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Atlanta Hawks at Portland Trail Blazers

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6-8, 2-4 Away
Final
110 - 114

Shaedon Sharpe scores 32 points and Trail Blazers withstand late Hawks rally for 114-10 win

Atlanta Hawks vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game Highlights

Dalano Banton added 23 points for Portland, which has won its last three games.

Portland led 94-81 heading into the last period, but the Hawks went on a 10-0 run to get within 99-96 before Trae Young's 3-pointer tied it at 99. Young made another 3 that gave Atlanta a 102-101 lead.

Sharpe's shot-clock beating 3-pointer with 1:03 left put Portland ahead 109-108, and the Blazers hung on the rest of the way. Sharpe had Portland's last 11 points.

The Blazers trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half, but went ahead 77-76 on Banton's 3-pointer in the third quarter.

The Hawks jumped out to 25-9 lead but Portland got within 56-54 late in the first half on Deni Avdija's jumper.

Young finished with 29 points for the Hawks, who led 64-56 at the break.

Takeaw ays Hawks: Forward De'Andre Hunter missed the game with right knee injury management, but he could play Monday when the team visits Sacramento. Hunter has played in three games this season.

Trail Blazers: DeAndre Ayton missed his third straight game with what the Blazers said Sunday was a deep contusion in his right index finger. ... Anfernee Simons missed a second game because of an illness. ... Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel was at the game.

Key Moment Sharpe made three straight dunks midway through the third quarter that helped Portland close to within 76-74 and energized the Blazers.

Key Stat Atlanta's Dyson Daniels has at least one steal in 12 straight games, the second-longest active streak in the NBA.

Up Next Hawks: Visit the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.

Trail Blazers: Visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

POR leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Trail Blazers: 51.5%
Hawks: 48.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 110 - 114
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 110 - 114
4th 1.1 Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 2 of 2 110 - 114
4th 1.1 Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 1 of 2 110 - 113
4th 1.1 Trae Young personal take foul 110 - 112

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/atl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originATL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR
39-85 FG 44-95
45.9 Field Goal % 46.3
11-32 3PT 14-38
34.4 Three Point % 36.8
21-25 FT 12-19
84.0 Free Throw % 63.2
47 Rebounds 40
16 Offensive Rebounds 18
31 Defensive Rebounds 22
30 Assists 31
10 Steals 16
7 Blocks 10
25 Turnovers 20
2 Team Turnovers 0
27 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
32 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
27 Fast Break Points 15
52 Points in Paint 54
19 Fouls 21
16 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 17,384 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 19 12 .613 - W2
Miami 14 13 .519 3 W1
Atlanta 15 15 .500 3.5 W1
Charlotte 7 22 .241 11 L5
Washington 4 23 .148 13 L2

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 23 5 .821 - W8
Denver 16 11 .593 6.5 W2
Minnesota 14 14 .500 9 L3
Portland 9 20 .310 14.5 L2
Utah 7 21 .250 16 L1
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