Trae Young scored 28 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Atlanta Hawks went on a 16-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 114-107.
The Wizards went on an 8-0 run to lead 69-67 with 5:58 left in the third quarter. Saddiq Bey’s corner 3-pointer put the Hawks ahead for good with 4:25 left in the quarter. Bogdan Bogdanović scored 7 points during the run, and they led 83-71 with 52 seconds left in the quarter.
The Wizards got within 109-107 on Bradley Beal’s driving layup with 20 seconds to play, but Dejounte Murray answered with a free throw, and the Wizards got no closer.
Young’s 29-foot pull-up 3-pointer with 1:17 left made it 109-104, and Murray’s 2 free throws with 12.7 seconds left put it away at 112-107.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Wizards 12-6. Young (No. 6 in clutch points, 2022-23) scored 6 of the Hawks’ 12 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Beal had 2 steals, and the Wizards scored 3 points off them.
For the Wizards, Beal scored 27 points, and Kristaps Porziņģis added 22 points (9 in the third quarter) and 9 rebounds. Delon Wright had 10 points and 3 steals off the bench.
The Hawks grabbed 13 offensive rebounds to the Wizards’ 7. The Wizards outscored the Hawks 60-32 in the paint. The Hawks’ starters were outscored 47-35 in 17 minutes together.