Trae Young scored 36 points, including nine in the final minute, and the streaking Atlanta Hawks overcame Kevin Durant’s career-high 55 points to hold off the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive win.
Atlanta (41-37) moved into eighth place in the Eastern Conference, a game ahead of Brooklyn (40-38) and Charlotte.
Young’s 3-pointer gave Atlanta a 116-108 lead. Durant reached his career scoring high with his layup with 19 seconds remaining.
KEVIN DURANT HAS 53 POINTS.
His career high is 54.
Nets/Hawks down to the wire on @NBATV pic.twitter.com/KA2bdk5zHq
— NBA (@NBA) April 3, 2022
Durant has a career-high 55 points on 19-for-28 shooting … but the other Nets only muster 23 field goals combined.
The Hawks, thanks to Trae Young’s late floater and dagger 3, send Brooklyn tumbling to No. 10 in the East.#thisleague #thisseason https://t.co/A6ycVmnrjq https://t.co/CgSoNJz0V5
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) April 3, 2022
