Trae Young scored 40 points (16 in the fourth quarter), and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 122-114 to end a 4-game losing streak.
The Celtics got within 94-91 on Grant Williams’ 16-foot floater with 9:02 to play, but Clint Capela answered with a free throw, and the Celtics got no closer.
Capela had 24 points and 13 rebounds on 10 for 13 shooting, and John Collins added 20 points (9 in the first quarter) on 6 for 9 shooting. Young scored 16 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum had 35 points and 6 assists, and Jaylen Brown added 22 points and 7 assists but shot 6 for 20.
The Hawks shot 57.1% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Celtics’ 46.5% and 32.3%.