Trae Young

The Hawks defeated the Hornets, 113-91. Trae Young led the Hawks with 30 points (8-15 3pt FG), along with four rebounds and four assists, while De'Andre Hunter added 20 points and three steals in the victory. LaMelo Ball tallied 19 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Hornets in the losing effort. The Hawks improve to 21-25 on the season, while the Hornets fall to 26-21.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Trae Young scored 30 points and tied a season-high with eight 3-pointers, and the streaky Atlanta Hawks defeated the cold-shooting Charlotte Hornets 113-91 on Sunday night for their fourth straight win. De'Andre Hunter chipped in with 20 points and survived a hard fall late in the game for the Hawks, who led by 27 in the fourth quarter. Miles Bridges and LaMelo Ball each finished with 19 points for the Hornets, who missed their first 19 3-point attempts and shot an abysmal 11.1% (4 of 36) from beyond the arc.

Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks) with a buzzer beater vs the Charlotte Hornets, 01/23/2022

Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks) with a buzzer beater vs the Charlotte Hornets, 01/23/2022

ATLANTA (AP) Trae Young scored 28 points, Kevin Huerter added 21 and the Atlanta Hawks won their third straight game after nearly blowing an 18-point lead in a 110-108 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night. The Heat again were without star guard Kyle Lowry, who missed his third straight game for personal reasons, and Tyler Herro, the sixth man who's averaging 20.7 points per game and was sidelined in health and safety protocols for the second game in a row. Bam Adebayo finished with 21 points and Duncan Robinson had 19 for Miami (29-17), which had won six of seven and was 15-5 since beating Milwaukee on Dec. 8.