Trae Young scored 36 points to lead the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 122-112 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.
Young was 10 of 24 from the floor, even though he was just 1 of 7 on 3-pointers, and he also made 15 of 17 from the free-throw line. The guard had nine assists and only two turnovers.
Young won the head-to-head battle with Memphis point guard Ja Morant, who had 28 points and seven assists. Morant, who had 44 points on opening night, was called for a technical foul with 1:10 remaining.
After Morant’s technical, Young made the free throw and followed with a basket to give Atlanta a 118-110 lead with 56.7 seconds left that virtually sealed the outcome.
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