SportsSaturday, November 7
The Hawks beat the Wizards 139-132 in Trae Young's return to Atlanta
The 5AM Dunwoody team
If you missed it, the Hawks gave you a good one. They beat the Wizards 139-132 Friday night in their NBA Cup opener for a third straight win. Young, in his first game in Atlanta as a visitor, had 23 points, 10 assists and a season-high eight turnovers. Atlanta News First says the Hawks trailed by four points before a 38-point second quarter.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 28 points, and seven Hawks scored in double figures. The win moves the Hawks to 6-4. They host the Brooklyn Nets tonight, then the Lakers at State Farm Arena on Mon., Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.
Five Hawks are named with 13 or more points
Sources: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Now Georgia
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Alexander-Walker | 28 pts |
| Dort | 25 pts |
| Okongwu | 22 pts |
| Wiggins | 19 pts |
| Daniels | 13 pts |
- Wizards 3-point shooting: 18 for 34, or 53%
- Series: Atlanta swept the home-and-home matchup
- Out: Jalen Johnson, third straight game, with a left ankle sprain
The Hawks set a season high in points
- 139
- points, a Hawks season high
- 38
- assists for the Hawks
- 53%
- Hawks shooting from the field
- 6-4
- Hawks record after the win