An improbable buzzer beater by Hawks rookie AJ Griffin sunk the Bulls in a 123-122 overtime loss on Sunday.
That injury occurred after Dosunmu took a hard fall on a drive in the second quarter. During the play, Young slid in front of Dosunmu to successfully draw a charge, but as each player toppled to the floor, Dosunmu's midsection appeared to ram straight into Young's knee. The Bulls' second-year guard did not return to the game with an abdominal contusion, a tough blow in conjunction with Caruso's injury.The Hawks pulled ahead by as many as 12 in the second half.
A lineup of DeMar DeRozan staggered alongside second-stringers Goran Dragić, Coby White, Derrick Jones Jr. and Andre Drummond changed the complexion of the game between the late third and early fourth quarter; between the 2:45 mark of the third quarter and 8:01 mark of the fourth, that group trimmed an 80-70 Hawks lead to 93-90.
Drummond posted his second strong performance in a row following a three-game streak of his playing time dwindling into the single-minutes range. He put up 14 points, nine rebounds andWhite and Jones Jr. closed the contest with Caruso and Dosunmu out, and each contributed gutsy plays.
To set the scene: Young, with one second to play in overtime and the game tied, drilled a stepback jumper to give the Hawks a 121-119 lead. But on the Bulls' ensuing possession, Bogdan Bogdanović committed a brutal blunder by fouling DeRozan on an off-balance 3-point attempt. DeRozan made all three free throws — giving him 17 points between the fourth quarter and overtime — to put the Bulls ahead 122-121 with 0.5 seconds to play.
The Hawks then advanced the ball with a timeout, and actually had to burn a second one because the Bulls defended the initial inbounds play well. But on Atlanta's second attempt, Young found Griffin cutting baseline on Jones Jr., and lobbed it towards him. The rookie wing jumped, caught the pass, and flipped the ball in in one motion, giving the Hawks an improbable victory:Bulls are 11-15
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