Trae Young had 16 points (12 in the paint) and 11 assists, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 123-120 in overtime.
Kent Bazemore made a driving dunk with 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 112, and the Hawks outscored the Timberwolves 11-8 in overtime.
Kevin Huerter’s 3-pointer with 43.9 seconds left in overtime made it 121-117. The Timberwolves had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Josh Okogie missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Timberwolves 21-14. Young (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 6 of the Hawks’ 21 on 2 for 5 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. With 19 seconds left, Bazemore stole the ball from Dario Saric, and his driving dunk off it tied the game at 112.
Bazemore scored 23 points, and John Collins added 21 points (18 in the paint) and 10 rebounds.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points, 19 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Robert Covington added a season-high 28 points and 3 blocks. Derrick Rose had 25 points and 9 assists. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
The Hawks shot 47.0% from the field and 45.7% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 44.9% and 34.4%. The Timberwolves gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Hawks missed. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:45. Bazemore fouled out for the Hawks, and Covington for the Timberwolves.