Saddiq Bey dunked in Trae Young’s missed shot with 1.3 seconds left, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Toronto Raptors 126-125 to end a 4-game losing streak.
Scottie Barnes’ driving dunk had put the Raptors ahead 125-124 with 7.4 seconds left.
The Raptors had the ball down 1, but Jordan Nwora missed a 49-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 11. Trae Young (No. 8 in clutch points, 2023-24) scored 6 of the Hawks’ 11 on 1 for 3 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Trae Young had 4 of his 12 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Jalen Johnson that put the Hawks ahead. With 8.8 seconds left, Gradey Dick stole the ball from Trae Young, and Barnes’ driving dunk off it put the Raptors ahead 125-124.
Trae Young had 30 points and 12 assists. Bey added a season-high 26 points and 13 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanović added 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 7 for 11 shooting, and Clint Capela had 19 points (18 in the paint) and 14 rebounds on 9 for 13 shooting. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Raptors, Nwora had a season-high 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists off the bench, and Barnes added 24 points and 8 assists. The Raptors had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Raptors gave up 20 offensive rebounds, about 8 more than usual for the shots the Hawks missed. They outscored the Hawks 56-10 off the bench. The Hawks’ starters outscored the Raptors 74-57 in 26 minutes together. Dennis Schröder fouled out.