![]() ![]() He has scored 29 or more points in 16 straight games to tie Dominique Wilkins’ team record, set between December 1985 and January 1986. Young had 29 points and nine assists in the first half. The Blazers reclaimed the lead and went up 58-46 on Nassir Little’s 3-pointer. Atlanta perked up after its sluggish start, taking a 37-36 lead on Delon Wright’s 3-pointer. Portland jumped out to a 18-7 lead midway through the opening quarter. He finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds.īlazers coach Chauncey Billups also was back on the sideline after missing three games. The team was also still missing backcourt teammate CJ McCollum because of a collapsed lung.īut Nurkic, the starting center, returned from the protocols for the game against the Hawks, announcing his availability personally via Twitter. The Blazers were without Lillard because of abdominal tendinopathy, which has bothered him since the Olympics. The Hawks were coming off a 121-118 win in Cleveland on Friday that snapped a three-game losing streak. Joe Prunty took over in McMillan’s absence. At one point, Atlanta was without a league-high 12 players. But six Hawks players were available to return from protocols for the game against the Blazers, including Sharife Cooper, Danilo Gallinari, Kevin Huerter, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Onyeka Okongwu and Delon Wright.įive Hawks, including Bogdan Bogdanovic, remain in the protocol. Jusuf Nukic made a layup and added a free throw to make it 130-125 and Portland held on for the win.Ītlanta coach Nate McMillan entered the league’s health and safety protocol on Saturday. Young came down hard on the court after an attempted layup with less than a minute left, but recovered to make a pair of free throws that closed the gap to 127-125. Simons’ floater extended the lead to 118-111, but the persistent Hawks kept it close down the stretch. ![]() Portland trailed at the start of the final quarter, but took a 112-107 lead after Ben McLemore’s layup and Nassir Little’s 3-pointer with 7:43 left. After missing Portland’s last game, Simons started in place of All-Star Damian Lillard, who was out because of injury management. Simons had a career-high nine 3-pointers, the most for a Portland player this season. 31, 2016.Ĭareer-high 56 PTS despite Atlanta's loss. Young became the first player with 50-plus points and 14-plus assists in a game since James Harden with the Houston Rockets on Dec. Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Boston’s Jaylen Brown have had 50-point games this season. His 56-point game eclipsed Kevin Durant’s 51-point performance for the Nets at Detroit on Dec. Young shot 17 for 26 from the field, 7 for 12 from 3-point distance and 15 for 15 from the line for his career-high scoring total, and added 14 assists. Anfernee Simons had a career-high 43 points and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an NBA season-best 56 points by Atlanta’s Trae Young, snapping a four-game losing streak in a 136-131 win over the Hawks on Monday night. Given an opportunity for a baseline layup in the game's final minutes, Simmons instead passed the ball to Matisse Thybulle.PORTLAND, Ore. The well-documented struggles of Ben Simmons continued on Sunday, as he attempted just four field-goal attempts, hitting two in a five-point, 13-assist, eight-rebound effort. He shot just 8-of-24 from the field, a line that includes multiple misses near the basket down the stretch. Tobias Harris was Philadelphia's second-leading scorer with 24 points alongside 14 rebounds and four assists. He also committed eight of Philadelphia's 17 turnovers. Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 31 points and 11 rebounds. The 76ers left the home floor of the Wells Fargo Center to a chorus of boos from a frustrated Philadelphia fanbase. More postseason disappointment for 76ersįor Philadelphia, it's another agonizing playoff exit falling well short of the expectations of a No. Ten of his 21 points arrived in the final quarter. Young finished with 21 points and 10 assists on a 5-of-23 shooting night that saw him connect on just 2-of-11 3-point attempts. Huerter led the Hawks' effort with 27 points and seven rebounds while connecting on 10-of-18 shots from the field. Trae Young struggled but had the last word with the 76ers and their fans on Sunday. ![]()
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