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The Hawks (35-30) snapped a three-game losing
streak and took sole possession of fifth place in the Eastern
Conference a half-game ahead of the idle Boston Celtics. Atlanta
also pulled to within one game of the idle fourth-place New York
Knicks.
The Hawks swept the season series and beat the Bulls for the
second time in 22 days as Young shot 9-for-14 from the field
including 11-for-12 from the free throw line. Young also had
seven assists.
Capela scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Collins
finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Chicago's Thaddeus Young, who started in place of injured
forward Nikola Vucevic (right abductor tightness), finished with
20 points, seven rebounds and nine assists. Patrick Williams
also had 19 points.
Coby White and Tomas Satoransky each had 12 points.
But the Bulls (26-38) were dealt another blow to their fading
postseason hopes, losing their third in a row and fourth in
their past five games.
The Bulls led 63-54 at halftime despite Trae Young's 22 points
on 6-of-8 shooting in the first half.
After a Thaddeus Young layup to open the scoring in the third
quarter, Capela and Collins sparked a 17-0 Hawks run and did not
trail again. Atlanta outscored Chicago 28-12 in the period.
Zach LaVine missed his 10th consecutive game for the Bulls as he
remains in the NBA's health and safety protocols.
Bogdan Bogdanovic (sore left hamstring) and Kevin Huerter (left
shoulder sprain) both returned to action for the Hawks after
missing their previous game. Bogdanovic finished with 15 points,
six rebounds and five assists while Huerter had six points.
De'Andre Hunter (sore right knee) and Cam Reddish (sore right
Achilles) were out.
Troy Brown Jr. (left ankle sprain), Cristiano Felicio (illness)
were out for Chicago.
--Field Level Media
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