The Atlanta Hawks’ four game winning streak was snapped at the hands of one of the NBA’s best teams, the L.A. Clippers, in a high-scoring 149-144 defeat at State Farm Arena on Monday night.
De’Andre Hunter led the Hawks with 27 points off the bench with Trae Young added 25 points and 12 assists. For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 36 points, and James Harden added 30 points and 10 assists.
The Hawks were without Clint Capela in this contest (sidelined for a minimum of 7-10 days with an adductor strain) while the Clippers were on the second night of a back-to-back and the end of their seven game Grammy road trip and without their own starting center Ivica Zubac.