Trae Young scored 47 points (19 in the second quarter), and the Atlanta Hawks held off the Indiana Pacers 131-128.
The Hawks took control with a 15-3 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 19. The Hawks led 77-58 with 11 seconds left in the second quarter, and the Pacers got within 129-127 with 5.1 seconds left. Buddy Hield went 1 for 2 at the line to make it 131-128 with 3.1 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Pacers 10-8. Young (No. 4 in clutch points, 2021-22) scored 6 of the Hawks’ 10 on 1 for 1 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
The Hawks had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton had 25 points (14 in the fourth quarter) and 10 assists, and Hield added 25 points. Duane Washington Jr. scored 22 points off the bench. Jalen Smith had 13 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Terry Taylor scored 16 points on 6 for 8 shooting. Haliburton scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter. The Pacers had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Hawks shot 54.8% from the field and 44.7% from 3 to the Pacers’ 51.7% and 42.9%. The Hawks were outscored 29-18 in 10 minutes with Capela, Bogdanović, Huerter, Young and Hunter on the floor together.