Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks
· National Basketball Association
Bulls beat the Hawks 152-150 in the highest-scoring game in the NBA this season
Chicago set season highs for points in a first half and game and held on in the closing seconds in the first of two straight games in Atlanta. The teams will meet again Tuesday night.
The Bulls also were involved in the previous highest-scoring game this season, a 150-147 double-overtime loss at Utah on Nov. 16. Golden State beat Denver 162-158 on Nov. 2, 1990 in the highest-scoring regulation game in NBA history.
The Bulls topped their previous high for points in a first half in taking an 83-73 halftime lead. They scored 72 first-half points in a 128-122 loss at Cleveland on Nov. 8. The Bulls also set a season scoring high for a game, topping their total in a 150-147 loss at Utah on Nov. 16.
Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 36 points, and Trae Young had a season-high 35. The Hawks have lost three straight and seven of nine to fall back to .500 at 15-15.
Johnson’s 3-pointer with five seconds remaining gave the Bulls a 151-150 lead. Buzelis made one of two free throws with 4.2 seconds remaining before Young missed a last-second jumper.
Buzelis made a career-high seven 3-pointers in eight attempts for the hot-shooting Bulls. They have won three straight to improve to 13-15.
Onyeka Okongwu had 23 points and Vit Krejci added 20 for Atlanta.
Young started for the second time in three games after missing 21 games with a right MCL sprain. Coach Quin Snyder said Young will need a continued “acclimation process” to be ready to play back-to-back games.
Bulls guard Coby White had 21 points after being considered questionable with a sore left ankle. Josh Giddey had 19 points and 12 assists.
Hawks center Kristaps Porzingis (illness) missed his sixth straight game. The Hawks announced that two-way forward Eli Ndiaye will have season-ending surgery for a torn labrum suffered in a G League game with College Park on Dec. 9.
Regular Season Series
CHI leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 152 - 150 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 152 - 150 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Hawks offensive team rebound | 152 - 150 |
| 4th 1.4 | |
Trae Young misses 16-foot pullup jump shot | 152 - 150 |
| 4th 4.2 |  |
Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Matas Buzelis | 152 - 150 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 53-92 | FG | 51-98 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 20-42 | 3PT | 23-47 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 49 |
| 26-39 | FT | 25-32 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 41 | Assists | 39 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 26 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 66 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fouls | 25 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 19 | Lead Changes | 19 |
| 80 | Percent Led | 14 |
Atlanta Hawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 30 |
| Zaccharie Risacher, F | Out | Jan 30 |
| Onyeka Okongwu, F | Out | Jan 29 |
| Kristaps Porzingis, C | Out | Jan 26 |
| N'Faly Dante, C | Out | Dec 23 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jalen Smith, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 30 |
| Emanuel Miller, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 30 |
| Nikola Vucevic, C | Day-To-Day | Jan 30 |
| Tre Jones, G | Out | Jan 30 |
| Coby White, G | Day-To-Day | Jan 30 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 15,110 · Capacity:
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Indiana2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
25 | 22 | .532 | - | W2 |
 Miami |
26 | 23 | .531 | - | W1 |
 Atlanta |
24 | 26 | .480 | 2.5 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
21 | 28 | .429 | 5 | W5 |
 Washington |
12 | 35 | .255 | 13 | L1 |
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