Griffin wins game at OT buzzer, Hawks hold off Bulls 123-122
ATLANTA (AP) A.J. Griffin hit a 6-footer on an alley-oop pass at the overtime buzzer and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 123-122 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.
DeMar DeRozan sank three free throws with 0.5 seconds remaining in overtime to finish with 33 points as it appeared the Bulls had the game wrapped up. But Griffin took sideline alley-oop pass from Jalen Johnson and scored on a turnaround jumper with Derrick Jones Jr. defending for the win.
It was Griffin's second overtime buzzer-beater in his rookie season, the first coming in a 124-122 win over Toronto on Nov. 19.
''The same thing was going through my head,'' Griffin said after scoring 17 points. ''Just how fast it happens. I think coach drew up a great play and J.J. made a great pass.
''Getting that confidence from the coach to be able to go out there and execute. Even on a day when shots aren't falling, just to continue to keep playing. Just the encouragement to keep going. On to the next one.''
Trae Young hit a 20-footer with 1 second left to give the Hawks a 121-119 lead in the extra period, and Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 17 of his 28 points in the first half for Atlanta.
DeRozan calmly swished the free throws after taking the inbound pass and firing up a 3 in which he was fouled by Bogdanovic. He knew the game wasn't over, however.
''I mean I've been in the league so much that I've seen crazier stuff happen,'' DeRozan said. ''It's not over 'til it's over. ... They made a hell of a play. ... Shake their hand and move on.''
DeRozan had 12 points in the fourth quarter but he missed a layup that would've given Chicago a one-point lead with 16.5 seconds remaining.
Jones hit one of two free throws that could've given the Bulls a one-point victory, but instead sent the game to overtime.
Young had 19 points and 14 assists for the Hawks. The team's leading scorer, Young was 5 for 18 from the field, including 2 for 8 on 3s, but his runner with 1:45 remaining gave the Hawks the lead at 107-105. He followed with a 3 to make it 110-107 with 50.6 seconds left in regulation.
Young has struggled lately, beginning the night 7 of his last 41 on 3s over his last six games and fourth in the league in turnovers.
One night after scoring a season-high 144 points and shooting 63.5% in a lopsided win over Dallas, the Bulls shot 48%, including 28.9% on 3s.
Clint Capela got his eighth straight double-double and 16th of the season, finishing with 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Hawks.
TIP-INS
Bulls: G Javonte Green was cleared to play despite being listed as questionable with right knee soreness. He had two points in 11 minutes despite missing the last three games. ... G Alex Caruso (lower back contusion) stayed in Chicago to get treatment. ... G Ayo Dosunmu had an abdominal contusion late in the second quarter and didn't return.
Hawks: G Dejounte Murray, the team's second-leading scorer, missed his second straight game with a left ankle sprain. He is expected to be sidelined for another week and a half. ... De'Andre Hunter, who missed four straight games with a right hip flexor strain, was a game-time decision and scored 16. ... C Onyeka Okongwu, listed as questionable before the game with left foot soreness, finished with 14 points. ... F John Collins missed his fifth consecutive game with a left ankle sprain. He is expected to be out another week.
CONDOLENCES
Atlanta coach Nate McMillan paid his respects to NBA legend Paul Silas, who passed away Saturday night at 79. The Hawks held a moment of silence for Silas, a former NBA coach who played for St. Louis and Atlanta for the first five years of his career beginning in 1964-65, before the game.
UP NEXT
Bulls: Host New York on Wednesday and Friday.
