Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks Game 5

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks 95-83 on Tuesday night. The Bulls led after the each quarter, and got out to a sizzling start. The Bulls outscored Atlanta 32-21, in the first quarter and the game would get to within one point after the third quarter, but the Bulls would outscore Atlanta 26-15 in the fourth quarter. The Bulls led at one time by 15 points and that lead got trimmed all the way down to one point by the end of the third. The Bulls played fantastic defense in this game as the Bulls best offense continues to be their defense. In the fourth quarter Joakim Noah, Keith Bogans, and Carlos Boozer all were on the bench. Omer Asik, Ronnie Brewer, and Taj Gibson, along with Derrick Rose, and Luol Deng were the starting five for the whole fourth quarter. Derrick Rose led the way for the Bulls with 33 points and 10 assists. Luol Deng had 23 points and Taj Gibson added 11 huge points off the bench in the fourth quarter. Jeff Teague had 21 points for Atlanta, Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford combined for 17 points (15 from Johnson and 2 from Crawford). The Bulls take a commanding 3-2 lead in the series, game 6 will be on Thursday night back in Atlanta, as the Bulls will look to eliminate the Hawks and move on to play the Heat.