Bulls vs. Hawks: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Chicago Bulls (21-10) play against the Atlanta Hawks (18-18) at State Farm Arena

Game Time: 7:30 PM EST on Monday December 27, 2021

Chicago Bulls 130, Atlanta Hawks 118 (Final)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
From @BKN_NETSPR: The Nets are outscoring the Clippers 60-22 in the paint.
This marks the second time this season that Brooklyn has scored 60+ points in the paint (season-high 66 points in the paint on 12/10 at Atlanta). – 12:14 AM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Barb and Star go to Vista DeMar DeRozan
is this anything – 12:06 AM Trae Young @TheTraeYoung
Feels good to be back🙏🏽
..it’ll feel better when we turn it around ! 😤💯 #Trust pic.twitter.com/SCjQN4zbnt – 11:55 PM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
Nate McMillan on every single Hawks defensive possession pic.twitter.com/rglsRvXQWd – 11:50 PM Jake Madison @NOLAJake
I had totally forgotten about this. So Griff didn’t want Satoransky and 2nd round picks at the deadline for Lonzo but then accepted that offer in the offseason when the Bulls had waaaaaaaaay less leverage? pic.twitter.com/uz2FD4hafw – 11:45 PM Trey Kerby @treykerby
Drove all day. Had to keep track of Da Bulls by asking Siri for score updates. Even she knows they’re back, even if it took a little coaxing. 👀🔴 pic.twitter.com/LS2oFidbLW – 11:35 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Watch DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine combine for 65 against Hawks nba.nbcsports.com/2021/12/27/wat… – 11:32 PM Jake Madison @NOLAJake
Hypothetically, and in a vacuum, would you trade the 8th overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft for Cam Reddish? – 11:22 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
He’s a 2x All-Star for a reason!
RT to vote for @Nikola Vucevic.
RT to vote for @Nikola Vucevic.
RT to vote for @Nikola Vucevic.
#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/5AlxCW9KxP – 11:21 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Another 30-piece special in ATL.
RT to vote for @Zach LaVine.
RT to vote for @Zach LaVine.
RT to vote for @Zach LaVine.
#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/4athUczvOv – 11:07 PM Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Podium game for Greg Monroe, who says he woke up at 4am this morning in DC to get to Minneapolis for tonight’s game. But his initial flight was canceled, so he took a connector through Chicago.
Monroe said he didn’t get to the gym tonight until 4pm. Then went on to play 25 mins. pic.twitter.com/Z0sszvSNKW – 11:02 PM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
Would you consider this Trae Young war crime against Troy Brown Jr. a show of athleticism or craft? pic.twitter.com/OPSDBp6q1w – 10:58 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
10 observations: Bulls post one of best offensive performances of season behind terrific production and efficiency from DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic
Also notes on defending Trae Young, Coby White’s second-half bounceback, more:
nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/… – 10:54 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
All-Star worthy without a doubt.
RT to vote for @DeMar DeRozan.
RT to vote for @DeMar DeRozan.
RT to vote for @DeMar DeRozan.
#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/aA5UGU4GeV – 10:51 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls dominance in the win over the Hawks, as DeRozan and LaVine play tag team champs, and the Vooch jumps into the ring when the ref is distracted and delivers the chair shot!