Hawks: At Memphis on Monday and Orlando on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Clint Capela (Ayo Dosunmu gains possession) | ||
| 11:36 |  | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:17 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Ayo Dosunmu steals) | ||
| 11:13 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point running dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 4-0 |
| 10:54 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Zach LaVine turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Trent Forrest makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-2 |
| 10:24 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 6-2 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | AJ Griffin makes two point cutting layup (Trae Young assists) | 6-4 |
| 10:08 | | Patrick Williams defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:53 | | Patrick Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Clint Capela misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 9:40 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +3 | AJ Griffin makes three point jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) | 6-7 |
| 8:59 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point stepback jump shot | 8-7 |
| 8:46 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point layup (Trae Young assists) | 8-9 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point reverse layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 10-9 |
| 8:15 | | Zach LaVine shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | Trae Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:15 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-10 |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving layup | 12-10 |
| 7:30 | | Trae Young misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Zach LaVine turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | AJ Griffin makes two point pullup jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 12-12 |
| 6:59 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:48 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:41 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:41 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point running jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 12-15 |
| 6:29 | | AJ Griffin personal foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point stepback jump shot | 14-15 |
| 6:09 | | AJ Griffin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | ||
| 5:44 | | Trent Forrest blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point running layup | ||
| 5:44 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Zach LaVine misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Trae Young personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 16-15 |
| 4:46 | | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running layup (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 18-15 |
| 4:28 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point cutting dunk (Trae Young assists) | 18-17 |
| 4:06 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point driving layup | 20-17 |
| 3:42 | | Jalen Johnson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:38 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Zach LaVine turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:19 | | Trae Young misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:16 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic personal foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | Zach LaVine turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:54 | | Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Onyeka Okongwu's two point layup | ||
| 2:51 | | Trent Forrest offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point dunk (Trent Forrest assists) | 20-19 |
| 2:44 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:23 | | Goran Dragic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | Goran Dragic personal foul (Aaron Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:53 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | Onyeka Okongwu personal foul (Loose ball) (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Andre Drummond shooting foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:29 | | Jalen Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:29 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | +1 | Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-20 |
| 1:16 | | Goran Dragic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:12 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic turnover (bad pass) (Andre Drummond steals) | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point dunk (Goran Dragic assists) | 22-20 |
| 0:38 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point layup (Coby White assists) | 24-20 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 24-22 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point pullup jump shot (Goran Dragic assists) | 27-22 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:52 | | Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:48 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic turnover (bad pass) (Andre Drummond steals) | ||
| 11:09 | | Coby White misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Derrick Jones Jr. blocks Jalen Johnson's two point running layup | ||
| 10:59 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Justin Holiday blocks DeMar DeRozan's two point running layup | ||
| 10:56 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Goran Dragic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point driving layup | 27-24 |
| 10:41 | | Goran Dragic shooting foul (Aaron Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:41 | | +1 | Aaron Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-25 |
| 10:26 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic blocks DeMar DeRozan's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point driving layup | 27-27 |
| 10:08 | | Jalen Johnson shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-27 |
| 10:08 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-27 |
| 9:56 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point cutting layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 29-29 |
| 9:56 | | Coby White shooting foul (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | +1 | Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-30 |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point dunk (Coby White assists) | 31-30 |
| 9:26 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point dunk (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 31-32 |
| 9:08 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point cutting dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 33-32 |
| 8:52 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving reverse layup | 35-32 |
| 8:22 | | DeMar DeRozan shooting foul (Bogdan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | +1 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-33 |
| 8:22 | | +1 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-34 |
| 8:09 | | Zach LaVine misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 35-36 |
| 7:46 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point stepback jump shot | 35-39 |
| 7:14 | | Andre Drummond misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Andre Drummond steals) | ||
| 7:02 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 7:02 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-39 |
| 7:02 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-39 |
| 6:50 | | AJ Griffin misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Javonte Green offensive foul (Off the ball) (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 6:44 | | Javonte Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point cutting layup (Trae Young assists) | 37-41 |
| 6:30 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:16 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 39-41 |
| 5:57 | | +2 | AJ Griffin makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 39-43 |
| 5:30 | | Bulls turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:17 | | AJ Griffin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Hawks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point stepback jump shot | 41-43 |
| 4:41 | | Coby White shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 4:41 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-44 |
| 4:41 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-45 |
| 4:27 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:22 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Trae Young misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Onyeka Okongwu steals) | ||
| 3:53 | | +3 | AJ Griffin makes three point jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) | 41-48 |
| 3:28 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | AJ Griffin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Patrick Williams blocks De'Andre Hunter's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:13 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-48 |
| 3:10 | | Zach LaVine misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:08 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 42-50 |
| 2:41 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 45-50 |
| 2:22 | | Trae Young misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive foul (Charge) (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 2:16 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:16 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:53 | | +2 | Trent Forrest makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 45-52 |
| 1:37 | |