NBA: Hawks take down Thunder in high-scoring battle

Trae Young had 33 points and 11 assists to lift Atlanta Hawks for a 137-132 victory over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.

The Hawks have won six of their last eight, but are on a shocking two-game losing streak. The loss was just the third in the last 10 games for the Thunder.

Atlanta led by 13 with less than six minutes left before Oklahoma City made a push, pulling within one in the final minute after Jalen Williams stole the ball from Young and scored with 15.3 seconds left.

But after two free throws by John Collins, Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander chose to try to get two quick. But he missed his first shot and, after grabbing a rebound, missed another before the Hawks got the ball and Dejounte Murray hit a pair of free throws to put the game away.

Gilgeous-Alexander had 36 points on 13-of-22 shooting to lead Oklahoma City. Williams added 24 points and four steals.

Atlanta’s 137 points were the most scored against the Thunder this season.

Bogdan Bogdanovic was 7 of 11 from the floor, hitting four 3-pointers, to score 20 points for Atlanta, while Collins added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Clint Capela scored 18 points and 10 rebounds.

One of the Hawks’ biggest pushes came with Young on the bench.

Atlanta scored the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to push their lead to a game-high 15 with less than two minutes left.

The game was fast-paced, with the teams combining for 82 first-quarter points, including a season-high 43 for the Thunder.

Things didn’t get any better for long, as the teams combined for 19 points in the final minute to send the game into the first half with a score of 77.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored all 10 of Oklahoma City’s points in the final minute to go into halftime with 26 points, a first-half high.

Young scored all nine of Atlanta’s points in the final minute, entering the break with 22.

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