De'Andre Hunter scored 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Sacramento Kings 109-108.
Hunter’s 9-foot pull-up jumper answered De'Aaron Fox’s driving layup and put the Hawks back ahead for good with 3:47 left in the fourth quarter.
The Kings had the ball down 1 with 8.9 seconds left, but Dyson Daniels blocked Fox’s 14-foot step-back jumper, lifting the Hawks’ chance to win from 80% to 86%. It would have put the Kings ahead.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Kings 13-9. Clint Capela scored 5 of the Hawks’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Trae Young had 4 of his 19 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Capela that tied the game and 2 on baskets by Zaccharie Risacher and Hunter that put the Hawks ahead.
Young had 7 points and 19 assists.
For the Kings, Keon Ellis scored a career-high 33 points with 9 3-pointers off the bench, and Kevin Huerter went 1 for 10 from 3. Fox had 28 points (16 in the paint) and 7 assists.
The Kings made 20 3-pointers, 9 of them by Ellis. The Kings’ starters were outscored 22-11 in 9 minutes together. Keegan Murray fouled out.