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Nikola Jokic scores 48 points as Nuggets rout Hawks 141-111

Dec. 08, 2024 20:44 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 48 points and the Denver Nuggets never trailed in their 141-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. The Nuggets snapped a two-game losing streak that included Saturday night's 122-113 loss at Washington, ending the Wizards' 16-game losing...

The Atlanta Hawks are on a roll with 6 straight wins, but can they keep it going?

Dec. 07, 2024 00:44 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks seemed to be a team on the rise when they made an unexpected run to the Eastern Conference final in 2021. It proved to be a mirage. What followed was three seasons of infuriating mediocrity, which returned the Hawks to...

Young hits 3-point in overtime to give Hawks 6 straight wins, 134-132 over Lakers

Dec. 06, 2024 22:48 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young hit a 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks held on for their sixth straight win, beating the slumping Los Angeles Lakers 134-132 on Friday. Young scored 31 points to offset a huge night by the Lakers' Big Two. LeBron James...

Hawks win 5th straight game and halt the Bucks' winning streak at 7 with 119-104 victory

Dec. 04, 2024 23:00 PM EST

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks halted Milwaukee's winning streak at seven games, beating the Bucks 119-104 on Wednesday night. De’Andre Hunter scored 20 points, Trae Young 17, Bogdan Bogdanovic 15, Onyeka Okongwu 13 and...

Hawks beat skidding Pelicans 124-112 to extend win streak to 4 games

Dec. 02, 2024 22:25 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young had 12 points and 15 assists for his 15th double-double of the season, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the skidding New Orleans Pelicans 124-112 on Monday night for their fourth straight victory. De'Andre Hunter scored a team-high 22 off the bench for the Hawks...

Jalen Johnson scores 20 points, Hawks hang on to beat Hornets 107-104 for 3rd straight win

Nov. 30, 2024 20:52 PM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 20 points and nine assists, De'Andre Hunter added 18 points and the Atlanta Hawks handed the Charlotte Hornets their fifth straight loss 107-104 on Saturday night. Onyeka Okongwu added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks, who have won...

De'Andre Hunter scores 23 points as the Hawks beat the NBA-best Cavs again, 117-101

Nov. 29, 2024 22:41 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — De'Andre Hunter scored 23 points off Atlanta's bench and the Hawks beat Cleveland 117-101 on Friday in the NBA Cup, handing the Cavaliers a loss for the second time in three days. The Cavaliers (17-3) still boast the NBA's best record but they once again couldn't...

Homewrecker: Young sets career-high with 22 assists, Hawks hand Cavaliers first loss in Cleveland

Nov. 27, 2024 23:05 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — The NBA's leader in assists handed Cleveland a rare loss. Trae Young got a career-high 22 assists — the most in the league this season — as the Atlanta Hawks pulled off a 135-124 upset Thursday night of the Cavaliers, who dropped to 17-2 and lost for the first...

Trae Young's 22 assists help Hawks stun Cavaliers 135-124, only Cleveland's 2nd loss this season

Nov. 27, 2024 22:02 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Trae Young had a career-high 22 assists — the most in the NBA this season — and scored 20 points as the Atlanta Hawks handed Cleveland just its second loss this season, beating the Cavaliers 135-124 on Thursday night. The Cavs fell to 17-2 and lost for the...

Bucks hold Antetokounmpo out of NBA Cup game at Miami with swelling in left knee

Nov. 26, 2024 22:17 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo, the league's leading scorer this season, was unexpectedly held out of the Milwaukee Bucks' NBA Cup game at the Miami Heat on Tuesday night with swelling in his left knee. He had been expected to play until about an hour before the game. The team...