Read it:
chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2021/12/… – 10:45 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeRozan expressed confidence in Vooch after his dip earlier this month: “I would never let a period of time of him struggling depict who he is as a player. He’s a dominant force at his position one of the most skilled big men, inside and out, that we have in this league.” – 10:39 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
DeRozan on why he backed Vucevic during slump: “I know how hard Vooch works. I would never let a period of time of him struggling depict who he is as a player. He’s a dominant force at his position, one of the most skilled big men inside and out that we have in this league.” – 10:33 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMar DeRozan on Vooch:
“I know how hard Vooch works. I would never let a period of time of him struggling depict who he is as a player, he’s a dominant force at his position. One of the most skilled big men, inside and out, in this league. It was only a matter of time.” pic.twitter.com/BRLE5GDffh – 10:33 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeMar DeRozan on his poise in close-game moments: “There’s not any situation I haven’t been in, in this league. There’s not a defensive player that can rattle me get me out of my game.” – 10:27 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
What a game. Thanks for listening @670TheScore @Chicago Bulls radio network @Audacy We will do it again with the Hawks Wednesday. 6:45 pre! – 10:25 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
DeRozan thinks the Bulls have a “Big Four” when Lonzo Ball is in the lineup. – 10:25 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Video game numbers in Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/wYxhkO8ao7 – 10:23 PM Chris Vivlamore @CVivlamoreAJC
I asked Trae Young about his symptoms. Said he was asymptomatic nearly the entire nine days. Felt a little tired the first day. – 10:13 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Vooch on that final 3-pointer in the fourth quarter: “No I did not call glass.” – 10:11 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae: “I was asymptomatic the whole time. Maybe the first day I was sleepy.” – 10:11 PM Troy Brown @Troy_Brown33
Back to the cribbb
Good dub 🙏🏾🙏🏾 – 10:09 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae on his return: “I’ve been up in the house and chilling and it feels great to be playing basketball again.” – 10:08 PM Matt Williams @StatsWilliams
DeMar DeRozan is the first Bulls player with 35 points, 10 assists and 70% shooting in a game since Michael Jordan in 1985, also against the Hawks. – 10:07 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Coach Fleming: “We’ve talked at length the last two days about Zach and DeMar and their fit together, but I think Vuc is really in that three-man, top player, group.” pic.twitter.com/BNJlSHzoJN – 10:07 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Chris Fleming cited throwing Ayo Dosunmu and Javonte Green — and in turn, more length and versatility — at Trae Young as a turning point in game
Young had 12 pts, 5 ast in first quarter, but shot 3-15 from field in quarters two through four. Finished with 29 and 9, (12-12 FT) – 10:06 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Acting head coach Chris Fleming cited Ayo Dosunmu’s defense on Trae Young in his postgame comments. – 10:03 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Fleming said the key to slowing Young down was Ayo and Javonte Green defending him. – 10:03 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hawks have lost seven straight games at home.
Six-game road trip? Six-game road trip! – 10:02 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Nate on Trae: “He said he’d been running the entire time (in protocol.)”
Added that he thought Trae had his wind and his conditioning was good. – 10:00 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls win…Time to celebrate. 4th straight win. 21-10 on the season ! Always a pleasure. pic.twitter.com/yayePETajq – 9:58 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Another one.
#BullsWin pic.twitter.com/3wqkyzLOmy – 9:52 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
35-10-5 for DeRozan. Hawks short-handed vs. Chicago, obviously, but I’m really enjoying the season DeMar is putting together with the Bulls. How can you not? Perfect match. – 9:51 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Final score: Bulls 130, Hawks 118
Huge night from the team’s star trio — Zach LaVine (30 points, 9 assists) with his 10th 30+ night of the year, DeMar DeRozan (35 points, 10 assists) with his ninth.
Vooch with 24 points, 17 rebounds, six assists, four blocks. – 9:51 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Nikola Vucevic tonight:
24 PTS
17 REB
6 AST
4 BLK
4 3PT
No player in NBA history has ever had (or exceeded) that stat line. pic.twitter.com/N8DorxQPst – 9:50 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls win..Bulls win…Bulls win…130-118. Vooch 24-17-6. DeRozan and LaVine=65pts. Bulls 29 assts. 10 turnover. Bulls season high 18-3s – 9:49 PM Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Bulls 130, Hawks 118 😽 pic.twitter.com/9LVfxqpSRe – 9:49 PM Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Bulls couldn’t have drawn it up better than this tonight vs Hawks
DeMar DeRozan: 35 points, 10 assists (14 of 20 FG)
Zach LaVine: 30 points, 9 assists
Nikola Vucevic: 24 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks (!!) – 9:48 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Final: Bulls 130, Hawks 118
DeRozan: 35 pts, 10 ast
LaVine: 30 pts, 9 ast
Vucevic: 24 pts, 17 reb, 6 ast, 4 blk
Coby: 13 pts
DeRozan (12 pts, 3 ast) and Vucevic (13 pts, 3-4 3P) dominate 4th quarter
Bulls are 21-10 – 9:48 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Cam Reddish tonight:
33 PTS
11-23 FG
8-13 3P
He had a career-high 34 just last week. 📈 pic.twitter.com/F7D1f8mZ5b – 9:48 PM StatMuse @statmuse
DeMar DeRozan tonight:
35 PTS
5 REB
10 AST
14-20 FG
2-2 3P
He’s averaging 31.0 points in December. The Bulls have won 7 in a row with DeMar. pic.twitter.com/4tNXmE0hC5 – 9:47 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
The Hawks cut the lead to three midway through the fourth, and all DeRozan did was assist on back-to-back Vooch threes, hang a mid-range reminder on their ass, and then hit LaVine with an alley-oop. Play-maker and assassin! – 9:47 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
This is what a Big Three is supposed to look like:
DeRozan 35-5-10
LaVine 30-4-9
Vucevic 24-17-6, plus 4 blocks
#Bulls beat Hawks 130-118 – 9:47 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Final: Bulls 130, Hawks 118.
