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The Atlanta Hawks were in action on Friday night to face the Chicago Bulls in an NBA Cup game. The Hawks came in 1-0 in group play, defeating the Washington Wizards, while the Bulls are 0-1 after losing to the Boston Celtics two weeks ago.
The Bulls are coming in with some big injury news, as Caleb Wilson is set to miss several weeks after having hand surgery. The good news for them is that Normal Powell returned to the lineup after dealing with an injury. For the Hawks, Kingston Flemings was available after being listed as questionable with a lumbar spasm.
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Jalen Johnson got things rolling for the Hawks to start the game.
Outside of Johnson and Dyson Daniels, the other Hawks’ starters couldn’t find much offense in the quarter, and that came with several rough turnovers. As for the Bulls, they were efficient, which led to them taking an early double digit lead.
The bench was able to come in and put some points on the board, and of course, it was Aaron Wiggins who led the group.
The Hawks were able to cut into their deficit just a little, but it was obvious that Powell was going to be a problem in this one, finishing the quarter with 10 points. Going into the second, the Hawks trailed 33-24.
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The Bulls extended their lead to start the second, but CJ McCollum tried to combat it with an easy floater in the lane.
Unfortunately, that didn’t last for long, as the Bulls continued their hot shooting from the 3-point line, and they extended their lead to as large as 18 points.
The Hawks were able to once again cut into the deficit, and they did it by pushing the pace and getting out in transition. It’s how Johnson got this easy dunk.
Johnson crashed the board hard in the first half as well, which led to him getting this and-one opportunity.
The Bulls came back down to earth late in the quarter, and it allowed the Hawks to get their deficit down to single digits once again. Going into halftime, the Hawks trailed 60-53.
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker found some life on both sides of the ball to start the quarter, turning defense into offense.
The Hawks followed his lead, and they were able to get…
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