Trae Young scored 36 points and the Atlanta Hawks earned their seventh straight win by rallying in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 129-121.
scored 12 of his 16 points in the final period, when he helped hold Anthony Davis to five of his 27 points.
The Hawks matched their longest win streak of the season by charging back after trailing 101-91 entering the fourth quarter. The Lakers scored a season-high 71 points in the first half while making 71.4% of their shots from the field, but they couldn't continue the hot shooting in the final period. Entering Sunday's games, the Hawks were 10th in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta, which lost to Milwaukee in last season's Eastern Conference final, was 12th before the winning streak.“We’re not in the position we want to be right now but that’s OK,” said Russell Westbrook, who had 20 points and 12 assists. “We know what we need to do as a team. Just find a way to get over the hump and close games out.
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