Trae Young made an 11-foot jumper at the buzzer in overtime, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from 23 points down in the first quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 136-135 in overtime.
The Hawks trailed 39-16 with 3:57 left in the first quarter. They were still down 133-128 with 1:16 left in overtime, with a 4.2% chance to win, and outscored the Bucks 8-2 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Bucks 25-21. Alex Len scored 7 of the Hawks’ 25 on 3 for 4 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Young had 8 of his 16 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Len that tied the game. In that stretch, Justin Anderson had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Hawks scored 2 points off them.
Anderson had a season-high 24 points and 12 rebounds. John Collins added 23 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. Len added 23 points on 10 for 15 shooting, and Young had 12 points and 16 assists but shot 5 for 19. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers. Collins and Young set each other up for 6 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Bucks, Sterling Brown had a career-high 27 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), 9 rebounds and 3 steals, and Bonzie Colson went 1 for 9 from 3. Tim Frazier had a season-high 20 points (9 in the third quarter) and 15 assists. The Bucks had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Hawks made 22 3-pointers, 4 of them by Anderson. The Bucks forced 9 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions.