Atlanta Hawks 117, Chicago Bulls 125 — Recap

November 13, 2026 · Recap published November 13, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Chicago Bulls secured a 125-117 overtime victory against the Atlanta Hawks, validating the SportsFBI pregame lean of Chicago at 57%. Norman Powell led the charge for the Bulls by pouring in a game-high 33 points, grabbing 5 rebounds, and sinking 4 three-pointers on 12-of-19 shooting to set the tone in a back-and-forth contest.

Chicago asserted early control in the opening frame, outscoring Atlanta 33-24 to take a significant lead after one quarter. The Hawks responded in the second by edging the Bulls 29-27, and continued their momentum in the third quarter with a 30-24 scoring advantage to narrow the deficit. Atlanta kept up the pressure in the fourth quarter, winning the frame 27-26 to force the game into the extra session.

In overtime, Chicago pulled away by outscoring Atlanta 15-7 to seal the win. Jalen Johnson paced the Hawks with a triple-double of 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists on 11-of-26 shooting. CJ McCollum added 20 points, Onyeka Okongwu contributed 17 points, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker chipped in 16 points for Atlanta, but the Bulls ultimately prevailed in overtime.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Chicago Bulls (57% confidence). It gave a 12% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 8 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · ATL -6.5 CHI covered Won by 8

Total · 245.5 Under 242 combined

Moneyline ATL -250 · CHI +205 ATL favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (CHI) +6.5+6.5 No move

Total 244.5245.5 +1

Moneyline (CHI) +205+205 No move

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHI

Norman Powell

33 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 12-19 FG

Scoring · ATL

Jalen Johnson

27 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 11-26 FG

Scoring · ATL

CJ McCollum

20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 9-16 FG

Season highs

Norman Powell · Season-high 33 pointsJosh Giddey · Season-high 10 reboundsPatrick Williams · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

ATL 2 largest lead Q1 10:58 (ATL 2, CHI 0) · 9-0 run, Q2 8:45–Q2 6:01

CHI 18 largest lead Q2 9:25 (ATL 28, CHI 46) · 9-0 run, Q1 7:43–Q1 6:01

Swings 5 lead changes Tied 8 times

Ahead for good: Norman Powell makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (OT 2:35, ATL 113, CHI 115).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes

OT 3:46 Norman Powell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists)CHI · ATL 112, CHI 112
OT 3:46 Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 1CHI · ATL 112, CHI 113
OT 2:50 Jalen Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2ATL · ATL 113, CHI 113
OT 2:35 Norman Powell makes 18-foot step back jumpshotCHI · ATL 113, CHI 115
OT 1:56 Isaac Okoro makes 1-foot layup (Nic Claxton assists)CHI · ATL 113, CHI 117
OT 1:43 Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 1-foot floating jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists)ATL · ATL 115, CHI 117
OT 1:29 Norman Powell makes 1-foot two point shotCHI · ATL 115, CHI 119
OT 1:29 Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 1CHI · ATL 115, CHI 120
OT 0:42 CJ McCollum makes 9-foot driving floating jump shotATL · ATL 117, CHI 120
OT 0:23 Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)CHI · ATL 117, CHI 123
OT 0:13 Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2CHI · ATL 117, CHI 124
OT 0:07 Norman Powell makes free throw 2 of 2CHI · ATL 117, CHI 125

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	OT		T
ATL	24	29	30	27	7		117
CHI	33	27	24	26	15		125

🧮 How They Scored

ATLCHI

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

47.7%Effective FG%60.4%

12.8%Turnover %19.3%

24.1%Offensive rebound %22.2%

0.187Free-throw rate0.231

Box Score

Atlanta Hawks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	41	16	6	3	3	1	3	6-19	1-11	3-4	-14
Jalen Johnson F	40	27	11	10	1	0	5	11-26	0-3	5-6	+3
Dyson Daniels G	36	6	9	4	2	0	0	3-5	0-0	0-0	-3
Onyeka Okongwu F-C	35	17	6	1	2	2	2	7-13	2-7	1-2	+2
CJ McCollum G	32	20	5	5	0	1	0	9-16	2-6	0-0	-7
Aaron Wiggins G	26	9	4	3	0	0	1	4-10	1-6	0-0	+3
Luguentz Dort G	20	10	1	2	4	0	1	4-10	1-3	1-2	-10
Jock Landale C	18	12	5	0	1	1	4	3-7	1-4	5-6	-10
Kingston Flemings G	17	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	-4

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Isaac Okoro F-G	41	15	3	2	1	1	2	5-10	2-6	3-4	+18
Josh Giddey G	39	15	10	14	0	3	4	5-10	3-7	2-5	+19
Jalen Smith F-C	32	15	12	3	3	0	4	6-15	1-6	2-2	+9
Norman Powell F-G	31	33	5	2	1	0	3	12-19	4-8	5-6	+13
Matas Buzelis F	29	11	6	2	1	3	2	3-8	3-7	2-2	+20
Buddy Hield G	25	12	3	3	2	1	3	5-10	2-7	0-0	-8
Patrick Williams F	24	13	4	2	2	0	2	4-7	4-6	1-2	-12
Nicolas Claxton F-C	22	2	6	2	0	1	1	1-3	0-0	0-0	-3
Tre Jones G	15	4	1	3	1	1	3	2-7	0-2	0-0	-13
Noa Essengue F	8	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	-3