John Collins had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Sacramento Kings 120-117 to end a 4-game losing streak.
The Hawks trailed 117-113 with 1:16 left and scored the last 7 points, going ahead for good on Dejounte Murray’s 2 free throws with 31 seconds left.
The Kings had the ball down 1 with 31 seconds left, but Dejounte Murray stole the ball from De'Aaron Fox, lifting the Hawks’ chance to win from 71% to 76%. A basket would have put the Kings ahead.
Dejounte Murray’s driving layup with 16.8 seconds left made it 120-117.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Kings 13-10. Dejounte Murray scored 6 of the Hawks’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
De'Andre Hunter had 22 points (12 in the third quarter) and 8 rebounds. Dejounte Murray added 21 points and 3 steals, and Trae Young had 21 points and 6 assists. The Hawks had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Kings, Fox scored 25 points, and Kevin Huerter added 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). Harrison Barnes scored 22 points. Domantas Sabonis had 20 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. The Kings had 4 20-point scorers.
The Hawks shot 53.6% from the field to the Kings’ 46.6%.