Coby White ratings career-high 42 points as Bulls roll past Hawks 131-116 in play-in videogame

Coby White scored a career-high 42 points, and the Chicago Bulls advanced in the play-in competition, knocking out the Atlanta Hawks with a 131-116 triumph on Wednesday night.

White, whose previous high was 37, went difficult at the rim throughout the videogame and had fans shouting his name down the stretch as the Bulls rolled past the Hawks. Chicago checkouts Miami on Friday for a shot at the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and a first-round match with Boston. The Heat lost 105-104 to Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Dejounte Murray led Atlanta with 30 points. But the Hawks came up brief onceagain after dropping their last 6 regular-season videogames.

Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 12 rebounds for Chicago. DeMar DeRozan completed with 22 points and 9 helps.

Ayo Dosunmu included 19 points after missingouton the last 4 regular-season videogames since of a bruised ideal quadricep, and the Bulls shot 56.8% from the field.

Atlanta’s Trae Young and Clint Capela each scored22 Young, who missedouton 23 videogames late in the routine season duetothefactthat of a torn ligament in his left pinkie, had 10 helps however dedicated 6 turnovers. Capela got 17 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanovic included 21 points.

The Bulls were up 88-85 when Vucevic nailed a 3-tip with 4: 59 left in the 3rd quarter to kick off a 17-2 run.

White had the fans roaring when he scored on a cool spin around Young and fed a cutting Javonte Green for a dunk. White then scored on a layup following a block by Dalen Terry to make it 105-87 with 1: 27 left in the 3rd.

The Bulls led 40-22 after closing the veryfirst quarter on a 16-2 run, stressed by Dalen Terry’s dunk off a take by Alex Caruso. Young dedicated 5 turnovers in the duration.

The Hawks rapidly got back into it, reeling off 14 straight to start the 2nd. The Bulls got the lead back up to 58-44 midway through the quarter when a turning Dosunmu obstructed De’Andre Hunter, illustration a substantial holler from the crowd, and DeRozan broke for a three-point play.

The Hawks made another push near the end of the half, pulling within 3 in the closing minute. But Caruso respondedto an alley-oop dunk by Capela with a 3 and Chicago headed to the locker space with a 73-67 lead.

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Reporting by The Associated Press.