DeMar DeRozan: 35/5/10
Zach LaVine: 30/4/9
Nikola Vučević: 24/17/6/4
Coby White: 13/4
These teams will do it again Wednesday in Chicago.
The Bulls are now 21-10. – 9:47 PM Micah Adams @MicahAdams13
Year 13 DeMar DeRozan >>>> pic.twitter.com/WFQSfv1sEE – 9:47 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Vuc swats it over the head of 2 Chainz #NBAAllStar
@NBCSChicago | @Nikola Vucevic pic.twitter.com/iNfXMQzJPJ – 9:47 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks fall to 15-18 as the Bulls win 130-118.
Reddish: 33 points, 11/23 FG, 8/13 3pt FG
Young: 29/9, 8/23 FG
Bogdanovic: 20/4/3, 7/15 FG – 9:47 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
BULLS WIN
BULLS WIN
BULLS. WIN.
21-10. pic.twitter.com/k5jtQIDyV3 – 9:47 PM Chris Vivlamore @CVivlamoreAJC
Final: Bulls 130, Hawks 118. The Hawks have lost eight straight games at home. – 9:47 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls 130, Hawks 118
DeRozan 35 pts, 10 assists (season high)
Vucevic 24 pts, 17 rebs, 6 assists, 4 blocks
LaVine 30 pts, 9 assists
Bulls have won 4 straight
Young 29 pts, 9 assists – 9:46 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
DeRozan and LaVine have a combined 65 points and 19 assists. #Bulls about to make it four wins in a row. – 9:43 PM StatMuse @statmuse
471 to go @Zach LaVine – 9:43 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Of course Coby White drills the dagger. – 9:42 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
The Bulls are about to move to 11 games over .500 for 1st time since finishing 50-32 in on April 15, 2015, Tom Thibodeau’s final season as coach. – 9:42 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
🤷‍ He called it, we heard him. 🤷‍ #NBAAllStar
@NBCSChicago | @Nikola Vucevic pic.twitter.com/IvmgVgIPLa – 9:41 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
LaVine, DeRozan and Vucevic have combined for 25 assists and 4 TOs. – 9:39 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Vooch has been great in this fourth quarter. – 9:38 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his 12th free throw attempt tonight, Trae Young has 1,714 in his career, tying Moses Malone for 23rd in franchise history. – 9:38 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
VOOCH has been HUGE in the 4th! 🔥🔥🔥 #NBAAllStar
@NBCSChicago | @Nikola Vucevic pic.twitter.com/aIDL1r10zr – 9:37 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
You over reactors still trading Vooch? – 9:37 PM Minnesota Timberwolves PR @Twolves_PR
In his first career start, Nathan Knight has tallied a career-high 17 points on 7-10 shooting along with a season-high 8 rebounds.
