Hawks surge late, Trae Young scores 39 points in win over Bulls

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The sense of urgency may be similar, but the stakes are different for Chicago and Atlanta on opposite ends of the Eastern Conference playoff standings.

For the Hawks, who are struggling for any spot in the playoffs, a win over the upper-tier Bulls was especially important.

Bogdan Bogdanovic's 3-pointer with 1:41 left gave Atlanta the lead and Trae Young scored 39 points in the Hawks' 130-124 victory over the Bulls on Thursday night.

The Hawks began the night 10th in the conference, fighting to keep the last spot in the play-in tournament while still hoping to move higher in the final 20 games of the regular season.

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Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) has his shot blocked by Chicago Bulls Ayo Dosunmu (12) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

"Yeah, the pressure has been on for us to keep going and figure this out as fast as possible and get some wins," Young said. "We don’t have many left in the regular season. We have to win as many as possible. ... Of course, beating a team like them, with how high their seed is, is big."

Young made seven 3-pointers, including two after Bogdanovic's go-ahead 3, to seal the win.

Chicago suffered its third consecutive loss and fell percentage points behind Philadelphia in the battle for second place in the East, each 2 1/2 games behind Miami.

"We’ve got to have way, way better habits against elite teams," Chicago coach Billy Donovan said. "I think we’re learning the tough way all these little lessons, so to speak. ... There was just a lot, a lot of breakdowns. We fouled entirely too