The Atlanta Hawks’ 2023-24 season officially came to an end as the Hawks fell short in the NBA’s Play-In tournament fixture against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Wednesday night, 131-116.
Dejounte Murray led the Hawks in scoring 30 points, as Clint Capela added 22 points and 17 rebounds to the cause. For the Bulls, Coby White scored a career-best 42 points with Nikola Vucevic adding 24 points and 12 rebounds.
This was it. The collision course that both knew was coming for, roughly, three months now. The Hawks and Bulls knew that victory for one in the 9/10 matchup would mean a chance to progress towards the playoffs, and the other would be eliminated.