HAWKS OVERCOME 50 OF BULLS’ LAVINE; TATUM’S 53 FUELS CELTICS

LOS ANGELES—Trae Young bounced back from a subpar outing to score 42 points as the Atlanta Hawks overcame Zach LaVine’s 50-point performance with a 120-108 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday in Atlanta.

The second meeting of the season between the two teams played out similar to their first game in December when Hawks top scorer Young and Bulls all-star LaVine carried their respective offenses in Atlanta’s 124104 win.

Young, who was coming off a poor shooting night on Wednesday against Memphis when he shot just sixof-12 from the floor, ratchetted up the intensity against the Bulls, who were gunning for their fourth straight win but playing on short rest.

Young shot 15-of-25 and finished with eight rebounds and nine assists as they wrapped up a four game homestand with the win. Young leads Atlanta, averaging over 25 points per game to go along with almost 10 rebounds a game.

LaVine scored a career-high 50 points, making 18-of-31 shots from the field, seven-of-12 threes, and missing just one-of-eight free throws.

He scored 39 points in the first half, which tied for the best scoring production since Phoenix Suns Jamal Crawford had 39 points in the second half in April 9, 2019.

Meanwhile, Jayson Tatum became the young37 est player in Boston history to score at least 50 points in a game as the Celtics needed overtime to beat the last-place Minnesota Timberwolves, 145-136.

Tatum, at 23 years and days, scored 35 of his career-high 53 points in the second half.