Trae Young had 35 points and 10 assists, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-124 for a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Hawks took control with a 27-7 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 26.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the 76ers 9-7. Bogdan Bogdanović scored 5 of the Hawks’ 9 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
John Collins scored 21 points on 7 for 9 shooting, and Bogdanović added 21 points with 5 3-pointers. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the 76ers, Joel Embiid had 39 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Seth Curry added 21 points with 5 3-pointers. Tobias Harris had 20 points (13 in the second quarter), 10 rebounds and 3 steals. The 76ers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Hawks went 20 for 21 at the line to the 76ers’ 24 for 35. The Hawks made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Bogdanović and 4 by Young. The 76ers turned it over 19 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Hawks 58-40 in the paint. The 76ers’ starters outscored the Hawks 83-69 in 27 minutes together.