Coby White scored a career-high 42 points as the Bulls edged the Hawks 131-116 in the play-in game

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Coby White scored a career-high 42 points as the Bulls edged the Hawks 131-116 in the play-in game

Coby white scored a career-high 42 points and Chicago Bulls advanced to the play-in tournament, taking down the team Atlanta Hawks with a 131-116 win on Wednesday night.

White, whose previous high was 37, worked hard throughout the game and had fans chanting his name throughout as the Bulls edged the Hawks. Chicago visits Miami on Friday for the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and a first-round game against Boston. The Heat lost 105-104 to Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Dejounte Murray leads Atlanta with 30 points. But the Hawks failed again after losing their final six games of the season.

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

Ayo Dosunmu scored 19 more points after missing the final four games of the season with a bruised right quad, and the Bulls shot 56.8 percent from the field.

of Atlanta Young Tea And Clint Capela each scored 22. Young, who missed 23 games late in the season because of one ligament injury on his left pinky, had 10 assists but made six turnovers. Capela grabbed 17 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanovic plus 21 points.

The Bulls led 88-85 when Vucevic nailed a 3-pointer with 4:59 left in the third quarter to start a 17-2 run.

White got the fans cheering when he scored on a neat spin around Young and ate a cut Javonte Green for a dunk. White then scored after a save from Dalen Terry to make it 105-87 with 1:27 left in the third.

The Bulls led 40-22 after ending the first quarter on a 16-2 run, punctured by Dalen Terry’s steal. Alex Caruso. Young made five turnovers during the period.

The Hawks quickly got back into the game, shooting 14 straight to start the second quarter. The Bulls regained the lead at 58-44 midway through the quarter when Dosunmu alternately blocked De’Andre Hunter, prompting loud cheers from the crowd and DeRozan’s three-point win.

The Hawks made another push near the end of the half, pulling within the final three minutes of the game. But Caruso answered Capela’s alley-oop dunk with a 3 and Chicago headed to the locker room with a 73-67 lead.

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Associated Press reports.

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