Trae Young had 33 points (15 in the third quarter) and 15 assists, and the Atlanta Hawks went on a 20-8 run in the third quarter to beat the Golden State Warriors 121-110.
It was tied at 71 when Young’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Hawks ahead for good with 10:52 left in the third quarter. He scored 12 points as they pulled away to a 91-79 lead with 3:26 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 18.
The Warriors got within 109-106 on Gary Payton II’s putback with 3:45 to play, but Clint Capela answered with an alley oop layup, and the Warriors got no closer.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Warriors 8-4. Late in the fourth quarter, Young had 4 of his 15 assists, all with the game within 5 points.
Danilo Gallinari scored 25 points (10 in the first quarter), and Kevin Huerter added 20 points with 5 3-pointers. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers. Young assisted on 6 of Capela’s 9 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Warriors, Klay Thompson scored 37 points with 9 3-pointers, and Jordan Poole added 24 points and a career-high 10 assists.
The Hawks shot 51.7% from the field and 37.8% from 3 to the Warriors’ 47.8% and 34.1%. The Warriors outscored the Hawks 25-12 in 11 minutes with Thompson, Looney, Payton, Lee and Poole on the floor together.