The visiting Atlanta Hawks got 20 points from Bogdan Bogdanovic to beat the Bulls 113-101 on Monday and move to within a half-game of Chicago, which holds the No. 9 spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
The Hawks shot 47.5 percent on their 3-pointers and had six players in double figures. Atlanta won for the fifth time in six games and defeated the Bulls for the first time in three games this season.Bogdanovic was an efficient 6-for-7 from the field and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line with six assists.
Chicago started the game by taking advantage of three Atlanta turnovers to score the first 11 points. The momentum didn't last, and the Hawks led 32-30 after the first quarter.Atlanta kept the momentum and used an 8-0 spurt to take a 52-45 lead at 3:23. The Hawks built the lead to eight when Krejci hit a 3-pointer - one of a career-high five in the first half - at the buzzer for a 61-52 lead at halftime.
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