The Atlanta Hawks met the Orlando Magic in Mexico City for a rare international tilt — just Atlanta’s second ever for a regular season contest. The Hawks rolled with their most common starting lineup featuring Jalen Johnson at power forward to counter budding star Paolo Banchero. In the end, the Hawks took back to the United States a 120-119 win in a very topsy-turvy contest.
The main story for Atlanta was Trae Young shaking off some early season rust and tallying a record-tying 41-points for a game in Mexico City. Young came into the night averaging just 22 points per game on shooting efficiency that was unsustainably low for him.