Trae Young scored 33 points and lofted a pass from midcourt to rookie AJ Griffin for the game-winning alley-oop layup at the buzzer in the Atlanta Hawks’ 124-122 NBA overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday (US time).
Young handed out 12 assists for the Hawks, who shook off a blowout loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday and avenged their defeat to the Raptors in October.
Despite a slew of injury absences that included key contributor Pascal Siakam, Toronto led 108-101 with 2:36 remaining in the fourth quarter.
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In Indianapolis, Aaron Nesmith made two free throws with 9.6 seconds remaining and the Pacers thwarted the Magic on their last possession to grab the narrow win.
Tyrese Haliburton scored 22 points and handed out 14 assists for the Pacers, who won their fourth straight game. He said the tight games were making the Pacers better.
“It’s happening over and over we’re in close games down the stretch. You’ve just kind of got to figure it out on the go,” Haliburton said.
“We’re growing together as a group, getting better every day, and becoming closer on and off the floor. That’s allowing us to have trust in each other to pull these games out.”
Orlando, playing without standout rookie Paolo Banchero for a fifth straight game, had a chance to snatch the win in the waning seconds, but Franz Wagner missed a layup and Mo Bamba couldn’t put back the rebound.
NBA SCORES – SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20 (AEDT)
Timberwolves 112 – 76ers 109
Magic 113 – Pacers 114
Raptors 122 – Hawks 124
Spurs – Clippers
Jazz – Trail Blazers
