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Timberwolves fend off depleted Hawks 100-92 despite DeAndre Hunter's career-high 35 points

Jan. 27, 2025 22:41 PM EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and Julius Randle added 20 to help the Minnesota Timberwolves hold off the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 100-92 on Monday night. DeAndre Hunter had a career-high 35 points and Keaton Wallace added 13 for the Hawks, who played without...

Cade Cunningham scores 29 points to lead Pistons past cold-shooting Hawks

Jan. 22, 2025 22:18 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons won for the seventh time it their last eight road games, 114-104 over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Malik Beasley had 19 points off the bench and Ausar Thompson had 16 points for Detroit. ...

Young scores 28 points to lead the Hawks to a 119-115 overtime victory over the struggling Celtics

Jan. 18, 2025 22:14 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane with just over a minute left in overtime and Onyeka Okongwu made two free throws with 11 seconds left, lifting the Atlanta Hawks to a 119-115 victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. Trae Young led Atlanta with 28...

Keaton Wallace scores career-high 27 points to help the Hawks beat the Bulls, 110-94

Jan. 15, 2025 22:35 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Keaton Wallace had a career-high 27 points and the short-handed Atlanta Hawks beat the Chicago Bulls 110-94 on Wednesday night. Wallace nearly doubled his previous high of 14. He made four 3-pointers and had six assists. Daeqwon Plowden scored 19...

Young scores season-high 43 points as Hawks continue home dominance over Booker-led Suns, 122-117

Jan. 14, 2025 22:17 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored a season-high 43 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame Devin Booker's 35 points to beat Phoenix 122-117 on Tuesday night and snap the Suns' three-game winning streak. Kevin Durant scored 14 of his 31 points in the third quarter for Phoenix (19-20),...