Jalen Johnson had a career-high 41 points and 14 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 142-134 in double overtime.
Tyrese Maxey made a 29-foot 3-pointer on a pass from Paul George with 8.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 115 for the 76ers, but the Hawks outscored them 27-19 in the two overtimes.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the 76ers 34-24. Johnson scored 18 of the Hawks’ 34 on 4 for 9 shooting and 7 for 10 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 4 of his 7 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Mouhamed Gueye and Johnson that put the Hawks ahead. In that stretch, Gueye had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 13-0 Hawks run, and the Hawks scored 2 points off them.
Alexander-Walker had 34 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. The Hawks had 2 30-point scorers. Johnson and Alexander-Walker set each other up for 6 baskets and 16 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the 76ers, Maxey had 44 points and 9 assists, and Quentin Grimes added 28 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Dominick Barlow had 10 points (all 10 in the paint) and 3 steals. George had 16 points and 5 steals.
The Hawks shot 46.2% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the 76ers’ 43.8% and 22.7%. The 76ers got 11 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Hawks outscored the 76ers 13-0 in 4 minutes with Alexander-Walker, Okongwu, Krejčí, Wallace and Gueye on the floor together. Zaccharie Risacher fouled out.