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CHICAGO TRIBUNE : 11-5-11 : Atlanta Hawks @ Chicago Bulls

Posted on December 29, 2011 at 01:19 PM.

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November 5, 2011

Hawks get revenge in Chicago
Bulls get blown out by Horford and the Hawks
Bulls 73 Hawks 102

Al Horford dominated down low with 22 points and 12 boards.

The Atlanta Hawks still had their playoff series loss fresh in their mind when they entered the United Center. After getting knocked out of the playoffs to the Bulls in six games, they wanted some revenge. They got it Saturday night at Chicago's home opener. The two teams looked evenly matched in the first half going basket for basket. After halftime it was a different story. Hawks dominated the second half and held the Bulls to just 30 points in the third and fourth quarters combined.

"Its a shame because we did some things well in the first half. But we just weren't ready to answer the bell after halftime. We couldn't get stops when we needed them. Got to give Atlanta credit, they locked us down offensively in the second half" said Tom Thibodeau. The Hawks were much more aggressive going 20-23 from the charity stripe. Meanwhile, Bulls were in catch up mode going 4-20 from beyond the arc.

Taj Gibson throws down a dunk on Josh Smith.

Al Horford's presence down low caused fits for the Thibodeau's defense. His former college roommate Joakim Noah noted that after the game, "He had it going tonight. We've had some battles since we entered the league and he won tonight." Horford finished with 22 points and 12 boards on 10-14 shooting. The Bulls stay in Chicago to take on the up and coming L.A. Clippers Tuesday the 8th.

Atlanta Hawks (0-2) at Chicago Bulls (2-0)

Nov 5, 2011	1	2	3	4	Final
Atlanta	20	29	22	31	102
Chicago	19	24	16	14	73

Top Performers

Atlanta Hawks

A. Horford - 22 pts, 12 reb

J. Johnson - 8 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast

Chicago Bulls

D. Rose - 20 pts, 6 ast

J. Noah - 10 pts, 9 reb

Team Stats Comparison
	ATL	CHI
FG Made-Att	39-74 (52%)	30-70 (42%)
3PT Made-Att	4-10 (40%)	4-20 (20%)
FT Made-Att	20-23 (86%)	9-11 (81%)
Rebounds	44	30
Assists	24	19
Turnovers	5	12
Steals	12	5
Blocks	3	2

Atlanta Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Hinrich	25	2-8	0-2	4-4	2	4	2	0	0	8
J. Johnson	25	3-11	0-0	2-2	5	6	2	0	2	8
M. Williams	28	2-8	2-5	4-4	3	1	0	1	0	10
J. Smith	28	2-7	0-1	1-2	6	3	5	0	0	5
A. Horford	27	10-14	0-0	2-2	12	1	1	1	1	22
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
V. Radmanovic	11	4-4	2-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	10
Z. Pahulia	10	4-6	0-0	1-1	5	0	0	0	1	9
J. Teague	11	2-2	0-0	4-6	1	3	0	1	0	8
W. Green	14	4-5	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	8
T. McGrady	15	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	4	0	0	1	6
J. Collins	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4
J. Pargo	6	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	4

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Rose	29	8-23	1-8	3-3	2	6	0	0	2	20
R. Hamilton	22	2-5	2-3	1-2	1	0	1	1	0	7
L. Deng	34	3-7	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	6
C. Boozer	28	5-11	0-0	2-3	5	1	1	0	3	12
J. Noah	30	4-5	0-0	2-2	9	2	2	0	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Gibson	11	3-4	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	0	2	7
K. Korver	17	2-7	1-6	0-0	3	1	0	1	2	5
R. Brewer	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
O. Asik	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
J. Butler	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
B. Scalabrine	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
C.J. Watson	12	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	6	0	0	2	0