Smith, Hawks bring down hammer on Bulls

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03/01/2010 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Smith paced a balanced scoring attack with 17 points and a season-high 18 rebounds, as the Atlanta Hawks dominated the glass to defeat the shorthanded Chicago Bulls, 116-92, at United Center.

Smith had six offensive boards, as the Hawks outrebounded the Bulls by a 63-37 margin overall. Atlanta had 22 total on the offensive side, compared to just eight for Chicago.

Jamal Crawford came off the bench to provide 21 points, while Marvin Williams had 18 with nine rebounds in the win. Al Horford added 15 points and 10 boards, while Joe Johnson had 14 points and nine rebounds in the lopsided victory, Atlanta's fourth in five games.

Derrick Rose paced Chicago with 24 points despite leaving briefly in the first half with a minor knee injury, but the Bulls couldn't avoid having a four-game home win streak snapped due to the absence of Luol Deng (knee) and Joakim Noah (foot). Brad Miller provided 15 points and seven boards, while Taj Gibson had 11 and 13 in a losing effort.

The Bulls trailed by seven to start the fourth and got as close as five several times in the opening moments, but an ensuing 9-0 Hawks spurt essentially put the game away.

Williams had seven of the nine points, including an acrobatic three-point play that had the visitors ahead, 94-79, with 5:37 to play.

Atlanta cruised to the finish line from there.

The Hawks jumped out to a 34-23 lead after one quarter, partly due to Rose's absence, and Atlanta increased its advantage to 59-43 at halftime.

The Bulls, though, made a game of it in the third, outscoring the Hawks by a 25-16 margin. Gibson scored the first five points of the period to get Chicago within 11, and a Miller jumper had the hosts within single-digits, 67-58, with five minutes left.

Atlanta pushed its advantage back up to 15 before a 10-2 Bulls burst ended the quarter. Flip Murray had four points during the stretch, including a layup in the final moments to make it 75-68 heading to the fourth.

Game Notes

Atlanta won the season series, 3-1, and has captured seven of eight against Chicago...The Bulls began a four-game homestand Monday and will also play Memphis, Dallas and Utah during the stretch...Chicago fell to 19-10 at home, while Atlanta improved to 15-14 on the road...Murray had 12 points for the Bulls, who got 10 points from Hakim Warrick...Rose banged knees with Atlanta's Mike Bibby in the first quarter and limped to the locker room before returning late in the second quarter...The Bulls never led in the game.

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