Jimmy Butler scored 33 points and hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to lift the Bulls to a 106-104 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.Butler scored the Bulls’ final nine points. His free throws gave the Bulls a two-point lead and capped a 15-4 run.Tim Hardaway Jr. then missed a 3-pointer for Atlanta as time expired, giving the Bulls their third straight win. That put them in a tie with Miami and Indiana for the final two playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. The sixth-place Hawks, who had won two straight after dropping seven in a row, trail Milwaukee by a game.Rajon Rondo had a season-high 25 points and added 11 rebounds. Denzel Valentine scored 13 points as the Bulls stopped a seven-game losing streak to Atlanta.Dennis Schroder led the Hawks with 29 points while Hardaway scored 20.Atlanta was leading 100-91 with less than five minutes to go when the Bulls went on their big run.Valentine hit a pair of 3-pointers to start it, and Butler took over from there. He tied it at 102-all when he connected from long range with 1:59 left.Schroder pulled up for the go-ahead jumper after Butler’s baseline shot hit the front of the rim to give the Hawks a 104-102 lead with 35 seconds left. Butler immediately answered with a driving layup to tie it again.After a timeout, Schroder lost his dribble out of bounds with 25 seconds left. Butler then got fouled by Kent Bazemore as he attempted a jumper with 2.1 seconds remaining and hit both free throws as the crowd chanted ”MVP! MVP!” Hardaway’s 3 after a timeout then hit the back of the rim as time expired.

The Bulls hit 12 3-pointers, their sixth straight game with at least 10….The Bulls visit New Orleans on Sunday.