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Chicago Bulls lose to Atlanta Hawks, 108-97

By Bruce Kropp May 2, 2021 | 8:33 AM

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 33 points, Clint Capela had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game slide with a 108-97 victory over the undermanned Chicago Bulls. Playing without Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic, the Bulls took their first double-digit lead on Thaddeus Young’s tip shot in the first minute of the third quarter. But the Hawks went on a 13-0 run, and Chicago quickly called timeout at the 9:15 mark of the third after John Collins’ 3 from the right wing put Atlanta up 67-65. The Hawks didn’t trail again. Thaddeus Young led the Bulls with 20 points, and Patrick Williams scored 15 of his 19 in the first half.

Elsewhere in the NBA:

— Dorian Finney-Smith hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final seconds of the Mavericks’ 125-124 thriller against the Wizards. Luka Doncic (DAHN’-chihch) finished with 31 points, 12 rebounds, and a career-high 20 assists to help Dallas pull even with the Lakers for fifth in the West. Russell Westbrook had 42 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists for the Wizards, who lost for just the third time in 15 games.

— Kendrick Nunn scored 22 points and Duncan Robinson had 20 in the Heat’s 124-107 win over the Cavaliers, putting Miami in a tie for sixth in the East. Robinson made 6 of 9 3-pointers, making him the fastest NBA player to reach 500 threes in a career at 152 games. Trevor Ariza (ah-REE’-zah) scored 18 points and Bam Adebayo (ad-eh-BY’-oh) collected 13, 10 rebounds, and six assists for the Heat, who are in a three-way battle with Atlanta and Boston for fifth, sixth, and seventh in the conference.

— Rookie standout LaMelo Ball returned from a 21-game absence with 11 points, leading the Hornets to a 107-94 victory over the Pistons. Ball had surgery to repair a broken wrist sustained on March 20. Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 29 points, including a 3-pointer to beat the shot clock and help stave off Detroit’s final rally late in the fourth quarter.

— Domantas Sabonis (doh-MAHN’-tahs sah-BOH’-nihs) had a triple-double by halftime and the Pacers flirted with the largest margin of victory in league history before settling for a 152-95 laugher against the Thunder. Sabonis finished with 26 points, 19 rebounds, and 14 assists in Indiana’s highest-scoring game since joining the NBA in 1976. The Pacers led by 67 points with 4:12 remaining one off the league mark.

— Cole Anthony buried a 27-foot, contested 3-pointer with one-tenth of a second remaining to send the Magic to a 112-111 win over the Grizzlies. Anthony scored a career-best 26 points and added eight rebounds and six assists for Orlando. Dillon Brooks scored 23 points and Ja (jah) Morant added 22 points and seven assists for the Grizzlies, who led by 20 in the second half.

— Stephen Curry bounced back from a rough first half with 23 of his 30 points in the third quarter of the Warriors’ 113-87 thrashing of the Rockets. Curry was just 2 for 12 in the first half, then didn’t even need to play in the fourth quarter after the Warriors outscored the Rockets 39-12 to take an 88-67 lead. Andrew Wiggins had 20 points for Golden State, and Mychal Mulder and Jordan Poole both added 17 off the bench.

— Zion Williamson scored nine of his 37 points in overtime and the Pelicans came back to beat the Timberwolves, 140-136. Lonzo Ball had a career-high 33 points, tied a career best with eight 3-pointers, and grabbed 11 rebounds.