Category: Atlanta Hawks

Leonard Scores 32, Clippers Beat Hawks for 5th Straight Win

ATLANTA—Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points, including a season-high five 3-pointers, Paul George added 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers won their fifth straight game, a 120–113 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Trae Young had 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter for the Hawks, who whittled a 14-point deficit…


Hawks Come to Life in Fourth Quarter to Upend Clippers

Trae Young scored 30 points, including eight in the final 1 minute, 16 seconds, as the visiting Atlanta Hawks rallied from a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit to earn a 112–108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, Jan. 8, to earn a split of a four-game run through California. De’Andre Hunter scored 20 points and…


Young’s 36 Points Help Streaking Hawks Top Lakers 129–121

ATLANTA—Trae Young believes a defensive revival has the Atlanta Hawks back on track. That defense finally showed up in the final quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers. Young had 36 points and 12 assists, and the Hawks earned their seventh straight win by rallying to beat the Lakers 129-121 on Sunday. The Hawks outscored Los…


LeBron Leads Lakers Past Hawks 134–118 for 4th Straight Win

LOS ANGELES—LeBron James scored 23 of his 32 points in the second half, Malik Monk added a season-high 29, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Atlanta Hawks 134–118 Friday night for their first four-game winning streak of the season. Avery Bradley and Talen Horton-Tucker scored 21 points apiece for the Lakers, who have…


Lakers Win Fourth Straight, Beat Hawks 134–118

LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers (21–19) with a dominant performance over the Atlanta Hawks (17–21), at home on Friday night 134–118 for their fourth win in a row. After losing five straight, the Lakers have won five of the last six games, and four straight at home. Listed as the center for the…


Young Scores NBA Season-Best 56 Points; Blazers Beat Hawks

PORTLAND, Ore.—Portland’s Anfernee Simons played through his grief over his grandfather’s death with a career night that tempered an NBA season-best 56-point outburst by Atlanta’s Trae Young. Simons scored a career-high 43 points and the Trail Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 136–131 victory over the Hawks on Monday night. “I came in…


NBA Roundup: Hawks Set Team 3-Point Record in Sinking Wolves

Timothe Luwawu—Cabarrot made seven of Atlanta’s franchise-record 25 3-pointers and scored a season-high 23 points to help the Hawks to a 121–110 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis. Atlanta, which ended a two-game losing streak, was 25-for-49 on its 3-point tries, besting the season-high 18 treys made on Nov. 9 against…


Young Scores 42 Points, Hawks Beat Bucks to Snap 6-game Skid

ATLANTA—Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks have struggled under the weight of increased expectations. Finally, they looked like the team that made a surprising playoff run last season. Young scored a season-best 42 points and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a six-game losing streak, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 120–100 on Sunday night in a rematch of…


Mitchell scores 27, Jazz pull away to beat Hawks 110–98

SALT LAKE CITY—Donovan Mitchell’s playmaking and Utah’s tough fourth-quarter defense helped the Jazz beat the Atlanta Hawks for the second time in five days. Mitchell scored 27 points to lead the Jazz to a 110–98 victory on Tuesday night. Bojan Bogdanovic and Jordan Clarkson added 16 points apiece for the Jazz. Rudy Gobert grabbed 14…


Hawks Reach Agreement to Make Nate McMillan Full-Time Coach

ATLANTA—Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk moved quickly to lock down Nate McMillan as the full-time coach, reaching an agreement to remove the interim tag only two days after team’s season ended. The deal comes after McMillan, in his interim role, led the team to an improbable run to the Eastern Conference finals. Schlenk said…