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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tony Snell hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer Thursday night and the Atlanta Hawks came back from a 15-point deficit in the final six minutes to beat the Toronto Raptors 121-120. Trae Young scored 37 points for the Hawks, who won their third straight. It was Young’s sixth assist of the game that set up Snell for a clean look just before the final horn. “Trae draws so much attention, but he didn’t have anything (open),” said Hawks coach Nate McMillan. “So he trusted his teammate, kicked it back out, and Tony did what he’s been doing for us — he hit a big 3.”

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young had 35 points and 15 assists, Clint Capela added 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Denver Nuggets 123-115 on Sunday night. The Hawks had lost five of six and eight of 10. The Nuggets have lost six of seven on the road. Jamal Murray, coming off a career-high 50 points Friday at Cleveland, led Denver with 30. Nikola Jokic, Will Barton and Monte Morris each scored 15. “Obviously, Jokic is a top two or three MVP," Capela said. “So I really challenged myself tonight to eliminate him as good as I could because I know he can have the type of ga...

McDermott, Turner spark Pacers past struggling Hawks By GEORGE HENRYFebruary 14, 2021 GMT ATLANTA (AP) — Doug McDermott scored 26 points, Myles Turner had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers won their second straight game with a 125-113 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. The Hawks blew a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter as Indiana scored 41 points in the final period and used a 27-7 run to take control of the game. It marked the first time this season that the Pacers have scored 40 or more points in a quarter. Aaron Holiday was the spark with the outcome on...

Snapping a 10-game losing streak in the series, Atlanta closed out the game late in the fourth quarter as Young fed Capela for an alley-oop dunk and Kevin Huerter hit a 3-pointer to push the lead to 10 with 53.4 seconds remaining. "We were able to get going on the fast break," Capela said. "Our play was pretty efficient tonight. I also feel like we shot the ball pretty well, so that helps." Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce called the performance Atlanta's best of the season. "I think it was such a great game for us because the spirit was great," Pierce said. "Thirty-one assists is how you get great s...