Bulls beat Hawks 125-117 in overtime

Game recap · published November 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM EST · updated November 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM EST

The Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-117 in overtime on Friday, November 13, at United Center in Chicago, IL.

The Bulls led 60-53 at halftime. Regulation ended tied at 110, and the Bulls outscored the Hawks 15-7 in overtime. The biggest lead for the Bulls was 18 points; the Hawks led by as many as 2.

Top performers

Norman Powell led the Bulls with 33 points on 12-of-19 shooting, including 4 3-pointers, with 5 rebounds. Josh Giddey added 15 points and 10 rebounds. For the Hawks, Jalen Johnson had 27 points on 11-of-26 shooting, with 11 rebounds and 10 assists. CJ McCollum added 20 points and 5 rebounds.

Jalen Johnson recorded a triple-double: 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Josh Giddey recorded a triple-double: 15 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists. Double-double: Jalen Smith (15 points and 12 rebounds). The Hawks bench outscored the Bulls reserves 51-36.

By the numbers

The Bulls shot 49.5% from the field (45-of-91) and went 20-of-50 from three-point range; the Hawks shot 43.9% and went 8-of-40 from deep. The Hawks outscored their opponents 66-46 in the paint. Fast-break points favored the Hawks, 26-8. The Bulls committed 25 turnovers, which the Hawks turned into 34 points. Assists: Bulls 34, Hawks 29.

Context

The Bulls improved to 2-9, while the Hawks fell to 7-6, their second loss in a row. It was the teams' first meeting of the season. By our model's numbers this was an upset: the Bulls had a 34% chance of winning before tip-off.

Up next: the Bulls visit the Timberwolves on Saturday, Nov 14; the Hawks visit the Bucks on Sunday, Nov 15.

Attendance: 19,466 at United Center. Officials: Tony Brothers, Bill Kennedy and J.T. Orr.

Team stats

ATL		CHI
47-107	Field goals	45-91
43.9%	Field goal %	49.5%
8-40	3-pointers	20-50
20.0%	3-point %	40.0%
15-20	Free throws	15-21
48	Rebounds	51
13	Offensive rebounds	10
29	Assists	34
13	Steals	11
5	Blocks	10
17	Turnovers	25
34	Points off turnovers	20
66	Points in the paint	46
26	Fast-break points	8
24	Second-chance points	7
2	Biggest lead	18
25	Fouls	22

Team box score: Highlightly. Venue: United Center, Chicago, IL.

Atlanta Hawks — players

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nickeil Alexander-Walker · starter	41	16	6	3	3	1	3	6-19	1-11	3-4	-14
Jalen Johnson · starter	40	27	11	10	1	0	5	11-26	0-3	5-6	+3
Dyson Daniels · starter	36	6	9	4	2	0	0	3-5	0-0	0-0	-3
Onyeka Okongwu · starter	35	17	6	1	2	2	2	7-13	2-7	1-2	+2
Kingston Flemings · starter	17	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	-4
CJ McCollum	32	20	5	5	0	1	0	9-16	2-6	0-0	-7
Aaron Wiggins	26	9	4	3	0	0	1	4-10	1-6	0-0	+3
Luguentz Dort	20	10	1	2	4	0	1	4-10	1-3	1-2	-10
Jock Landale	18	12	5	0	1	1	4	3-7	1-4	5-6	-10
RayJ Dennis	Did not play — coach's decision
Corey Kispert	Did not play — coach's decision
Dorian Finney-Smith	Did not play — coach's decision
Zuby Ejiofor	Did not play — coach's decision

Chicago Bulls — players

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Isaac Okoro · starter	41	15	3	2	1	1	2	5-10	2-6	3-4	+18
Josh Giddey · starter	39	15	10	14	0	3	4	5-10	3-7	2-5	+18
Jalen Smith · starter	32	15	12	3	3	0	4	6-15	1-6	2-2	+9
Norman Powell · starter	31	33	5	2	1	0	3	12-19	4-8	5-6	+13
Matas Buzelis · starter	29	11	6	2	1	3	2	3-8	3-7	2-2	+20
Buddy Hield	25	12	3	3	2	1	3	5-10	2-7	0-0	-8
Patrick Williams	24	13	4	2	2	0	2	4-7	4-6	1-2	-12
Nic Claxton	22	2	6	2	0	1	1	1-3	0-0	0-0	-3
Tre Jones	15	4	1	3	1	1	3	2-7	0-2	0-0	-13
Noa Essengue	8	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	-3
Orlando Robinson	Did not play — coach's decision
Jordan Hawkins	Did not play — coach's decision
Leonard Miller	Did not play — coach's decision
Zach Collins	Did not play — coach's decision

Written automatically from the game data (BALLDONTLIE scores, Highlightly team box score) — see methodology. Game page · Hawks vs Bulls head-to-head