Trae Young led the way with 42 points and 11 assists as the Hawks (4-6) beat the Nuggets, 125-121, Tuesday in Denver.
Below are some takeaways from the win:
1. This marked Trae Young’s fifth 30-point game of the season (which is only 10 games old), and his third in a row. He finished with a season-high 42 points, to go with 11 assists, leading the Hawks to a victory against the Nuggets, who had won four games in a row entering Tuesday’s game. Young tied his career high with 8 3-pointers (making 8 of 13) and was a big reason the Hawks shot by far their best clip of the season from behind the arc (44.