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Deng helps Bulls crush Hawks

Deng helps Bulls crush Hawks
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The Chicago Bulls bounced back from a surprise loss to the Brooklyn Nets with a deserved 93-76 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

Luol Deng starred with 25 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulls, who prevailed in Atlanta without injured starters Joakim Noah, Kirk Hinrich and Carlos Boozer.

"We spoke before the game about how hard we played," Deng said of Friday's 89-83 loss to the Nets.

"We were happy with it but we just told each other if we play hard and we don't win we don't get rewarded for that. So we definitely wanted to finish the whole game, the whole 48 minutes."

Taj Gibson had 19 points and 19 rebounds for Chicago, while Jimmy Butler added another double-double with 16 points and 10 boards.

Meanwhile, Kyrie Irving scored 13 of his 35 points in the final three minutes as the Cleveland Cavaliers stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-110.

James Harden had 21 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double as the Houston Rockets earned a 109-95 win against the Charlotte Bobcats.

J.R. Smith scored 25 points off the bench and Amar'e Stoudemire added a season-high 21 as the New York Knicks thumped the Sacramento Kings 120-81.

The Orlando Magic suffered their ninth straight loss after going down 107-98 to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Dante Cunningham scored a season-high 18 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped a six-game losing streak with a 115-86 victory over the New Orleans Hornets.

Tony Parker had 19 points as the San Antonio Spurs, who lost Tim Duncan to injury in the second quarter, beat the Washington Wizards 96-86.

Damian Lillard had 23 points as the Portland Trail Blazers recorded a 105-99 win against the Utah Jazz.

Finally, Stephen Curry led with 29 points as the Golden State Warriors clinched a 113-93 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

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