LOS ANGELES – Trae Young scored 39 points as the Atlanta Hawks completed a stunning second-half comeback to defeat the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers 109-106 in their Eastern Conference semi-final clash on Wednesday.
Roared on by a raucous home crowd, the Sixers appeared to be poised to claim a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-seven series aftersurging into a 26-point lead early in the second half.
But a magnificent Atlanta offensive performance led by Young saw the Hawks steadily chip away at the deficit.
Young’s 18-foot pull-up shot cut Philadelphia’s lead to four points at 104-100 with just under three minutes remaining.
Young then nailed a floater to make it 104-…
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