Shaedon Sharpe scored 32 points (13 in the third quarter), and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from 16 points down in the first quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-110.
The Trail Blazers trailed 25-9 with 5:21 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Hawks 105-85 the rest of the way.
The Hawks had the ball down 2 with 9.9 seconds left, but Sharpe stole the ball from Trae Young, lifting the Trail Blazers’ chance to win from 92% to 95%. A basket would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Hawks 15-11. Sharpe scored 11 of the Trail Blazers’ 15 on 2 for 3 shooting and 6 for 8 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Sharpe had 2 of his 3 steals in 40 seconds, the first leading to his own free throws and the second to his own free throws.
Dalano Banton scored 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) off the bench, and Deni Avdija added 12 points and 8 rebounds off the bench.
For the Hawks, Young had 29 points and 8 assists, and Jalen Johnson added 25 points on 10 for 14 shooting.
The Hawks turned it over 27 times, about 11 more than usual for this many possessions. The Trail Blazers outscored the Hawks 58-25 off the bench. The Hawks were outscored 19-0 in 3 minutes with Nance, Young, Mathews, Okongwu and Daniels on the floor together.