Knight’s previous high in scoring was 16 (Atlanta vs. Cleveland on Mar. 14, 2021). – 9:36 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
This is the timeout where Fleming asks DeRozan and LaVine – “OK, which one of you is ending this team tonight?” – 9:35 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
What a pass from DeMar to Zach! #NBAAllStar
@NBCSChicago | @Zach LaVine pic.twitter.com/zW28nZ11Sq – 9:34 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
This is Nikola Vucevic’s 3rd 20-10 game of season. – 9:33 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
DeMar DeRozan has his first double-double of season. Up to season-high 10 assists. – 9:32 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
This is Zach LaVine’s 10th 30-point game. – 9:32 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
The difference between this game and the career-high game Cam Reddish had last week is stark. This game is a lot better. – 9:32 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
With 5:27 left to play in Atlanta, the Bulls lead the Hawks 116-112. #LeaguePassAlert (Or NBA TV) – 9:30 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Cam Reddish has a career-high eight three-pointers (previously 6, twice). – 9:30 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Cam Reddish has been phenomenal since becoming a starter in the Orlando game last week. – 9:28 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
I like the cut of Malcolm Hill’s jib. – 9:24 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
This is DeMar DeRozan’s 9th 30-point game, tying Zach LaVine. – 9:22 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Cam Reddish has 25-or-more points for the fifth time in his career, and second time this season (career-high 34 vs. Orlando on 12/22/21). – 9:21 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Put in Ersan, you cowards @Chicago Bulls. – 9:19 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeMar DeRozan’s fourth quarter stats can be tracked in how many guys he forces to throw up their hands in disgust and/or defeat – 9:19 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
The Bulls are on. It’s the fourth quarter. And DeMar DeRozan is on the court. Plan accordingly. – 9:18 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
DeMar DeRozan is doing that thing where he hurls midrange fireballs in the fourth quarter again – 9:17 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
With the defense pretty deep in rotation, some really good help at the rim by Malcolm Hill on a recent possession. A good sign. – 9:16 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his fourth triple tonight, Bogdan Bogdanovic has 197 as a Hawk, and has tied Tim Hardaway Jr. for 21st in team history. – 9:14 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks down 98-87 to the Bulls at the end of the third.
Young: 21/7, 6/18 FG
Reddish: 19, 7/13 FG
Bogdanovic: 17, 6/12 FG – 9:12 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Nice response from Coby White after struggling badly in first half. Scored 10 points (2-for-4 3P) and swiped two steals in that third quarter – 9:11 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
The LaVine/DeRozan shotmaking ability is just absurd – 9:11 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Matt Thomas the Zone Breaker!
@NBCSChicago | @Theiceman_21 pic.twitter.com/hh4oXCKvoN – 9:09 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Bulls basketball
#NBAAllStar
@NBCSChicago | @Zach LaVine pic.twitter.com/qLC0IEvsQJ – 9:04 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls: 21 assists, 4 turnovers.
They rank 7th in NBA with 13.2 TOs per game. – 9:02 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
That connection between Zach LaVine and Nikola Vučević is really clicking into place this week. The vision and timing allowing both players to complement each other’s strengths. – 9:00 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Coby White showing that in-game fortitude that Billy Donovan consistently cites. 10 points in 3rd after scoreless, foul-plagued 1st half. – 9:00 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Coby threw that down ANGRY! 😡
@NBCSChicago | @CobyWhite pic.twitter.com/Tr2SLtvS2o – 9:00 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Zach LaVine: 6 assists, 0 turnovers. – 8:59 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Coby must have scrolled through Twitter at halftime. #Bulls – 8:57 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
🌪 Vuc showing off the classic big man moves, go attempt this in your next pickup game and report back to us #NBAAllStar
@NBCSChicago | @Nikola Vucevic pic.twitter.com/XNWwAFSKbD – 8:56 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Most people don’t know this, but the Bulls let LaVine wear #23 when he plays in State Farm Arena. – 8:49 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Javonte Green draws defensive assignment on Trae Young to start 2nd half, a look I thought Bulls would use to begin the game. – 8:47 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Javonte Green starts the second half guarding Trae Young with full-court pressure. – 8:47 PM Matt Williams @StatsWilliams
In 1st half tonight:
Zach LaVine: 23 points, 5 assists
DeMar DeRozan: 21 points, 5 assists
They are the first pair of teammates to each have 20 points and 5 assists in a half over the last 25 seasons. – 8:45 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Hawks too passive defensively – no denials, deflections – a series of crossed fingers/hope-they-miss defensive sets – 8:35 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
ZACH LAVINE IS A MONSTER 🤯 #NBAAllStar
@NBCSChicago | @Zach LaVine pic.twitter.com/ego1zeZr2y – 8:35 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
High octane first half in Atlanta!
