The Atlanta Hawks returned to winning ways as they knocked off the Chicago Bulls 130-124 at State Farm Arena on Thursday night.
Trae Young paved the way for the hosts — playing without John Collins and Onyeka Okongwu — with 39 points and 13 assists, while Bogdan Bogdanovic added 20 points. For the Bulls — without Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso — DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine scored 22 points each.
The Bulls maintained an edge for most of the first half before the frenetic second half began. From the Bulls taking a 10 point lead, to the Hawks quickly cutting into that lead to tie the game, to pushing a 10 point lead themselves before the Bulls responded again to erase the lead and then take another nine point lead in the fourth quarter before the Hawks clawed that back as well.