Matas Bouzelis’ “crazy” reaction to Chicago, Hawks combined for 302 points
In the same way snow accumulates during winter, Chicago Bulls and the Atlanta Hawks piled up the points. On Sunday they together for 302 points with the Bulls winning 152-150.
It was Chicago’s third straight win and the score is 13-15. after the game Matas Buzelis was amazed from the first half alone, per John Hollinger of the Athletics.
“I was watching at halftime, it was 83 points, it was crazy,” Bouzelis said. Overall, Bouzelis finished the game with a team-high 28 points, seven three-pointers and three rebounds.
In addition, eight other Chicago players scored in double figures. Kobe White finished with 21 points and five assists. He’s been battling an ankle injury all along.
Josh Giddy had 19 points and 12 assists. Kevin Huerter had 16 points and five assists.
Furthermore, Isak Okoro had 14 points, and Nikola Vucevic had 13 points, six assists and five rebounds. Ayo Dosunmu also had 13 points and Tre Jones had 11 points, five assists and three rebounds. Zach Collins had 10 points and seven rebounds.
So far, Bouzelis is averaging 14.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. On Tuesday, both teams meet again in Atlanta.
On December 26, the Bulls will play against the Philadelphia 76ers.
After that, they will play the Minnesota Timberwolves on the 28th and close out the year against the New Orleans Pelicans on the 31st.
Highest scoring games in NBA history
On December 13, 1983, the Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in overtime, for a total of 370 points.
Overall, four players scored 40 points, with Denver’s Kiki Vandeweghe scoring 51. A year earlier, on March 13, 1982, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 171-166. They combined for 337 points and went into triple overtime.
On November 2, 1990, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets, 162-158, by a total of 320.
Then, on March 1, 1990, ironically, the Bulls defeated the Hawks 168-161 in four overtimes, for a total of 329 points.
On February 24, 2023, the Sacramento Kings defeated the LA Clippers 176-175 in double overtime by 351 points.
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