LaVine: 23pts/5ast/3reb/1stl
DeRozan: 21pts/5ast/2reb
Brown Jr.: 7pts/2ast/1reb/1stl
Ayo: 6pts/2ast pic.twitter.com/1I6CEGfrOK – 8:34 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
I remember me and my bro @Quinceyjakarii used to have a basketball argument concerning Zach Lavine that I am now ashamed of. I can’t even tell you what I was arguing. That argument aged that poorly – 8:33 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine both on track to score 40+ apiece, but Ayo Dosunmu’s defensive contribution is the quiet key to the Bulls pulling ahead of the Hawks 69-63 heading into half time. – 8:33 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Halftime: Bulls 69, Hawks 63
Zach LaVine has 23 points (17 in the second quarter), DeMar DeRozan has 21 and each have 5 assists to lead Bulls’ offense
And at other end, Ayo Dosunmu’s second-quarter defense on Trae Young was seismic improvement over Coby White in first – 8:32 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls 69, Hawks 63 at half
LaVine 23 pts, 5 assists
DeRozan 21 pts, 5 assists
Reddish 19 pts
Young 17 pts, 6 assists – 8:32 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Meanwhile, Zach LaVine has 23 first-half points.
Bulls 69, Hawks 63 at the half. – 8:32 PM Alex Caruso @ACFresh21
Zach they have families 🤧🤧 – 8:31 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks down 69-63 to the Bulls at halftime. Pretty much the same story that it’s been all season: Offense good, defense bad.
Reddish: 19, 7/10 FG, 4/6 3pt FG
Young: 17/6, 5/14 FG
Capela: 8/13 – 8:31 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Ayo Dosumnu has been terrific in this first half. He just picked up three fouls in a minute and a half, but you have to wonder if Chris Fleming will start the rookie in the second half. His presence helped change the game. Bulls can’t afford another bad start to the second half. – 8:31 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Ayo to Zach…you absolutely love to see it.
@NBCSChicago | @Zach LaVine pic.twitter.com/kajqYjHsnp – 8:31 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
As far as fluid leapers, as in natural and bouncy looking, the only one more fluid than Zach LaVine is Vince Carter, unless I’m forgetting someone – 8:28 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Hawks start to struggle offensively and then the rope is completely dropped on defense – 8:28 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Ayo Dosunmu has helped flip defensive script for Bulls. – 8:28 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Clint Capela has reached 10-or-more rebounds in a half for the sixth time this season and fourth time in a first half. – 8:26 PM The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
Reddish with the filthy euro for 2⃣ 😍
pic.twitter.com/XEtEoThcZF – 8:21 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Ridiculous sequence from Zach LaVine pic.twitter.com/da4gQ7MzYp – 8:21 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
That was an MJ moments by LaVine. Where’s Ehlo? – 8:20 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hawks haven’t even had a practice with their new players, so it is not a massive surprise that the transition defense is unwatchable at times. – 8:19 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
AYO!!!
@NBCSChicago | @AyoDos_11 pic.twitter.com/CfYrbXaTx9 – 8:19 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Not to be dramatic or a prisoner of the moment, but this night feels like a pretty significant one for the respective futures of Ayo Dosumnu and Coby White with the Chicago Bulls. – 8:18 PM Michael Gallagher @MikeSGallagher
Ayo with a great block on Trae. Should just give him all of Coby’s mins in this matchup. pic.twitter.com/Xvo32c7OrH – 8:17 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Bulls turning some defense offense
@NBCSChicago | @AyoDos_11 pic.twitter.com/vnPuruwlnw – 8:17 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls have been out-played and had a ton of defensive miscues, and down just two. #skimaskgame – 8:14 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Cam Reddish has tied his career-high points in a first half (16, third time). – 8:13 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Troy Brown Jr. … OK… – 8:12 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
The Lance Stephenson real-life pick-up comp? @Jason1Goff very similar games and demeanor on the court! – 8:10 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
DeRozan trying to match LaVine’s 50-piece in Atlanta? – 8:08 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
The Matt Thomas Game???? – 8:07 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
NBA new protocols would have been real nice for the Bulls a few weeks ago, but they’ll take what they can get.
Read it:
chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2021/12/… – 8:06 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Troy Brown with the MOONSHOT to end the quarter!
@NBCSChicago | @Troy Brown pic.twitter.com/YxPsThgURn – 8:06 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Just getting started in ATL. Except DeMar, he’s very much already started.
DeRozan: 15pts/2ast
LaVine: 6pts (2-2 3PT)
Vucevic: 5pts/3reb/2ast pic.twitter.com/lQAH2fODOk – 8:05 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Trae Young could have thrown up the prayer, but took the coward way out to keep that shooting percentage up. Only player this season I’ve heard admit he launches every prayer and doesn’t care about %? Lonzo Ball! – 8:05 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bulls withstand torrid start from Trae Young, and three 3s from Cam Reddish, to trail just 36-31 after first quarter. Thank DeMar DeRozan for that — he leads way with 15 points on 5-6 shooting, including two 3s – 8:04 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks up 36-31 at the end of the first quarter.
