Trae Young scored 39 points, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 103-99 in their home opener at State Farm Arena.
Young’s driving layup put the Hawks ahead for good with 1:02 left in the fourth quarter.
The Magic had the ball down 2 with 1:02 left, but Kevin Huerter blocked Nikola Vučević’s layup at the rim. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Magic 13-3. Young (No. 5 in clutch points, 2019-20) scored 10 of the Hawks’ 13 on 4 for 5 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Michael Carter-Williams had 2 of his 3 steals, one of them leading to D.J. Augustin’s driving layup that put the Magic ahead 82-81, and the Magic scored 4 points off them.
For the Magic, Evan Fournier scored 23 points (14 in the paint).
The Hawks shot 51.2% from the field and 30.0% from 3 to the Magic’s 35.4% and 16.1%. The Hawks’ starters outscored the Magic 23-13 in 8 minutes together.