Game ID: 22400556
Phoenix Suns @ Atlanta Hawks
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 33 31 25 33 122PHX 31 25 31 30 117
ATL vs PHX ScoutingATL vs PHX Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 23 min (93% of 25)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 26 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 9 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 21 min since (76% of 28)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 13 min since (103% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (34% of 11)
NEW Mathews 18 to 25 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backOUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 27 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 10 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (90% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 22 min since (79% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 9 min since (73% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 3 min since (28% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/07 · 2 days' restOUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 28 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 11 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 23 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Mathews 18 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 5 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 29 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 12 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 23 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (103% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/14 · 4 days' restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 6 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 30 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 13 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (106% of 25)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 26 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/15 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 7 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 6 since 1/01, returns tonight: 38 min (237% of 16)
OUT Gueye missed 31 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 14 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (106% of 25)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/18 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 5 since 1/04, returns tonight: 38 min (106% of 36)
OUT Hunter missed 2 since 1/14, returns tonight: 32 min (111% of 29)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 8 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 32 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 15 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 4 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 1/15 after 6, 38 min since (237% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 9 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 33 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 16 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 38 min since (106% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 32 min since (111% of 29)
BACK Wallace back 1/15 after 6, 38 min since (237% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 10 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 34 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 17 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 36 min since (102% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (109% of 29)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 30 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT O'Neale missed 3 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 31 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Booker back 12/31 after 5, 35 min since (93% of 37)
BACK Allen back 1/04 after 5, 22 min since (93% of 24)
BACK Nurkić back 1/06 after 3, 14 min since (61% of 24)
BACK Bol back 1/04 after 9, 12 min since (95% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Morris 13 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT O'Neale missed 4 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 32 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 2 since 1/06, out tonight
BACK Booker back 12/31 after 5, 36 min since (96% of 37)
BACK Allen back 1/04 after 5, 23 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Nurkić back 1/06 after 3, 17 min since (70% of 24)
NEW Dunn 19 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Morris 13 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT O'Neale missed 5 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 33 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 3 since 1/06, out tonight
BACK Booker back 12/31 after 5, 37 min since (98% of 37)
BACK Allen back 1/04 after 5, 24 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Nurkić back 1/06 after 3, 17 min since (70% of 24)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/12 · back-to-backOUT O'Neale missed 6 since 12/31, returns tonight: 22 min (88% of 24)
OUT Nurkić missed 2 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 34 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 4 since 1/06, out tonight
BACK Allen back 1/04 after 5, 26 min since (106% of 24)
NEW Dunn 19 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 3 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 35 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 5 since 1/06, out tonight
BACK O'Neale back 1/12 after 6, 22 min since (88% of 24)
PHX availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 4 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 36 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 2 since 1/12, not on tonight's roster
OUT Morris missed 2 since 1/12, returns tonight: 15 min (120% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 6 since 1/06, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 12)
BACK O'Neale back 1/12 after 6, 19 min since (78% of 24)
PHX availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 5 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 37 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK O'Neale back 1/12 after 6, 20 min since (81% of 24)
BACK Morris back 1/16 after 2, 15 min since (120% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/16 after 6, 4 min since (36% of 12)
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 2 since 1/16, returns tonight: 25 min (77% of 32)
OUT Nurkić missed 6 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 38 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK O'Neale back 1/12 after 6, 19 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Morris back 1/16 after 2, 11 min since (86% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/16 after 6, 4 min since (36% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 26 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 7 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 39 since 10/28, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 14)
