Young scores 38 points as Hawks overcome Ball's 3-point barrage, 34 points, to beat Hornets 125-120

Trae Young scored 38 points and nan Atlanta Hawks overcame LaMelo Ball’s 34 points and career-best 9 3-pointers to clasp disconnected nan Charlotte Hornets 125-120

ATLANTA -- Trae Young scored 38 points and nan Atlanta Hawks overcame LaMelo Ball's 34 points and career-best 9 3-pointers to hit nan Charlotte Hornets 125-120 connected Friday night.

Ball made 9 of 14 3-pointers, beating his erstwhile profession precocious of eight.

De'Andre Hunter added 24 points for Atlanta.

Charlotte ne'er led but pulled moreover doubly successful nan last period.

Ball scored 34 points successful nan Hornets' 110-105 triumph astatine Houston connected Wednesday to unfastened nan regular season. He matched that full pinch his ninth 3-pointer pinch 7:31 remaining.

The Hornets were without 2 starters, including defender Brandon Miller. The squad said Miller will beryllium retired astatine slightest a week because of a strained near glute. Center Mark Williams was held retired pinch a strained tendon successful his near foot.

Hornets: Despite missing 2 starters, Charlotte showed extent pinch 4 scorers successful double figures. Miles Bridges scored 27 points and Tre Mann had 17 points. Nick Richards had 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Hawks: Young consistently provided baskets aliases large plays erstwhile nan Hornets provided a challenge. With nan crippled tied astatine 90, Young's 3-pointer gave nan lead backmost to Atlanta. Following a tying 3 by Charlotte's Josh Green, Young answered pinch a short jumper.

Ball went to nan chair pinch his 5th foul pinch 6:50 remaining and returned to nan tribunal pinch 3:49 remaining. Only 15 seconds later, Ball was called for an violative foul. The sixth foul was nary concealed arsenic Young instantly raised six fingers arsenic Ball near nan crippled for good.

After being outscored 28-16 successful nan first quarter, nan Hornets scored 42 points successful nan 2nd play and trailed only 62-58 astatine halftime. Ball scored 18 points successful nan period.

The Hornets big Miami successful their location opener connected Saturday and nan Hawks sojourn Oklahoma City connected Sunday.

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