Trae Young scored 43 points (18 in the third quarter), and the Atlanta Hawks went on a 16-5 run in the third quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 124-115.
The Suns had gone on a 16-4 run to lead 68-66 when Young’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Hawks ahead for good with 8:37 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to an 82-73 lead with 5:29 left in the quarter and led by as many as 14 in the fourth quarter.
For the Suns, Devin Booker scored 32 points but went 1 for 8 from 3, and Mikal Bridges added 24 points (13 in the third quarter) and 8 rebounds. Chris Paul had 18 points, 12 assists and 3 steals.
The Hawks shot 52.4% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Suns’ 52.3% and 28.1%. The Hawks made 20 3-pointers, 6 of them by Young and 5 by Kevin Huerter. The Suns outscored the Hawks 60-40 in the paint.