15) have lost three straight and seven of nine to fall back to .500.<\/p>\n
Young started for the second time in three games after missing 21 games with a right MCL sprain. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think everybody is excited to have Trae back,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cHe\u2019s been out for a while. … The fact he\u2019s found his rhythm already in his second game is a good sign.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coach Quin Snyder said Young may need more time before he’s ready to play back-to-back games.<\/p>\n
Young logged 26 minutes against Chicago, which he said was his limit for his second game back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel amazing,\u201d Young said. \u201cThey did their job, put me right at 26 minutes. They weren\u2019t allowing me to do any more. … I feel great.\u201d<\/p>\n
Young led the NBA in assists last season and is a four-time All-Star. He scored only eight points in 20 minutes in his first game back, a 133-126 loss at Charlotte on Thursday night. He was back in his high-scoring form against Chicago but missed a last-second jumper that would have tied the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose are shots that he makes,” Snyder said. \u201cYou feel good about getting the ball in the right guy\u2019s hands.\u201d<\/p>\n
Snyder said the Hawks \u201chad a lot of breakdowns in execution\u201d on defense in the first half. The Bulls scored 69 points in the second half and made 54.3% of their shots from the field, but Snyder said his defense \u201cdid a better job with that in the second half as far as making them work hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Young said the high-scoring pace was no surprise.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s how both teams play,\u201d Young said. “Both teams play fast. Teams are coming in here and playing fast against us. We\u2019ve got to figure out how to stop a team that can only play fast.’<\/p>\n
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