Atlanta Hawks inch past Russell Westbrook led Washington Wizards 125-124


Atlanta Hawks inch past Russell Westbrook led Washington Wizards 125-124

John Collins and Trae Young

Atlanta Hawks managed to beat the Washington Wizards 125-124 as Russell Westbrook merged as the new triple-double king of the NBA. Westbrook missed the game-winning 3-pointer for the away team as Trae Young scored 36 points and John Collins added 28 for the Atlanta Hawks, who moved within a half-game of the fourth-place New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference. 

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The nine-time All-Star and 2016-17 MVP, Russell Wesbrook finished with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 21 assists as he carried the load for a Washington Wizards team missing Bradley Beal, the league’s No. 2 scorer. 

Atlanta Hawks beat Washington Wizards 125-124 after being led by Trae Young 

Washington called a timeout with 39.7 seconds remaining after Collins’ free throws put Atlanta up 125-122. Westbrook followed by hitting a runner and the Hawks called timeout with 18.2 seconds left. 

Westbrook protested briefly that he was fouled on the play, but he got a clean look at a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left. His shot bounced off the rim, and Westbrook pounded the ball hard against the floor when the game ended. 

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Bogdan Bogdanovich finished with 25 points and Clint Capela had 22 rebounds for Atlanta Hawks, who have won four out of their last five. 

Young buried a 27-foot 3 to push the lead to 17 points near the end of the third, but after the Hawks went up by a game-high 19 early in the fourth, the Washington Wizards trimmed the lead to one midway through the period. 

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