Trae Young half-court lifts the Hawks to victory over the Jazz
Trae Young hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer from beyond the half-court line to give Atlanta Hawks victory over 124-121 Utah Jazz on Tuesday evening.
Young took an inbounds pass, dribbled to half court and hit a 49-foot winner as time expired while guarding it poorly Collin Sextonwho seemingly forced overtime with a tying 3-pointer with four seconds left.
Young finished with 24 points and 20 assists. Dyson Daniels added 16 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Hawks, who snapped a three-game sweep. Clint Capela he scored 18 points and De’Andre Hunter scored 17 points.
Lauri Markkanen made a season-high eight 3-pointers and scored a game-high 35 points for Utah. Sexton added 24 points and Walker Kessler finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Utah scored five straight possessions to take a 114-113 lead on back-to-back dunks by Kessler. Young hit a stepback 3-pointer to put Atlanta back in front, and fed Hunter for another go-ahead 3 with 1:57 left.
Takeaways
Hawks: Atlanta used a balanced attack with seven players scoring in double figures.
Jazz: Utah fell behind by 14 points in the first quarter and 16 in the second before coming back both times to make it a one-possession game by halftime.
A key moment
Young’s layup at the buzzer shut down the Hawks and was the team’s fifth in the last eight games.
Key stat
Utah has won just twice in 15 home games.
Next
The Hawks wrap up a six-game homestand in Phoenix on Thursday. The Jazz visit Miami on Thursday.
Associated Press reports.
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2025-01-08 05:10:00
