Chicago Bulls: Player grades from legendary 4OT thriller
By Luke Askew
The Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 168-161 on the road in a 4OT slugfest. Here are player grades from the wild victory.
Welp. I’m exhausted just from watching that game.
The Chicago Bulls traveled down to Georgia to take on Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in a game full of young talent and exciting potential.
The game would end up going an extra 20 (20!) minutes as the Bulls and Hawks would play through four overtime periods.
What’s likely to get lost in the madness of this game is that the Bulls blew a relatively large fourth-quarter lead and allowed the Hawks to have multiple chances at stealing a win. It was a gritty win for the Bulls, but it would’ve been more satisfying if they could’ve closed the game out in regulation.
At the end of the day, though, the Bulls got the win and that’s all that matters. Here are player grades from the absurd 4OT road win.
Next up for the Bulls? You guessed it – the Atlanta Hawks.
That’s right. On Sunday afternoon, the Hawks will come to the United Center for a highly anticipated rematch. Hopefully, the Bulls can snag a W in regulation this time, but I’ll settle for another 4OT thriller if that’s what it takes.