Young notches 40 points as Hawks beat Wizards 130-126

Trae Young finished with 40 points, 13 assists, and 3 boards, and for almost 40 minutes on the court, he secured the Atlanta Hawks’ 130-126 win against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena.

Cheers! pic.twitter.com/DafYozMs8f

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) December 31, 2023

Trae Young (40 PTS, 13 AST) put on a SHOW in the Hawks 130-126 win over the Wizards ? pic.twitter.com/XxOGffS4IF

— NBA (@NBA) December 31, 2023

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Dejounte Murray helped Atlanta with 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists as Jalen Johnson added 24 points and 13 boards. Bogdanovic, Bey, and Capela each finished with double-digit points in the triumph at the USA capital.

Kyle Kuzma scored 38 points and had 8 boards and 5 assists, but his effort was not enough for the Wizards to win. Six more Washington players each notched at least 10 points as Deni Avdija had a double-double – 17 points and 12 rebounds, but the organization failed to avoid defeat at their arena.

JJ hits a 3 to set a new career high in points with 23! pic.twitter.com/aSUDRKOr9B

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) December 31, 2023

Atlanta ended a 4-game losing streak with the victory today, while Washington is returning to the defeats after beating the Nets yesterday.