Trae Young hit a 3-pointer from past the midway line to provide the Atlanta Hawks a 124-121 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday evening.
Young took an inbounds move, dribbled to simply earlier than midcourt, and hit the 49-foot winner as time expired whereas being eyed vaguely by Collin Sexton, who had apparently compelled time beyond regulation with a game-tying 3-pointer to 4 seconds left.
Young completed with 24 factors and 20 assists. Dyson Daniels added 16 factors, seven assists and 6 rebounds for the Hawks, who snapped a three-game skid. Clint Capela scored 18 factors and De’Andre Hunter 17.
Lauri Markkanen made a season-high eight 3-pointers and scored a season-best 35 factors for Utah. Sexton added 24 factors and Walker Kessler completed with 21 factors and 10 rebounds.
Utah scored on 5 straight possessions and took a 114-113 lead on back-to-back dunks by Kessler. Young hit a step-back 3-pointer to place Atlanta again in entrance and gave Hunter one other go-ahead 3 with 1:57 left.
Takeaway
Hawks: Atlanta used a balanced assault with seven gamers scoring in double figures.
Jazz: Utah trailed by 14 factors within the first quarter and 16 within the second earlier than preventing again each occasions to show it right into a one-possession recreation at halftime.
Key second
Young’s heave on the buzzer broke the Hawks’ skid and was the group’s fifth of their final eight video games.
Key statistic
Utah has received simply twice in 15 dwelling video games.
Next
The Hawks conclude a six-game swing at Phoenix on Thursday. The Jazz host Miami on Thursday.
Associated Press reporting.
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