Trae Young had 40 points and eight assists and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 122-114 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
Clint Capela had 24 points and 13 rebounds to help Atlanta win in Boston for the first time since April 8, 2018, ending a seven-game losing streak. John Collins added 20 points and six rebounds.
The Hawks shot a season-high 57% from the field. They took a 90-81 lead into the fourth quarter. Boston rallied to cut it to 94-91, but Atlanta responded with an 8-2 run get it back up to 102-93 with 6:33 left.
Jayson Tatum had 35 points for Celtics. They have lost five of seven.
76ERS 118, ROCKERS 113
Joel Embiid had 31 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists and hit a key jumper late in Philadelphia's victory over Houston.
Seth Curry scored 25 points, and Tobias Harris added 24 to help the Eastern Conference-leading 76ers snap a three-game losing streak. Ben Simmons (illness) didn’t play for the 76ers a game after scoring a career-high 42 points and adding nine rebounds and 12 assists.
John Wall scored 28 points for Houston. The Rockets have lost seven in a row.
MAGIC 107, KNICKS 89
Terrence Ross scored 18 of his season-high 30 points in the second half and Orlando Magic used a decisive third-quarter run to beat New York.
Orlando went on a 25-8 run over the final nine minutes of the third quarter and outscored New York 30-14 in the period to wipe out a three-point halftime deficit.
Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and 17 rebounds for Orlando.
Julius Randle had 25 points and seven rebounds for New York.