Young: 12 points, 5 assists, 5/8 FG
Reddish: 11 points, 3/4 3pt FG
Capela: 6/6 – 8:03 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young finished the first quarter with 12 points and 5 assists … It’s the fourth time this season Young has 10-or-more points and 5-or-more assists in a quarter, and the first time he’s done it in the opening period. – 8:03 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Two fouls on Coby White. Matt Thomas in. Ayo Dosunmu on Young.
Bulls could use Caruso and Ball this evening, although Hawks could use John Collins and many others. – 7:57 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bulls miss Lonzo and Caruso badly tonight. Trae Young, who’s been mostly guarded by Coby White, is up to 10 points and 4 assists in 9 minutes. Has already drawn two fouls on White too – 7:56 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
This is the night Caruso and Ball would have been giving Young fits. – 7:56 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Someone tell Chaundee Brown that when he gets a rebound and Trae comes to get the ball, you give it to him. – 7:55 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Young cooking Troy Brown now. – 7:55 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMar brought his 3pt shot to Atlanta tonight! #NBAAllStar
@NBCSChicago | @DeMar DeRozan pic.twitter.com/nHN116YTgW – 7:54 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his first three-pointer tonight, Bogdan Bogdanovic has moved into a tie for 22nd place in Hawks history (194) with Mike Scott. – 7:53 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Fresh legs Trae Young is going to be a problem tonight for #Bulls – 7:53 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
The absences of Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso are really standing out along the defensive perimeter early tonight. Trae Young looks lively fresh out of COVID-19 protocol and he’s picking apart this Bulls defense. – 7:52 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
I think Trae Young is OK. – 7:52 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
From the Office of Official Hawks Haters: Reminder that DeMar DeRozan is a Certified Hawks Hater. – 7:51 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Trae Young steps back in and immediately shows his worth. He’s scored or assisted on 12 of the Hawks’ first 14 points in the first 4 1/2 minutes. Tough! – 7:50 PM Chris Vivlamore @CVivlamoreAJC
Chaundee Brown, signing to a 10-day contract Monday, started for Hawks. Nate McMillan said this before the game: “A couple of our guys we had to show them to the locker room tonight. First time in the building. It’s real. It’s that real.” – 7:49 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Wonder if someone else will be guarding Trae Young after this timeout. – 7:49 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Fleming praised Coby’s defense in the pregame presser, but it must have stayed back in Chicago so far. – 7:49 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
By the way, Hawks came off bum-team alert when Young was cleared this afternoon. – 7:47 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Alfonzo McKinnie’s deal with the Chicago Bulls is for two seasons at the minimum:
21-22: $1,090,007 (rest of season)
22-23: $2,036,318
Both seasons are non-guaranteed. 22-23 has an early-July fully guaranteed date.
@spotrac – 7:47 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae gets handchecked without a whistle too much this season, but it’s good to see him taking advantage and doing the same to stay in front of his man on the other end. – 7:46 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Another Vooch first quarter? Let’s sit back and see. – 7:42 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Tonight is the Hawks’ last home game until Jan. 12.
Games on the upcoming six-game road trip:
CHI, CLE, POR, SAC, LAL, LAC – 7:39 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
👀🔴 – 7:30 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Skylar Mays comes into tonight having averaged 12.5 ppg (.500 FG%), 5.5 rpg and 2.5 apg in 28.0 mpg over his last two outings. Against the 76ers on 12/23, Mays notched his first ever double-double, tallying 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. – 7:21 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Some jersey numbers for the new Hawks:
#5 Cat Barber
#14 Malcolm Hill
#24 Wes Iwundu (inactive)
#28 Malik Ellison
#33 Lance Stephenson
#45 Chaundee Brown – 7:15 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
“Will Vooch grab our first rebound tonight or someone else?”
Answer right in the @ATT BullsIQ game found in the Bulls App and you could win a Vucevic jersey! – 7:15 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hawks are starting
Cam Reddish
Chaundee Brown
Clint Capela
Bogdan Bogdanovic
Trae Young – 7:13 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
The Atlanta Hawks are starting Chaundee Brown tonight.
