
Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks
· National Basketball AssociationYoung scores 38 points as Hawks overcome Ball's 3-point barrage, 34 points, to beat Hornets 125-120

Ball made 9 of 14 3-pointers, beating his previous career high of eight.
De'Andre Hunter added 24 points for Atlanta.
Charlotte never led but pulled even twice in the final period.
Ball scored 34 points in the Hornets' 110-105 win at Houston on Wednesday to open the regular season. He matched that total with his ninth 3-pointer with 7:31 remaining.
The Hornets were without two starters, including guard Brandon Miller. The team said Miller will be out at least a week because of a strained left glute. Center Mark Williams was held out with a strained tendon in his left foot.
Hawks: Young consistently provided baskets or big plays when the Hornets provided a challenge. With the game tied at 90, Young's 3-pointer gave the lead back to Atlanta. Following a tying 3 by Charlotte's Josh Green, Young answered with a short jumper.
Regular Season Series
ATL leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 120 - 125 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 120 - 125 |
4th 1.0 | ![]() |
Trae Young defensive rebound | 120 - 125 |
4th 2.0 | ![]() |
Tre Mann misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 120 - 125 |
4th 6.1 | ![]() |
Vasilije Micic enters the game for Nick Richards | 120 - 125 |
Statistics
![]() |
![]() |
|
---|---|---|
37-96 | FG | 39-81 |
38.5 | Field Goal % | 48.1 |
21-51 | 3PT | 14-38 |
41.2 | Three Point % | 36.8 |
25-31 | FT | 33-38 |
80.6 | Free Throw % | 86.8 |
53 | Rebounds | 39 |
22 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
31 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
22 | Assists | 25 |
7 | Steals | 11 |
4 | Blocks | 9 |
17 | Turnovers | 13 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
7 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
32 | Points in Paint | 42 |
28 | Fouls | 28 |
0 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 14,433 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
32 | 36 | .471 | - | L2 |
![]() |
32 | 37 | .464 | 0.5 | W1 |
![]() |
29 | 39 | .426 | 3 | L8 |
![]() |
17 | 50 | .254 | 14.5 | L1 |
![]() |
15 | 51 | .227 | 16 | W2 |
NBA News

Knicks storm back to beat Miami 116-95 and send Heat to their 8th straight loss
— Mikal Bridges scored 28 points, Josh Hart tied a franchise record with his eighth triple-double this season and the New York Knicks beat Miami 116-95 on Monday night, sending the Heat to their first eight-game losing streak of coach Erik Spoelstra's...

Gobert, Nembhard ejected after scuffle
After Andrew Nembhard appears to elbow Mike Conley in the face, Rudy Gobert retaliates with a hard foul, leading to ejections for both players.

Matas Buzelis rocks the rim with jam
Matas Buzelis rocks the rim with jam

Denver Nuggets without Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray on Monday
Denver Nuggets stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, earlier listed as questionable, will sit out Monday's road game against the Golden State Warriors to nurse nagging injuries, as their team battles to unlock a three-way tie for second place in the West.

KAT swishes a deep triple to cap 15-0 personal run
Karl-Anthony Towns makes another deep 3-pointer to cap his 15-0 personal run.