Young scores season-high 42 points in a blow-out against Giannis-led Bucks / News - Basketnews.com

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Trae Young scored a season-high 42 points to help the Atlanta Hawks (5-9) end their six-game losing streak with a 120-100 (32-24, 26-20, 31-33, 31-23) win over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks (6-8) on Sunday night.

Player of the Game EFF 43 Trae Young Points 42 Accuracy 16-26 Rebounds 8 Assists 10

Young was 16-for-26 from the field and 8-for-13 on 3-pointers - matching his career-high for successful threes - and had 10 assists and eight rebounds. It was his second straight game with 30-plus points.

John Collins scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half, and Clint Capela added 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks.

Milwaukee was led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who returned from missing Friday's game with a right ankle sprain and recorded 26 points, six assists, and five rebounds. Jrue Holiday added 19 points and eight assists and Grayson Allen scored 18. The Bucks lost their second straight game.

Atlanta improved to 4-1 at home and has won 11 straight home games against Eastern Conference opponents, tied for second-best in franchise history, and the longest such active streak in the NBA, according to Elias Sports.

The Hawks led by as many as 11 in the first quarter, making 7 of 10 on 3-pointers - five of them by Young - and led 32-24.

Atlanta's Cam Reddish was taken to the locker room with 7:21 left in the second quarter after banging knees with Bobby Portis, but he returned in the second half.

Young continued to pour it on with 12 points in the second quarter, giving him 27 at halftime. Atlanta made 11 3-pointers and outrebounded Milwaukee 28-16 to take a 58-44 lead into intermission.

The Bucks scored the first eight points of the third quarter to trim the lead to six, but the Hawks responded with a 6-0 run capped by Capela's dunk to withstand the run and held an 89-77 lead entering the fourth quarter.

Milwaukee played without Brook Lopez (back injury), George Hill (back), and Khris Middleton (COVID protocol), and Atlanta was without De'Andre Hunter (wrist soreness).

Atlanta will complete a back-to-back by hosting Orlando on Monday. Milwaukee will return home Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers to start a five-game homestand.

Hawks: Trae Young 42 (8/13 2PT, 8/13 3PT, 8 REB, 10 AST, 5 TO), John Collins 19 (8/13 2PT, 6 REB), Clint Capela 12 (6/10 2PT, 13 REB), Kevin Huerter 11 (4/7 2PT, 6 REB), Danilo Gallinari 10 (2/5 3PT), Lou Williams 9 (3/7 2PT).Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo 26 (8/16 2PT, 1/5 3PT, 7/12 FT, 5 REB, 6 AST), Jrue Holiday 19 (7/13 3PT, 8 AST, 4 TO), Grayson Allen 18 (4/7 3PT), Bobby Portis 11 (4/6 2PT, 8 REB), Pat Connaughton 11 (3/7 3PT, 5 REB).

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