Bulls set defensive records with 97-58 rout of Atlanta in a BRICK-A-THON!

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Carlos Boozer scored 20 points, Luol Deng added 18 and the Bulls held Atlanta to a franchise-low 20 points in the first half of a 97-58 victory over the Hawks on Monday night.Reserve forward Mike Scott scored nine points to lead Atlanta as none of the starters reached double figures. Josh Smith and Kyle Korver had nine points each.The Bulls held the Hawks to just five points in the second quarter and led 48-20 at the break. Ivan Johnson had a basket for the Hawks with 2:54 left in the first quarter, and Atlanta did not score again until Al Horford’s tip with 5:15 left in the second. The Hawks missed 17 consecutive shots during the drought while getting outscored 14-0.Jeff Teague had a layup with 7.9 seconds left to prevent the Hawks’ lowest scoring total in franchise history.It was still a record low in points for the Hawks since they moved to Atlanta in 1968. The 58 points allowed by the Bulls is a Franchise REGULAR SEASON record. They gave up an NBA PLAYOFF RECORD 54 points to Utah in game three of the 1998 NBA Finals.

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