Trae Young had 36 points and 12 assists, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 129-121 for their seventh straight win.
De'Andre Hunter’s free throw put the Hawks ahead for good with 1:33 left in the fourth quarter.
Young’s 30-foot pull-up 3-pointer with 53.1 seconds left made it 125-121, and his 2 free throws with 25.2 seconds left put it away at 127-121.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Lakers 13-11. Young (No. 4 in clutch points, 2021-22) scored 8 of the Hawks’ 13 on 2 for 4 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line.
John Collins had 20 points (12 in the first quarter), 11 rebounds and 3 steals on 10 for 13 shooting. Onyeka Okongwu scored 12 of his 16 points (all 16 in the paint) in the fourth quarter.
For the Lakers, Malik Monk had a season-high 33 points and 10 rebounds, and Anthony Davis added 27 points. Russell Westbrook had 20 points and 12 assists. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Hawks went 21 for 32 at the line to the Lakers’ 12 for 23. They scored the last 8 points of the game. The Hawks outscored the Lakers 19-9 in 6 minutes with Williams, Gallinari, Bogdanović, Young and Okongwu on the floor together. Avery Bradley fouled out.