Trae Young had 29 points (16 in the fourth quarter) and 13 assists, and the Atlanta Hawks went on a 23-9 run in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 108-100.
The Spurs led 87-83 with 8:28 left in the fourth quarter. Kevin Huerter’s driving dunk put the Hawks ahead for good with 7:20 left. Young scored 8 points during the run, and they led 106-96 with 1:35 left.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Spurs 10-1. Young (No. 5 in clutch points, 2019-20) scored 6 of the Hawks’ 10 on 2 for 2 shooting.
For the Spurs, DeMar DeRozan had 22 points and 3 steals. Patty Mills scored 16 points (9 on 3 3-pointers) off the bench. Trey Lyles had 8 points and 12 rebounds.
The Hawks shot 47.8% from the field and 36.7% from 3 to the Spurs’ 41.8% and 24.2%. Damian Jones fouled out.