Trae Young stalled a Washington rally with his fourth three-pointer of the game and added a fifth shortly thereafter, helping the visiting Atlanta Hawks hold off the Wizards, 116-100, on Friday night, January 29 (Saturday, January 30, Philippine time).
Young went for 41 points in a head-to-head with NBA scoring leader Bradley Beal, propelling the Hawks to a fifth win in their last 7 games.
Beal, who began the day with a 35.4-point scoring average, had 26 points for the Wizards, tying Russell Westbrook for team-high honors.
After leading by as many as 23 in the 3rd quarter, the Hawks found themselves in a game after the Wizards ran off 11 straight points to get within 102-92 with still 5:08 remaining. Rui Hachimura had 5 of the 11 points, including a three-pointer.
But Young countered with a triple at the 4:53 mark, then added another 29 seconds later to help the Hawks pull away.
Young finished 10-for-18 from the field, 5-for-9 on three-pointers and 16-for-17 at the free throw line en route to his second-highest point total of the season. He had a season-high 43 at Minnesota last Friday.
It was his eighth time over 30 points this season.
John Collins chipped in with 17 points, Clint Capela with a 13-point, 14-rebound double-double and Danilo Gallinari with 11 points off the bench for the Hawks, who were coming off a 132-128 overtime loss at home to Brooklyn.
Beal’s 26 points left him 4 shy of a seventh straight game with 30 or more. He shot 10-for-26 overall, but missed all 8 of his three-point attempts.
Westbrook bombed in 3 treys during his 26-point performance, but the Wizards were outscored 36-21 by the Hawks from beyond the arc.
Garrison Mathews added 10 points off the bench for Washington, which lost its fourth straight in the opener of a three-game homestand.
The Hawks never trailed after a layup by Onyeka Okongwu put them up 18-17 at the 2:52 mark of the 1st quarter.
Atlanta extended the advantage to as many as 9 points in the opening quarter, 13 in the 2nd and 23 in the 3rd before the Wizards rallied. – Rappler.com
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