Charlotte Hornets @ Atlanta Hawks
Friday, October 25, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA | Game ID: 22400079
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 28 34 26 37 125CHA 16 42 27 35 120
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Young scores 38 points as Hawks overcome Ball's 3-point barrage, 34 points, to beat Hornets 125-120
ATLANTA -- — Trae Young scored 38 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame LaMelo Ball 's 34 points and career-best nine 3-pointers to beat the Charlotte Hornets 125-120 on Friday night.
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.
Takeaways Hornets: Despite missing two starters, Charlotte showed depth with four scorers in double figures. Miles Bridges scored 27 points and Tre Mann had 17 points. Nick Richards had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
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.
Key moment Ball went to the bench with his fifth foul with 6:50 remaining and returned to the court with 3:49 remaining. Only 15 seconds later, Ball was called for an offensive foul. The sixth foul was no secret as Young immediately raised six fingers as Ball left the game for good.
Key stat After being outscored 28-16 in the first quarter, the Hornets scored 42 points in the second period and trailed only 62-58 at halftime. Ball scored 18 points in the period.
Up next The Hornets host Miami in their home opener on Saturday and the Hawks visit Oklahoma City on Sunday.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHACM C. Martin
GW G. Williams
JG J. Green
LB L. Ball
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
NR N. Richards
SC S. Curry
TM T. Mann
VM V. Micić
ATLCC C. Capela
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
GM G. Mathews
JJ J. Johnson
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
CHA/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur