NBA play-offs: Hawks lost to Bulls and missed the playoffs White 42+9+6 Murray 30 points
On April 18, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA play-offs Hawks played away against the Bulls, the Hawks fell behind by 18 points in the first quarter and dug a hole early, and the Hawks stubbornly fought back to chase only 3 points at the beginning of the third quarter, and the Bulls then crushed the Hawks at the end of the third quarter to extend the 18-point lead again. White continued to give a strong performance in the final quarter to lead the team to expand the 20+ advantage to lay the victory, and finally the Hawks lost 116-131 to the Bulls and officially missed the playoffs, the Hawks lost the play-offs for the first time in team history, and the Bulls advanced to the second round of the play-offs and will face the Heat on April 20 to compete for the No. 8 seed in the East.
Statistics
Hawks: Murray 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Trae Young 22 points, 10 assists and 6 turnovers, Bogdan 21 points, Capela 22 points and 17 rebounds.
Bulls: DeRozan 22 points and 9 assists, Vucevic 24 points and 12 rebounds, Dosunmu 19 points, White 42 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Green 10 points.
The star of the game
Bulls backcourt big man White broke out, he led the team to a big victory over the Hawks, hit a record of 40+ points in a single game for the first time in his career, and also led the Bulls to advance to the second round of the play-offs.
Focus shots
Trae Young was pushed down by Caruso behind him, and was whistled for an offensive foul, causing controversy.
Caruso was knocked down by teammate Drummond and returned to the locker room after being sidelined.
Murray slammed Vucevic.
Drummond caps Fernando, and the two sides then go to the top and eat T's.
Game recap
In the regular season this season, the Hawks are at a disadvantage with 1 win and 2 losses. The Hawks lacked 4 players such as Okongu and Bey in this game, and the Bulls lacked 5 players such as LaVine and Ball Brother. At the beginning of the first quarter, the two sides battled from a 2-2 tie to a 10-10 tie, Caruso hit a three-point shot, Murray hit two free throws, and DeRozan blossomed inside and out to lead a 7-1 offensive. Murray scored three points, White and DeRozan each scored two points, Capela scored four points in a row, and the Bulls went on a 9-0 run to take a 13-point advantage. Bogdan made a layup to chase points, and the Bulls launched another wave of 7-0 offensive drive, and the Bulls led the Hawks by 18 points at 40-22 at the end of the first quarter. The Bulls were close to 6 in the first quarter with 16-of-27 from the field, DeRozan had 11 points and 5 assists, the Hawks were 8-of-22, including 1-of-9 from three-point range, Murray had 11 points, and Trae Young was 0-of-3 with 1 point, 2 assists and 5 turnovers.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Murray hit a three-pointer in a row, leading the Hawks to a wave of 14-0 offensive to chase down to a gap of four points, and Caruso was knocked down by teammate Drummond and was injured and once survived. The Bulls scored 5 points in a row, the Hawks chased 4 more points, DeRozan hit a two-point shot, Murray threw back, and the Bulls maintained a 14-point advantage on an 11-2 offensive run to stop the Hawks. Trae Young scored three points and assists Capela hooked up to chase points, White and Dosunmu both scored four points in a row, and Trae Young continued to chase points with consecutive attacks and passes. Bogdan made a three-pointer and Trae Young made a free throw, Vucevic hit a throw, Bogdan hit a three-pointer and Murray made a layup, Trae Young hit two free throws to chase the difference to a three-point difference, White made a layup and Capela dunked, Caruso hit a three-pointer, and the Bulls were chased to a 73-67 lead at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, four players from both sides scored in double figures, DeRozan had 18 points and six assists and White had 17 points, and Murray had 23 points and Trae Young had 10 points and six assists.
Yibian fought again, Murray took the lead in hitting a three-point shot, and then the two sides continued to hit the inside line to bite the score and fight, Green dunked and White made a layup to expand the 7-point advantage. Murray blocked Vucevic and the Bulls scored another three points, Hunter hit his first shot for the ninth time, and Trae Young chased a three-pointer to just three points. Vucevic made a three-pointer and Dosunmu slammed a dunk to stop the Hawks, and the Bulls scored four more points when they returned to the game, and Hunter hit a mid-range shot to break the Hawks' scoring drought. DeRozan led an 8-0 offensive run to stop the Hawks again, Matthews hit two of three free throws, Dosunmu made three points and DeRozan scored two points to extend the 21-point lead, and Drummond and Fernando both ate T's. Matthews answered with a three-pointer and the Bulls led the Hawks 110-92 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, Murray's 28+5+6 led the Hawks to score four double-doubles, the Bulls also scored four double-doubles, DeRozan had 22 points and 8 assists, White scored 28 points and Vucevic scored 20 points.
The Bulls entered the fourth quarter with an 18-point lead, with Hunter scoring on a layup and White scoring four straight points to extend the 20-point advantage. The two sides scored one after another, and White hit another three-pointer to extend the 21-point advantage to stop the Hawks and return to the game. Capela dunked, White scored 40+ points for the first time in his career with three points, and Green made one of two free throws to continue to extend his 20+ lead. The game has lost the suspense of victory and loss in advance and entered garbage time, and finally the Bulls defeated the Hawks to advance to the second round of the play-offs against the Heat, and the Hawks officially missed the playoffs this season.
Both sides start
Hawks: Trae Young, Murray, Bogdan, Hunter, Capela
Bulls: Dosunm, White, DeRozan, Caruso, Vucevic
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