LOS ANGELES – Trae Young scored 35 points and the Atlanta Hawks held off a late Philadelphia rally to beat the 76ers 128-124 in Sunday’s opening game of their NBA playoff series.
At the Staples Center, the Los Angeles Clippers, powered by the 28 points of Kawhi Leonard, advanced to the Western Conference semifinals after outlasting the Dallas Mavericks, 126-111 in Game 7 of their first round series duel.
Young, who averaged 29 points a game in the first round of the playoffs, pushed the visitors to a 19-point lead with eight minutes remaining only for Atlanta to struggle down the stretch and barely hang on for the victory.
The Hawks grabbed a 1-…
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