CHICAGO— Zach LaVine scored 26 factors, Ayo Dosunmu And Coby White every had 20 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Falcons 136-122 Friday evening in an NBA Cup recreation.
Nikola Vucevic scored 18 factors and 13 rebounds for his eleventh double-double and Josh Giddey scored 18 as all 5 of Chicago’s starters — and two bench gamers — reached double figures. The Bulls shot a season-high 57% (49 of 86) from the ground
The Bulls beat Atlanta for the second time this season and improved to 1-1 within the NBA Cup. Chicago received this season’s event after going 0-4 final season.
Trae Younger had 25 factors and 13 assists for Atlanta, whereas Jalen Johnson completed with 25 factors and 13 rebounds. Clint Capela had 21 factors and 11 rebounds because the Hawks closed a four-game highway journey at 1-3.
Atlanta is 2-1 in NBA Cup play.
Takeaways
Falcons: Bogdan Bogdanovic got here off the bench to attain 16 factors, together with 4 3-pointers, to offer Atlanta a lift.
Bulls. Earlier than Patrick Williams missed a second straight recreation with left foot irritation and Dosunmu took his place within the beginning lineup. Coach Billy Donovan had no timetable for Williams’ return. Williams missed the second half of final season on account of acute bone edema in his foot after which a stress response that required surgical procedure.
Key second
Jalen Smith got here off the bench to attain three straight 3-pointers early within the fourth to make the rating 109-90. Smith completed with 13 factors.
Key statistic
Atlanta had 14 offensive rebounds to Chicago’s 5. This helped the Hawks generate second probabilities to remain shut early on.
To be continued
The Hawks face Dallas in Atlanta on Monday. The Bulls host Memphis on Saturday.
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