SALT LAKE CITY — Trae Young hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from outside the half-court line to give the Atlanta Hawks a 124-121 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.
Young received an inbounds pass, dribbled his way to just short of half court, and hit a 49-footer as time expired with Collin Sexton's guard loose, making a game-tying 3-pointer with 4 seconds left that appeared to force overtime. He hit the winning goal.
Young had 24 points and 20 assists.
Dyson Daniels added 16 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Hawks, ending a three-game slump.
Clint Capela scored 18 points and DeAndre Hunter added 17 points.
For Utah, Lauri Markkanen made a season-high eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 35 points.
Sexton had 24 points and Walker Kessler had 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Utah scored on five consecutive possessions and took a 114-113 lead on back-to-back dunks by Kessler.
Young hit a step-back 3-pointer to put Atlanta back on top, then fed DeAndre Hunter for another go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:57 left.
