Trae Young produced his third straight game with 30 plus points on Tuesday with a game-high 38 points as the Atlanta Hawks ended the Los Angeles Clippers‘ seven-game win streak.
Young missed Sunday’s game at Milwaukee with back spasms and made up for his absence shooting 12-for-23 from the floor, including three-for-seven on three-point attempts. He finished 11-for-11 from the line as the Hawks won for the fourth time in five games.
Clint Capela was also a returnee to the Atlanta Hawks squad after missing the previous game with right-hand soreness. He capped the night with 13 points and 18 rebounds, his third straight game with at least 18 boards.
The Clippers were without their star duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George with both of them dropped due to the league’s health and safety protocols involving COVID-19, while Los Angeles was also without Patrick Beverley because of right knee soreness.
Atlanta also got 22 points from De’Andre Hunter, 13 points from Kevin Huerter, and also 11 points and 11 rebounds from John Collins.
Reggie Jackson led the line for the Clippers scoring a team-high 20 points and eight assists, Serge Ibaka added 15 points, Ivica Zubac and Luke Kennard both scored 13, and Zubac grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.
Los Angeles had a 78-75 lead after a Zubac slam early in the fourth quarter, but Huerter changed the momentum with a pair of three-pointers and a layup to restore the lead to five points before Hunter scored off a Solomon Hill steal for an 86-79 lead with 7:55 remaining.
