National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chicago 100, Atlanta 85
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #30 John Goble, #10 Ron Garretson, #75 Eric Dalen
Attendance: 21325

Bulls 100, Hawks 85: Joakim Noah recorded his fourth career triple-double as host Chicago cruised past Atlanta.

Noah finished with 19 points, 16 rebounds and a career high-tying 11 assists to pace the Bulls, who have won three of four. Taj Gibson added 24 points and 12 rebounds while Mike Dunleavy had 15 points for Chicago.

Paul Millsap led the way with 15 points for the Hawks, who have failed to crack 90 points in three of their last four games. Louis Williams contributed 13 points while Jeff Teague added 12 for Atlanta.

Noah did a little bit of everything in a big first quarter, racking up six points, six rebounds and six assists to lift Chicago to a 33-17 advantage. The lead grew past 20 on a pair of Jimmy Butler free throws with eight minutes remaining in the second, and Gibson converted a layup on Noah's eighth assist of the half to help grow the Bulls' edge to 58-39 entering the break.

Atlanta increased the tempo in the third quarter and was rewarded, as Mike Scott reeled off five straight points and Williams added six in a row to cap a 16-4 run that trimmed the Chicago lead to 80-70 entering the fourth. Noah secured his triple-double with an assist on Gibson's short jumper early in the final quarter, and Kirk Hinrich made a layup and a wide-open 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions to put the game away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Gibson has averaged 22.7 points and 10.3 rebounds in the three games he has started in place of Carlos Boozer (quad). ... Chicago dominated the boards by a 57-28 margin. ... Noah previously dished out 11 assists in a 102-87 loss to Golden State on Feb. 6.
Top Game Performances
 
Atlanta   Chicago
Paul Millsap 15 Scoring Taj Gibson 24
Kyle Korver 4 Assists Joakim Noah 11
Gustavo Ayon 8 Rebounds Joakim Noah 16
Gustavo Ayon 2 Free Throws Made Joakim Noah 3
Gustavo Ayon 3 Steals Kirk Hinrich 2
Gustavo Ayon 1 Blocks Joakim Noah 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Atlanta 85 43.8 10-23 5-9 21 28 6 9 10
Chicago 100 50.6 8-20 6-13 30 57 5 6 16
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Hawks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.