ATLANTA—Josh Smith scored 25 points, and Joe Johnson and Vladimir Radmanovic each added 17 as Atlanta ended the Bulls six-game winning streak 109-94. John Lucas III had 14 of his team-high 16 points in the fourth quarter for the Bulls, who never led. The Bulls, who dropped to 7-2, had been off to their best start since going 12-0 in 1996-97.Dreeick Rose, last season’s league MVP, had his lowest total since he scored six when the Bulls took a 17-point victory at Toronto on Dec. 15, 2010. He did not return to the game after leaving with 2:29 left in the third quarter.Both teams used mostly reserves in the fourth before Atlanta coach Larry Drew had starters Smith, Johnson and Al Horford enter the game for a few minutes late in the final period.Kyle Korver finished with 13 points for the Bulls, and Carlos Boozer and Jimmy Butler each had 12. Omer Asik pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds. The outcome was in stark contrast to last Tuesday at the United Center, where the Hawks blew a 19-point lead in the third quarter and allowed the Bulls to outscore them 34-18 during the final period in a 76-74 loss. This time, there was no such ugly streak for Atlanta.Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau was disappointed in the lack of ball movement on offense.The Hawks, who improved to 6-3, have won two straight. They were up 17 late in the first quarter before the Bulls came within two with 4:09 to go in the second on Boozer’s layup.But Atlanta went on an 18-2 run, ending on Johnson’s 12-foot runner in the final seconds of the half, to lead by 18 at intermission.Jeff Teague’s dunk with 5:52 left in the third quarter gave the Hawks their biggest lead at 29. Hawks forward Marvin Williams left the game midway through the first with a sore left ankle and did not return.Drew gave Radmanovich a season-high 28 minutes, and the 6-foot-10 forward responded by going 5 for 5 on 3-point attempts, handing out three assists and getting two steals.Zaza Pachulia and Willie Green combined for 16 points and seven rebounds, but Drew credited the starters with providing the entire team with good energy early on.Much of those discussions centered on limiting the damage from Rose, who scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter last Tuesday and helped the Bulls win 97-83 Friday in Orlando with 21 points and 10 assists.

NOTES—Horford finished with 14 points….The Hawks hosted the Bulls for the first time since the Bulls beat them 4-2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season……Tracy McGrady went scoreless in 8 minutes after sitting out Friday’s win at Charlotte with a bruised left knee…..Richard Hamilton was in uniform but missed his second straight game with a sore groin….C.J. Watson is traveling with the team, but was sidelined for the fourth straight game with a dislocated left elbow. He’s no longer wearing a sling…..Smith missed his first six 3-point attempts this season before hitting one to make it 48-43 in the second.