TRAE Young hit a half-court 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Atlanta Hawks a 124-121 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) in Salt Lake City.
The Jazz tied the game with four seconds left on a 24-foot trey by Collin Sexton. Atlanta, which had no timeouts remaining, inbounded the ball to Young, who cashed in on his heave from midcourt. The shot was reviewed and ruled good.
Young finished with 24 points—10 in the fourth quarter—and 20 assists to help Atlanta end a three-game losing streak. The Hawks also got 18 points, six rebounds and three blocks from Clint Capela and 17 points from De’Andre Hunter.
Utah was led by Lauri Markkanen, who matched his season high with 35 points. Sexton added 24 points, and Walker Kessler had 21 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
In other games, it was the Celtics 118, Nuggets 106; Hornets 115, Suns 104; Rockets 135, Wizards 112; Mavs 118, Lakers 97; Wolves 104, Pelicans 97; and Heat 114, Warriors 98.
Celtics 118, Nuggets 106
Jayson Tatum had 29 points, Kristaps Porzingis finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds and visiting Boston beat short-handed Denver.
Jrue Holiday scored 19 points and Jaylen Brown contributed 14 for the Celtics, who used a strong fourth quarter to break open a close game.
Russell Westbrook scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Denver, which played without reigning MVP Nikola Jokic (illness) and forward Aaron Gordon. Jamal Murray and Julian Strawther each scored 19 points.
Hornets 115, Suns 104
LaMelo Ball pumped in 32 points and Charlotte snapped a 10-game losing streak by beating visiting Phoenix.
Ball added 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals. He had help from Miles Bridges with 21 points, Nick Richards with 15 points and 12 rebounds and Brandon Miller with 13 points.
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Devin Booker tried to keep the Suns in the game with 39 points, marking his highest scoring output since November. Kevin Durant had 26 points and Bradley Beal, in his second straight game coming off the bench, finished with 10 for Phoenix, which has lost five of its past six games.