Brown signed with Atlanta this morning. – 7:12 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks starters vs. Bulls
Trae Young
Bogdan Bogdanovic
Cam Reddish
Chaundee Brown
Clint Capela – 7:12 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
The Hawks enter tonight’s game on a three-game winning streak over Chicago, having swept the 2020-21 regular season series (3-0).
Game Notes vs. Chicago: nba.com/gamenotes/hawk… – 7:08 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Same starters tonight in the 🅰.
@FirstAlert | #BullsNation pic.twitter.com/NfsK1mkZIw – 7:00 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Nikola Vucevic notched 16 points, 15 rebounds, and 2 blocks wearing the “Soundwave” Nike Kyrie 7s vs. Indiana.
👟 | A closer look at Vooch’s shoe game: – 6:33 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Not a gambler at all but over/under on Trae Young FGAs? – 6:32 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Acting Bulls coach Chris Fleming on Derrick Jones Jr., who’s missing 3rd game with strained hammy: “Exact timetable, I can’t tell you, but I do think he’ll be back in the very near future.”
Fleming said DJJ is progressing, stayed in Chicago for 1-game trip to get in extra work – 6:12 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae Young is available. – 6:08 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Acting head coach Chris Fleming, via Zoom from Atlanta, said Billy Donovan had “mild symptoms at beginning” but “sounds like himself now and is excited to get back to work.”
Shortened NBA quarantine time, as long as certain contagious thresholds are met, also applies to coaches. – 6:05 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Trae Young is the only Hawk to clear protocols tonight. Still, Hawks get a much-needed boost for a team that’s been hit hard by covid. – 6:04 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Acting head coach Chris Fleming on Trae Young playing vs. Bulls: “You want to play against the best. That’s how you get better.” – 6:03 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Chris Fleming on Trae Young being cleared to face the Bulls tonight: “You want to play against the best players and I think that’s how we get better. … I’m happy to hear he’s on the floor tonight.” – 6:01 PM Chris Vivlamore @CVivlamoreAJC
Can confirm report from @Adrian Wojnarowski : Trae Young has cleared protocol and will play tonight. – 5:56 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Trae Young has received a second negative test and is cleared to return for tonight’s game, @The Athletic has learned. – 5:55 PM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Atlanta Hawks All-Star guard Trae Young has been cleared from Covid protocols and will return vs. the Chicago Bulls tonight, sources tell ESPN. – 5:51 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Nate McMillan said there’s a chance Cam Reddish could play some at the 4 tonight. – 5:50 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Nate McMillan, via Zoom from Atlanta, said they had to show some new players how to get to the locker room today. “It’s that real,” McMillan said. – 5:48 PM Chris Vivlamore @CVivlamoreAJC
Nate McMillan said Hawks are still waiting on results for “a few players.” – 5:45 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Keifer Sykes has been waiting for The Call. He finally got it Sunday night from Pacers GM Chad Buchanan. He left Chicago for Indy at 4am and tested negative.
Three days before his 28th birthday, Sykes is about to play in an NBA game for the first time.
https://t.co/cGfDy5LvHK pic.twitter.com/YzABDCpzMp – 5:38 PM Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Trae Young and the Hawks soar at #⃣9⃣ on our Top 10 Stories of the Year!
Hear @Frank Isola & @Mitch Lawrence recap the rest of the biggest headlines from 2021: https://t.co/Kfz72SP5GU pic.twitter.com/KbawpibDQr – 5:06 PM Trae Young @TheTraeYoung
– 4:45 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Shout out to Coach Chris Fleming for getting his first NBA win on Sunday night 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Glf7LEL8sb – 3:28 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Apologies for being a bit late with this but I want to extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends on the passing of Rudy Malnati Jr. who owned Pizano’s Pizza. Rudy loved Chicago so much, its teams and the Air and Water Show. He was so gracious to me and my family. – 3:18 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
It feels like there’s a scale factor missing in these ratings but … the 538 model sure loves Alex Caruso: projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-rat… – 2:58 PM Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
… Strus, incidentally, is averaging more points per 36 minutes than Vucevic, Chris Paul, T. Ross, many other notable names: miamiherald.com/sports/spt-col… – 2:28 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Trae Young has received a negative test result, @The Athletic has learned. He needs two negative tests, but it suggests there’s a chance of him being cleared before tonight’s game against the Bulls. – 1:36 PM