Despite possessing two of the worst records in the NBA, the Bulls and Hawks provided an entertaining marathon Friday night that ended with Chicago winning 168-161 in four overtimes.
Friday's contest was the third-highest scoring game in league history and just the 15th NBA game ever to go into four overtimes.
On top of all of the points, the teams combined for 121 rebounds and 63 assists.
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Four of the best stats from the lengthy scoring display in Atlanta:
Trae Young had the best performance of his young career
He had plenty of time to do so, but the sharpshooting rookie posted a career-high 49 points, 16 assists and eight rebounds. He shot 17 of 33 from the field and 6 of 13 from 3-point range.
Young provided his biggest highlight when he drove past multiple defenders to make a layup with one second remaining in the first overtime.
He also hit a 3-pointer early in regulation that was impressive even for his range.
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It was the first NBA game of the season to go four overtimes
Young's layup was one of several late-period moments that helped to extend the game.
Bulls forward Otto Porter Jr. sent the game into overtime by making all three free throws with 0.4 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. Chicago guard Ryan Arcidiacono helped move the contest to a third overtime period by hitting a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in the second OT.
Nobody scored in the final minute of overtime No. 3, pushing the game to a fourth five-minute period.
The teams were just the third pair to each score 160-plus points in the same game
The last time it happened was Dec. 13, 1983, when Detroit and Denver set the league scoring record in their 186-184 four-OT game.
LaVine and Young were the standouts Friday, but there were plenty of other contributors. Porter and Lauri Markkanen chipped in 31 and 30, respectively, and each had double-doubles. Alex Len scored 24 points off the bench for the Hawks.
The game featured a little bit of everything: Young's heroics and scoring outburst, 42-year-old Vince Carter's vintage dunks and 3-point shooting, the standard highlight-reel dunk by LaVine, and six total players recording a double-double.
There were 108 combined 3-point attempts
When you get players like Young and LaVine together, you know there will be plenty of 3s, but it's tough to imagine that anyone could have anticipated all of the attempts from beyond the arc Friday.
The Hawks made 22 of their 60 3-pointers, with Young (13) and Carter (10) each attempting double-digit shots. Taurean Prince and Kevin Huerter chipped in a trio of 3s as well.
LaVine and Porter made 13 of 27 combined 3-point attempts, and Markkanen and Kris Dunn each made three 3s. Chicago was 21 for 48 overall from 3.