Atlanta Hawks: Takeaways From Shocking Win Over Bulls
The Atlanta Hawks clawed back from a large deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls. What stood out from the win?
I don’t know what to do with my hands. Sometimes a sporting event leaves you speechless and unable to comprehend what you just saw. Last night’s Hawks/Bulls game falls into that category. I’m still not sure it actually happened.
The Atlanta Hawks have played some exciting games this season, but this win over Chicago might have been the most exciting. The Hawks trailed by 10 points with three minutes left in the game. Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade couldn’t miss for Chicago. The game seemed over.
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Atlanta then used a 19-4, sparked by Paul Millsap and Dennis Schroder, to win 119-114. If you sat in your living room staring at your television in stunned silence nobody could blame you. It was a shocking victory. At one point during the comeback, Atlanta hit a three-pointer on three consecutive possessions.
With the score at 110-100 Chicago, Millsap knocked down a three-pointer to trim Chicago’s lead to seven points. After a defensive stop, Schroder followed with a three-pointer of his own. The Bulls lead was down to four.
The next possession, Tim Hardaway Jr. knocked down a three. After yet another defensive stop, a Dennis Schroder layup finally gave Atlanta the lead. The Hawks would go on to close the game out and win, 119-114.
Victory clutched from the jaws of defeat. It was improbable, unthinkable, and just flat out insane. Let’s take a look at some of the things that stood out from a wild night of basketball.