BACK Beal back 1/20 after 2, 25 min since (77% of 32)
BACK O'Neale back 1/12 after 6, 20 min since (80% of 24)
BACK Morris back 1/16 after 2, 10 min since (77% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/16 after 6, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 26 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Hunter at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (3 straight), Nance Jr. (6 straight), Wallace (5 straight). 4 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 127. Call it Phoenix 117, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/03 @ LAL 102-119 — ATL notes
ATL lost 102-119. ATL took 12 more shots (100 to 88), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to LAL's 49%, 6 of 34 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAL's 25. ATL turned it over 8 times to LAL's 18. The glass went 39-56 against them. Young led with 33 (10 of 22, 3 of 9 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Johnson added 19, Okongwu 14. Q3 was theirs, 29-31, but the other 3 periods went 88-73 against them. Daniels's -19 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 @ LAC 105-131 — ATL notes
ATL lost 105-131. ATL shot 43% (38 of 88) to LAC's 55%, 16 of 46 from three. ATL turned it over 22 times to LAC's 17, and LAC turned those into 15 steals. Young led with 20 (7 of 16, 4 of 9 from three); Hunter added 18, Mathews 15. Q1 was theirs, 28-29, but the other 3 periods went 102-77 against them. Krejčí's -26 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 @ UTA 124-121 — ATL notes
ATL won 124-121. ATL shot 48% (47 of 98) to UTA's 42%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 15 times to UTA's 25. ATL turned it over 10 times to UTA's 15. Young led with 24 (6 of 16, 3 of 10 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Capela added 18, Hunter 17. The hinge was Q1, 36-32: from level to 4 ahead, and the lead reached 16.
1/09 @ PHX 115-123 — ATL notes
ATL lost 115-123. ATL shot 49% (42 of 86) to PHX's 58%, 15 of 32 from three. ATL turned it over 11 times to PHX's 16. The glass went 32-42 against them. Young led with 21 (6 of 15, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bogdanović added 17, Daniels 13. Q2 was theirs, 41-30, turning a 7-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. Young's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/14 vs PHX 122-117 — ATL notes
ATL won 122-117. ATL shot 44% (43 of 98) to PHX's 51%, 17 of 41 from three. The glass went 54-37 for them. Young led with 43 (13 of 31, 6 of 12 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Okongwu added 22, Mathews 19. The hinge was Q2, 31-25: a lead of 2 became 8. Mathews was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/15 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; LaVine at 32 and White at 20 a game. Without Dosunmu (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Hunter at 12 a game. Without Johnson (4 straight), Nance Jr. (7 straight), Wallace (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-1 a night and Atlanta minus-4. Call it Chicago 121, Atlanta 116.
1/18 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Porziņģis at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Hunter at 16 a game. Without Johnson (5 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Nance Jr. (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 109 a night to Atlanta's 117 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Boston's 34. Call it Boston 117, Atlanta 111.
1/20 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and Towns at 26 a game. Without Towns (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Daniels at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Risacher (2 straight), Nance Jr. (9 straight), Gueye (33 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 118, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/22 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Hunter at 17 a game. Without Risacher (3 straight), Nance Jr. (10 straight), Wallace (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Hardaway Jr. at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Atlanta 116, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
1/07 @ CHA 104-115 — PHX notes
PHX lost 104-115. PHX shot 42% (39 of 92) to CHA's 39%, 8 of 33 from three, and got to the line 19 times to CHA's 29. The glass went 42-59 against them. Booker led with 39 (14 of 25, 2 of 8 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Durant added 26, Beal 10. Q3 was theirs, 37-29, the deficit cut from 13 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 86-67 against them. They led by as many as 10. Nurkić's -22 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/09 vs ATL 123-115 — PHX notes
PHX won 123-115. PHX shot 58% (49 of 85) to ATL's 49%, 13 of 33 from three. PHX turned it over 16 times to ATL's 11, and ATL turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 42-32 for them. Beal led with 25 (11 of 16, 2 of 5 from three); Durant added 23, Allen 23. The hinge was Q3, 30-20: PHX came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 15. PHX trailed 68-72 at the half and won the second half 55-43. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
1/11 vs UTA 114-106 — PHX notes
PHX won 114-106. PHX shot 51% (44 of 86) to UTA's 44%, 13 of 37 from three. The glass went 38-50 against them. Booker led with 34 (12 of 20, 6 of 12 from three); Durant added 25, Allen 14. The hinge was Q2, 34-27: a lead of 4 became 11, and the lead reached 16. Plumlee was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/12 vs CHA 120-113 — PHX notes
PHX won 120-113. PHX shot 48% (42 of 87) to CHA's 45%, 17 of 41 from three. The glass went 39-52 against them. Booker led with 30 (10 of 20, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Durant added 27, Beal 15. The hinge was Q4, 27-15: PHX came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/14 @ ATL 117-122 — PHX notes
PHX lost 117-122. PHX shot 51% (43 of 84) to ATL's 44%, 13 of 35 from three. The glass went 37-54 against them. Booker led with 35 (12 of 23, 7 of 14 from three); Durant added 31, Dunn 14. Q3 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 8 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 97-86 against them. O'Neale's -22 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/16 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 128, shooting 42 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Poole at 18 and Butler at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Brogdon (5 straight), Holmes (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 32 and Durant at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Nurkić (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 114 a night to Washington's 128. Call it Phoenix 119, Washington 111.
