The Atlanta Hawks contested a second consecutive overtime game but came away victorious on this occasion against the Philadelphia 76ers, 139-132, at State Farm Arena on Wednesday night.
Trae Young led the Hawks in scoring with 28 points and 11 assists, while Jalen Johnson scored 25 points to go with 16 rebounds and seven assists. Dejounte Murray also added 25 points behind five three-pointers. For the Sixers — playing without MVP Joel Embiid — Tyrese Maxey scored a game-high 35 points with Tobias Harris adding 32 points.
This was a close contest throughout with both sides taking the lead back and forth (17 lead changes and 11 game ties) and neither taking a double-digit lead at any point in the game — a somewhat unusual position for the Hawks to be in.