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Bulls Escape Atlanta With Win

Atlanta,  GA (SportsNetwork.com)  - Mike Dunleavy led seven Chicago scorers in 
double  figures  with 22 points,  as the Bulls got  back to their winning ways 
with a 107-103 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday at Philips Arena. 

Joakim  Noah and Carlos Boozer both donated double-doubles, with Noah notching 
20 points and 12 rebounds, while Boozer registered 17 points and 11 boards for 
the Bulls, who had won five straight before dropping a 93-79 decision at Miami 
on Sunday. 

"We're  just trying to find a way," Noah said. "It wasn't pretty at times. I'm 
just happy we were able to come out with the win." 

Kirk Hinrich and Taj Gibson both scored 14, while Tony Snell and D.J. Augustin 
netted 10 points apiece in the victory. 

Jeff Teague tallied 26 points and seven assists, while Kyle Korver contributed 
16  points and seven boards for the Hawks, who have lost nine of their last 10 
games. 

Dunleavy's  driving  layup gave Chicago a  101-100 lead with 1:29 to play, but 
DeMarre Carroll drained a 3-pointer at the other end to put the Hawks on top. 

However,  Caroll fouled Hinrich attempting a trey on the visitors' next touch, 
and  the veteran guard knocked down all three free throws to restore Chicago's 
one-point edge. 

"It was one of those games that came down to the final minute and they got the 
calls  and we didn't,"  Carroll said. "They (the refs) made a call and we have 
to live with it." 

After the teams exchanged empty possessions, the Hawks had the ball with under 
15  seconds left,  but Teague stepped out along the baseline under the Chicago 
net, giving possession back to the Bulls. 

Hinrich  then hit two free throws with 11 seconds left and after Noah stripped 
Mike  Scott as  he tried to take  a 3-pointer on Atlanta's next touch, Hinrich 
sealed the outcome with 1-of-2 from the charity stripe. 

Atlanta  led by as  many as 14 in the first quarter before taking a 30-20 lead 
into  the  second, but the Bulls  shot 55 percent  from the field and held the 
Hawks  to a  34.8 percent clip in the  second stanza to take a 54-51 edge into 
the break. 

The Bulls held  Atlanta at bay in  the third and carried an 80-75 spread into 
the final frame. 

Atlanta  grabbed  an 85-84 lead  early in  the fourth following consecutive 3- 
pointers  from Lou  Williams, but the Bulls answered with five straight points 
to regain the lead, which they held until Carroll's running layup with 1:41 on 
the clock. 

                                   Game Notes 

The Bulls improved to  14-16 on the road ... Atlanta is 0-3 against the Bull
this  season and  has lost five in  a row and 10  of the past 13 games in this 
series  ... Hawks  forward Paul Millsap missed his second straight game with a 
right  knee  contusion and  will be  sidelined until at  least the weekend ... 
Chicago  scored 22 second-chance points, compared to 12 for Atlanta ... Korver 
hit  four 3-pointers  to extend his record for consecutive games with a triple 
to 125. 

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