Ayo Dosunmu scores 29, Bulls post season high in points to beat Hawks 136-126
ATLANTA (AP) Ayo Dosunmu had a career-high 29 points and added seven assists to help the Chicago Bulls post a season-high score and beat the Atlanta Hawks 136-126 on Monday night.
DeMar DeRozan also had 29 points and Nikola Vucevic finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Coby White added 20 points and seven assists.
Bogdan Bogdanovic and De’Andre Hunter led the Hawks off the bench. Bogdanovic had 28 points and Hunter scored 23. Trae Young had 19 points, but was 2 of 10 from 3-point range.
“We didn’t want to make it a shootout, but we wanted to play fast,” Dosunmu said. “Even when we scored, they get it out fast. We wanted to go blow-for-blow with them. We wanted to do our best and guard on defense, but the way the game was going, both teams were scoring and then we got some big meaningful stops down the stretch.”
The win kept Chicago two games in front of the Hawks for the No. 9 seed in the East. The Bulls have won both games against Atlanta this season.
Dosunmu was 12 of 18 from the floor and 5 of 7 from 3. He continually created havoc for the Atlanta defense with drives to the basket that created opportunities for himself and his teammates.
“We didn’t start the game great, but Ayo’s pace and tempo in that second quarter really got us back in the game. He was downhill,” said Bulls coach Billy Donovan. “Whether it was him knocking down some 3s or getting to the rim, he did a lot of good things tonight.”
The Hawks had won six of their last eight, but they allowed the Bulls to shoot 55.4% from the floor and 46.4% from 3 to slow their momentum as the All-Star break approaches. The Bulls had been averaging 111.5 points per game entering the contest.
“We had a lot of late switches,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said. “We all have to be better guarding the ball.”
The Bulls trailed most of the first half, but closed the second quarter on a 12-2 run to take a 60-59 lead. Dosunmu had eight points during the run as Chicago scored on five straight possessions.
The Hawks were missing starting center Clint Capela, who will not return until after the All-Star break with a left adductor strain.
Torrey Craig started in place of Alex Caruso, who hurt his foot in Orlando in the Bulls' previous game.
UP NEXT
Bulls: Finish a four-game road trip at Cleveland on Wednesday night.
Hawks: Visit Charlotte on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Onyeka Okongwu (Coby White gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 |  | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:29 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:03 | | +2 | Torrey Craig makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 4-2 |
| 9:53 | | Jalen Johnson misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:50 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | DeMar DeRozan personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving reverse layup (Torrey Craig assists) | 6-2 |
| 8:50 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point cutting layup (Trae Young assists) | 6-4 |
| 8:32 | | Coby White misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point running dunk (Trae Young assists) | 6-6 |
| 8:10 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Torrey Craig assists) | 8-6 |
| 7:59 | | Nikola Vucevic kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:52 | | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point cutting layup (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 8-8 |
| 7:32 | | +3 | Torrey Craig makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 11-8 |
| 7:16 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 7:06 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point putback layup | 11-10 |
| 6:40 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 11-13 |
| 6:14 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point driving finger roll layup (Dejounte Murray assists) | 11-15 |
| 5:49 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point running pullup jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists) | 11-18 |
| 5:39 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point turnaround hook shot (Torrey Craig assists) | 13-18 |
| 5:18 | | Bulls delay of game violation | ||
| 5:07 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Saddiq Bey misses two point layup | ||
| 4:59 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Coby White misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point running layup | 13-20 |
| 4:44 | | Torrey Craig shooting foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 4:44 | | Dejounte Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:41 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +3 | De'Andre Hunter makes three point jump shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 13-23 |
| 4:21 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:08 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Onyeka Okongwu blocks Andre Drummond's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 16-23 |
| 3:23 | | Julian Phillips shooting foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 3:23 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 16-24 |
| 3:23 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 16-25 |
| 3:23 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 16-26 |
| 3:16 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:16 | | Hawks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | Andre Drummond personal foul (Loose ball) (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:57 | | De'Andre Hunter misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:54 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | Bruno Fernando shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 2:48 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-26 |
| 2:48 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-26 |
| 2:35 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 18-28 |
| 2:25 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:20 | | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 18-31 |
| 2:19 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:58 | | Andre Drummond misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | Bruno Fernando misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:43 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving finger roll layup | 20-31 |
| 1:20 | | Bruno Fernando misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 1:16 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point running dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 22-31 |
| 0:50 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | +3 | Jevon Carter makes three point running jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 25-31 |
| 0:30 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Bruno Fernando offensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | +2 | Bruno Fernando makes two point putback layup | 25-33 |
| 0:08 | | Bruno Fernando shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 0:08 | | DeMar DeRozan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:08 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-33 |
| 0:04 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Andre Drummond misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Jalen Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Andre Drummond personal foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:23 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Dalen Terry defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot | 28-33 |
| 10:55 | | Dalen Terry personal foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 28-35 |
| 10:19 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Andre Drummond misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:17 | | Bruno Fernando defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 31-35 |
| 9:37 | | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Bruno Fernando offensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Bruno Fernando misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:32 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point cutting dunk (Jevon Carter assists) | 33-35 |
| 8:55 | | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 33-38 |
| 8:32 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point cutting layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 33-40 |
| 8:03 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot (Torrey Craig assists) | 35-40 |
| 7:52 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Bogdan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:43 | | +3 | De'Andre Hunter makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 35-43 |
| 7:29 | | Jevon Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | +3 | De'Andre Hunter makes three point jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists) | 35-46 |
| 7:18 | | Jevon Carter shooting foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 7:18 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-47 |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving floating jump shot | 37-47 |
| 6:44 | | Torrey Craig blocks De'Andre Hunter's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Jevon Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | De'Andre Hunter personal foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 6:37 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:27 | | Saddiq Bey shooting foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-47 |
| 6:27 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-47 |
| 6:10 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (bad pass) (Torrey Craig steals) | ||
| 6:07 | | Coby White misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (bad pass) (Coby White steals) | ||
| 5:50 | | Torrey Craig turnover (lost ball) (Dejounte Murray steals) | ||
| 5:46 | | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 39-50 |
| 5:34 | | Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 5:34 | | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-50 |
| 5:34 | | Coby White misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:32 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point putback layup | 40-52 |
| 5:01 | | Jevon Carter misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:59 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot | 42-52 |
| 4:50 | | De'Andre Hunter shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-52 |
| 4:40 | | Jevon Carter personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:40 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-53 |
| 4:40 | | Trae Young misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:40 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Trae Young misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point driving finger roll layup (Trae Young assists) | 43-55 |
| 3:31 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup (Coby White assists) | 45-55 |
| 3:14 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Coby White defensive rebound |