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Hawks hand Clippers sixth straight loss
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Atlanta coach Nate McMillan earned his 750th career victory

Тhe Atlanta Hawks pieced together their best first half of the season оn the final leg of a four-game west coast road trip, beating Los Angeles Clippers 112-108 on Sunday night.

Trae Young scored 30 points De’Andre Hunter added 20 for the Hawks, sending reeling Clippers to its season-worst sixth straight defeat.

“That’s a big mark and I’m happy he got it with us,” said Young, who scored for a 110-108 lead before Kawhi Leonard and Marcus Morris missed three-point attempts on the same possession.

Young, who had 14 points in the final fourth, got fouled and made both free throws to close out the win.

“We just got to keep building on it. We can’t take no steps back,” Hunter said.

Atlanta coach Nate McMillan earned his 750th career victory, putting him fourth all-time among active coaches.

Leonard finished with 29 points for Clippers while Ivica Zubac had 17 points and 18 rebounds on a night when Paul George missed his second straight game with right hamstring soreness.

“Tonight, we had a conscious effort of playing the right way so I can live with the results,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said.

“We did some good things to get back in the game after being down. I liked our fight. Seeing what we did I was encouraged.”