TRAE Young recorded a career-high 22 assists to go along with 20 points, helping the Atlanta Hawks hand the Cleveland Cavaliers their first home loss of the season, 135-124 on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).
Atlanta’s De’Andre Hunter drained five 3-pointers to highlight his 26-point performance and Jalen Johnson collected 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Top overall draft pick Zaccharie Risacher joined Bogdan Bogdanovic by scoring 17 points apiece for the Hawks, who overcame an early 19-point deficit to snap a three-game losing streak.
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and Evan Mobley collected 22 points, 12 rebounds, five steals and three blocks for the Cavaliers, who fell to 10-1 at home.
In other games, it was the Clippers 121; Wizards 96; Nets 127, Suns 117; Heat 98, Hornets 94; Rockets 112, Sixers 115 (OT); Magic 133, Bulls 119; Thunder 105, Warriors 101; Grizzlies 131, Pistons 111; Raptors 119, Pelicans 93; Pacers 121, Blazers 114; Mavs 129, Knicks 114; Kings 115, Wolves 104; Lakers 119, Spurs 101; and Nuggets 122, Jazz 103.
Clippers 121, Wizards 96
James Harden scored 43 points, his most since March 2021, and Los Angeles sent host Washington to its 13th consecutive loss.
Ivica Zubac recorded his fifth consecutive double-double with 18 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor) and 16 rebounds for the Clippers. Jordan Miller added 15 points off the bench.
Rookie Alexandre Sarr had his third straight double-figure-point scoring game for Washington, finishing with 13 points. Malcolm Brogdon and Jonas Valanciunas shared the Wizards’ team high with 17 points.
Nets 127, Suns 117
Reserve Tyrese Martin established career highs of 30 points and eight 3-pointers to lead Brooklyn to a victory over host Phoenix.
Dennis Schroder added 29 points and Trendon Watford scored a season-best 18 points off the bench for Brooklyn. Ben Simmons made 7 of 8 shots while recording 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Nets won their third consecutive game and their fourth in the past five.
Devin Booker scored 31 points and Kevin Durant added 30 points and eight rebounds as the Suns lost for the sixth time in seven games. Phoenix dropped to 9-2 when Durant plays. Bradley Beal had 17 points but missed the last 6:38 due to an ankle injury.