1/18 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 25 and Hardaway Jr. at 18 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Durant at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nurkić (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-2 a night and Phoenix minus-6 and the line, where Phoenix takes 23 free throws a game to Detroit's 18. Call it Detroit 115, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/20 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Garland at 27 and Mitchell at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Booker at 34 and Durant at 28 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Beal (2 straight), Nurkić (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-5 a night and Phoenix minus-7 and the arc, Phoenix at 39 percent from three to Cleveland's 34. Call it Cleveland 119, Phoenix 116, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/22 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 18 and Russell at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Thomas (10 straight), Simmons (2 straight), Watford (18 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Durant at 28 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Nurkić (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-3 a night and Phoenix minus-7 and the line, where Phoenix takes 27 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 19. Call it Phoenix 114, Brooklyn 110, Brooklyn keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DD D. Daniels
DR D. Roddy
GM G. Mathews
KR Krejci
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
PHXBB B. Beal
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
KD K. Durant
MP M. Plumlee
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
ATL/PHX 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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Young scores season-high 43 points as Hawks continue home dominance over Booker-led Suns, 122-117
ATLANTA -- — Trae Young scored a season-high 43 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame Devin Booker 's 35 points to beat Phoenix 122-117 on Tuesday night and snap the Suns' three-game winning streak.
Kevin Durant scored 14 of his 31 points in the third quarter for Phoenix (19-20), which lost for the 11th straight time in Atlanta. Durant added nine rebounds.
The Suns are still looking for their first win in Atlanta since March 24, 2014.
The Hawks (20-19) were without forwards De'Andre Hunter (left foot soreness), Larry Nance Jr . (right hand) and Jalen Johnson (right shoulder inflammation), who missed his fourth consecutive game.
The injuries left Atlanta rookie Zaccharie Risacher with the challenge of guarding Durant. Hawks coach Quin Snyder described the matchup before the game as an “unique experience.”
Young, whose status was listed as questionable with an illness, made six 3-pointers and 11 of 14 free throws to carry the Hawks.
Takeaways Suns: Bradley Beal returned after being escorted to the locker room in the third quarter with a sore left ankle. Beal scored 11 points. ... Booker set a season high with seven 3-pointers.
Hawks: Young and Garrison Mathews combined to make 8 of 11 3s in the first half as Atlanta led 64-56 at halftime. Mathews scored 19 points.
Key moment Durant led the way as the Suns opened the second half with a 20-6 run to take the lead but Atlanta closed the period with a 14-3 spurt to lead 89-87 entering the fourth. Dyson Daniels and Bogdan Bogdanovic then opened the final period with 3s for Atlanta, which kept the lead the remainder of the game.
Key stat Atlanta's Onyeka Okongwu scored 22 points and set a career high with 21 rebounds.
Up next Phoenix continues a five-game trip when it plays at Washington on Thursday. The Hawks play at Chicago on Wednesday night.