![The Chicago Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks 168-161 in four overtimes on Friday (Mar. 1). - [NBA / YouTube screencap]](https://staticr1.blastingcdn.com/media/photogallery/2019/3/3/660x290/b_502x220x82/the-chicago-bulls-defeated-the-atlanta-hawks-168-161-in-four-overtimes-on-friday-mar-1-image-via-nbayoutube_2218201.jpg "The Chicago Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks 168-161 in four overtimes on Friday (Mar. 1). - [NBA / YouTube screencap]")
On Friday (March 1), the Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls went four overtimes in one of the highest-scoring NBA games in history. The two teams combined for 329 total points with the Bulls coming up as the winners. Below are the five top player performances from Friday's exciting contest in Atlanta.
Zach LaVine - Chicago Bulls
In Friday's game, two young stars put up huge numbers for their points totals. For the winning team, Zach LaVine was a few stats shy of a first-ever triple-double. However, his 47 points gave him a brand new career-high. LaVine also finished with nine rebounds and nine assists, plus that sweet victory.
It took less than a week for @ZachLaVine to beat his career high of 42 points. Tonight, he scored 47 đŻ
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) March 2, 2019
Whatâs this man dropping next week? pic.twitter.com/5wOkbfyZ39
Lauri Markkanen - Chicago Bulls
Another emerging star in Chicago who helped with the win was Lauri Markkanen. The rising star scored 31 points and hauled in 17 rebounds, even though he admitted to not feeling right for the game. Still, it was a superb double-double to help out with Chicago's victory.
Lauri Markkanen is an animal.
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) March 2, 2019
His game stats from last night:
31 points / 17 rebounds / 1 big W against the Hawks pic.twitter.com/Nxj2M8l2Wq
