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The Atlanta Hawks were in action in the NBA Cup on Friday night but came up short in a 125-117 road loss in overtime against the Chicago Bulls. Jalen Johnson registered a triple-double of 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists and CJ McCollum added 20 points off the bench. For the Bulls — without star rookie Caleb Wilson — Norman Powell led the way with 33 points with seven Bulls scoring in double-digits.
The Hawks would have entered this game as favorites, with the Bulls heading into this game on the back of an eight-game losing streak and looking for just their second win of the season. Without impressive rookie Caleb Wilson, the Bulls were missing talent that is sorely needed and handed the Hawks a significant advantage with his absence. In reality, that is not how it played out.
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The Hawks’ time spent leading this game was extremely brief, and it was the Bulls who ran out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter behind 10 first quarter points from Powell. The key difference in this game began to become clear from the first quarter as the Hawks shot 2-of-8 from three-point range as the visitors’ struggles shooting the ball became more concrete in the second quarter. The Bulls, meanwhile, had no problem dispatching their three-pointers and began to run their lead to a game-high 18 points in the second quarter.
While the Hawks found some success in the paint — and this was how they began to reign in the Chicago lead — the three-point shooting story was becoming clear: 3-of-17 for Atlanta, while the Bulls shot 11-of-28 from three in the first half. The Hawks were, at times, settling for transition, pull-up threes from above the break but only shot 1-of-11 from such shots in this game:
Off of a miss, Nickeil Alexander-Walker pushes the ball up the floor and springs into a three-pointer, but cannot convert:
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Off of the pass from Dyson Daniels, Johnson pulls up into a three-pointer which is missed:
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On this attempt, the Hawks work themselves into a better opportunity from above the break, with Alexander-Walker finding Daniels, who finds Onyeka Okongwu all alone above…
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Publish date : 2026-11-14 15:00:00
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