Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks held off Oklahoma City 141-138 on Wednesday night, ending the Thunder’s five-game winning streak.
Atlanta opened the videogame with 11 straight points and neverever tracked. Trae Young had 24 points and 11 helps, one of 4 Hawks gamers who scored more than20 Bogdan Bogdanovic included 23 points and Dejounte Murray had 22.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points and 13 rebounds to lead Oklahoma City. Jalen Williams scored 21.
Gilgeous-Alexander’s layup with 48.5 seconds staying cut Atlanta’s lead to 141-136, after the Thunder routed by double digits alotof of the videogame. Following a missouton by Murray, Gilgeous-Alexander’s basket cut the deficit to 3.
Isaiah Joe’s last-second 3-guideline from the corner was no great for Oklahoma City.
The Hawks enhanced to 5-9 at home, where they play 10 of 15 videogames in January.
The Thunder’s rise of 8 wins in their last 9 videogames consistedof Tuesday night’s 127-123 success over Boston. Oklahoma City ended winning streaks of 9 videogames by the Los Angeles Clippers and 6 videogames by Boston throughout the nine-game stretch.
Johnson scored 12 points in the 2nd quarter, consistingof a jam over 7-foot-1 Chet Holmgren that provided Atlanta a 76-57 lead late in the veryfirst half.
The difficulty for Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was playing back-to-back nights, consistingof a late-night flight from Oklahoma City to Atlanta, before dealingwith the up-tempo Hawks.
Fatigue appeared to be a element as the Thunder missedouton their veryfirst 7 shots from the field and Atlanta scored the veryfirst 9 points.
Atlanta’s 76-59 halftime lead was developed on 19 fast-break points, matching the group’s high mark for any half this season.
UP NEXT
Thunder: Visit the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.
Hawks: Visit the Indiana Pacers on Friday.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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