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Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks

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4-6, 3-3 Away
Final
125 - 113

4-7, 3-4 Home

Bulls pull off comeback to beat Hawks 125-113, snap 4-game skid

Josh Giddey fills the stat sheet in Bulls' win over Hawks

Atlanta outscored Chicago 37-24 in the first quarter and led by as many as 18, but the Bulls started the fourth quarter with a 14-3 run and never looked back.

Ayo Dosunmu led the Bulls with 19 points, Nikola Vucevic added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Zack LaVine and Coby White also scored 18. Josh Giddey scored 13 points and Patrick Williams tallied 10.

Chicago shot 50% (46 of 92) while Atlanta shot 46.1% (41 of 89).

Trae Young had his third double-double in as many games with 14 points and 16 assists, but the effort was wasted for a second game in a row. Clint Capela and Jalen Johnson led all scorers with 20 points apiece.

Takeaways Bulls: Prior to the four-game losing streak, Chicago strung together two wins in a row (126-123 over Memphis on on Oct. 28 and 102-99 over Orlando on Oct. 30). The Bulls trailed by 20 in both before mounting a comeback.

Hawks: Atlanta has played five games in seven days with two back-to-back games in that time. The Hawks are 2/3 in those games.

Key moment The Bulls trailed until midway through the fourth quarter when Jalen Smith's dunk gave Chicago its first lead, 102-101, with 8:04 left in regulation. Chicago did not trail for the remainder of the game.

Key stat Chicago was 9 of 16 from the floor as a team in the fourth quarter while Atlanta was 6 of 20.

Up next Atlanta travels to Boston to play the Celtics on Tuesday. The Bulls return to Chicago to host the Cavaliers on Monday.

Regular Season Series

CHI leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 125 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 125 - 113
4th 10.1 shot clock turnover 125 - 113
4th 36.0 Dyson Daniels makes 2-foot two point shot 125 - 113
4th 49.1 Coby White makes 9-foot two point shot 125 - 111

Statistics

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46-92 FG 41-89
50 Field Goal % 46
13-39 3PT 9-29
33 Three Point % 31
20-23 FT 22-30
87 Free Throw % 73
47 Rebounds 39
13 Offensive Rebounds 10
34 Defensive Rebounds 29
30 Assists 31
12 Steals 8
6 Blocks 5
17 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
23 Fast Break Points 12
54 Points in Paint 64
18 Fouls 19
14 Largest Lead 18
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
N'Faly Dante, C Out Dec 23
Eli John Ndiaye, C Out Dec 21
Kristaps Porzingis, C Out Dec 14
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Noa Essengue, F Out Dec 3

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,826 · Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 24 7 .774 - L1
Cleveland 17 15 .531 7.5 L1
Chicago 15 15 .500 8.5 W5
Milwaukee 12 19 .387 12 L1
Indiana 6 25 .194 18 L7

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 17 14 .548 - L1
Miami 16 15 .516 1 W1
Atlanta 15 17 .469 2.5 L5
Charlotte 11 20 .355 6 W2
Washington 6 23 .207 10 W1
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