Trae Young had 33 points and 11 assists, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 137-132.
Onyeka Okongwu’s dunk put the Hawks ahead for good with 1:04 left in the third quarter.
The Thunder got within 133-132 on Jalen Williams’ driving dunk with 15 seconds to play, but John Collins answered with 2 free throws, and the Thunder got no closer.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Thunder 6-4. Dejounte Murray scored 4 of the Hawks’ 6 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Jalen Williams had 2 of his 4 steals, and the Thunder scored 4 points off them.
Murray scored 21 points. Bogdan Bogdanović added 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 7 for 11 shooting, and Clint Capela had 18 points (16 in the paint) and 10 rebounds on 8 for 8 shooting. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 36 points and 7 assists, and Jalen Williams added 24 points and 4 steals on 11 for 16 shooting.
The Hawks shot 59.5% from the field to the Thunder’s 52.0%. The Thunder outscored the Hawks 24-12 off turnovers. The Hawks’ starters were outscored 56-42 in 18 minutes together.