"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."
"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 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 Chicago Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks 152-150 in the highest-scoring NBA game this season. Matas Buzelis scored 28 points and made a career-high seven 3-pointers, and nine Bulls finished with double figures. Chicago set season highs for points in a first half and for a game, taking an 83-73 halftime lead. Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 36 points and Trae Young added a season-high 35. Johnson's 3-pointer gave Chicago a 151-150 lead with five seconds left; Buzelis hit one of two free throws and Young missed a last-second jumper. The Bulls improved to 13-15, while the Hawks fell to 15-15. Kristaps Porzingis missed his sixth straight game and Eli Ndiaye will have season-ending surgery for a torn labrum.
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