CHICAGO - Kirk Hinrich had 23 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Antonio Davis added a season-high 17 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 95-85 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
The Bulls bounced back from a loss to Boston on Wednesday that ended their seven-game winning streak with their 16th win in 22 games.
Leading 74-71, Chicago went on a 21-7 run at the start of the fourth quarter. Hinrich scored eight points in the span and hit Eddy Curry for an alley-oop dunk, giving the Bulls a 95-78 lead with 4:25 left in the game. Chicago led the entire game.
Curry scored 18 points for Chicago, which has won six straight at home.
Antoine Walker scored 25 points for Atlanta and Al Harrington added 21 points and eight rebounds. The Hawks have lost eight straight on the road.
Trailing 70-59 late in the third quarter, the Hawks closed the period by outscoring the Bulls 12-4. Kenny Anderson scored with 1.9 seconds left in the third to cut Chicago's lead to 74-71. Replays showed Josh Smith interfered with the ball while it was still on the rim, but the officials counted the basket.
The Bulls led 55-43 at halftime. Hinrich, Curry and Chandler all had 11 points in the first half for Chicago. Harrington scored 13 points for Atlanta and Walker added 12 in the half. Chandler ended the game with 13 points.
Notes: Chandler was 9-of-9 from the free throw line in the first half and the Hawks were just 12-of-20 in the half. As a team, Chicago was 14-of-15 from the line in the half.... The Bulls have their longest home winning streak since the 1997-98 season when they won 10 straight from Feb. 28 to April 11.... Atlanta is 2-15 on the road this season.
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