Vince Carter scored a season-high 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-108.
John Collins’ putback put the Hawks ahead for good with 47 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers had the ball down 2 with 36 seconds left, but Justin Anderson stole the ball from Alec Burks, lifting the Hawks’ chance to win from 73% to 77%. A basket would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Cavaliers 16-12. Trae Young (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 6 of the Hawks’ 16 on 1 for 3 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Anderson had 2 steals, and the Hawks scored 2 points off them.
Young had 21 points and 9 assists.
For the Cavaliers, Cedi Osman had 22 points and 8 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting, and Larry Nance Jr. added 18 points (12 in the paint), 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals on 7 for 8 shooting.
The Cavaliers gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Hawks missed. The Hawks outscored the Cavaliers 52-31 off the bench.